Some players don't need to decay.
They are 2.2k+ without 20 games/day (talent)
Just a comment on the games. I’m only really interested in the arena games. I watched Viper vs Keif, Vikings vs Spanish this morning before I went to work. It’s really, really impressive. It’s an instructive game from both points of view. There’s lots to learn. It’s a really solid push by Keif. By no means perfect i.e. Edie level, but he’s really improving. He’s get all 5 relics and really piles on the pressure and squeezes Viper back into the corners of his base. Viper is clinging on, but as we’ve seen him do before, somehow manages to come back. It’s the fact that he counters everything not with a counter unit, but with a combination of units. Small things make a massive difference. He sends Eskirms in against monks and siege to absorb the initial conversions and THEN the light cav go in with Arbalest close behind. Despite Keif having access to lots of gold (even Vipers front gold and all the relics) it’s ultimately Viper that prevails with the eco getting back to 35+ farms from almost nothing when Keif spend most of the game with less than 6 farms. Definitely worth a watch and definitely one that should get the kc_Ereon treatment!
Just a comment on the games. I’m only really interested in the arena games. I watched Viper vs Keif, Vikings vs Spanish this morning before I went to work. It’s really, really impressive. It’s an instructive game from both points of view. There’s lots to learn. It’s a really solid push by Keif. By no means perfect i.e. Edie level, but he’s really improving. He’s get all 5 relics and really piles on the pressure and squeezes Viper back into the corners of his base. Viper is clinging on, but as we’ve seen him do before, somehow manages to come back. It’s the fact that he counters everything not with a counter unit, but with a combination of units. Small things make a massive difference. He sends Eskirms in against monks and siege to absorb the initial conversions and THEN the light cav go in with Arbalest close behind. Despite Keif having access to lots of gold (even Vipers front gold and all the relics) it’s ultimately Viper that prevails with the eco getting back to 35+ farms from almost nothing when Keif spend most of the game with less than 6 farms. Definitely worth a watch and definitely one that should get the kc_Ereon treatment!
We need a new generation of top players like Chris and Tim that care about rating to fix this. Decay and the rating deflaction are so boring.
We need a new generation of top players like Chris and Tim that care about rating to fix this. Decay and the rating deflaction are so boring.
Actually this decay exists because chris asked for it for a long time 11
Who cares about points and rating seriously in pro games? It only matters to twitch people who 80% of them didn't even played this game and look to ladder to see how does his favorite player. What matters the most is what pro players think about themselves.
When i asked to many pro players like daut dogao miguel edie, millo, liereyy whats their top 3 they all agreed that the top 2 was viper and nicov. I think it's more representative than this curent ladder. Or just judge on tourney games.
A rating refresth would be nice, it had been 5,5 years allready with this one.
There are 400 accounts with 2000 rating and most of them are smurfs...
I would say just remove the decay system as well. If for some reason it stays, I would just suggest reducing decay to like -5 or -10 pts if you don't play for 2 weeks. Something smaller than -25. No need to have an ebola virus for ratings.
And like Nicov said, it was all Chris' idea. But when it didn't accomplish what Chris wanted it to, he said he regretted ever suggesting it. So it should be removed tbh 11.
Btw, nice sig men 11.
Some players don't need to decay.
They are 2.2k+ without 20 games/day (talent)
not sure about others , i think decay fits you well tho ;drool
Overrated. not too much high prize competitive match nowadays.Some players don't need to decay.
They are 2.2k+ without 20 games/day (talent)
not sure about others , i think decay fits you well tho ;drool
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Just a comment on the games. I’m only really interested in the arena games. I watched Viper vs Keif, Vikings vs Spanish this morning before I went to work. It’s really, really impressive. It’s an instructive game from both points of view. There’s lots to learn. It’s a really solid push by Keif. By no means perfect i.e. Edie level, but he’s really improving. He’s get all 5 relics and really piles on the pressure and squeezes Viper back into the corners of his base. Viper is clinging on, but as we’ve seen him do before, somehow manages to come back. It’s the fact that he counters everything not with a counter unit, but with a combination of units. Small things make a massive difference. He sends Eskirms in against monks and siege to absorb the initial conversions and THEN the light cav go in with Arbalest close behind. Despite Keif having access to lots of gold (even Vipers front gold and all the relics) it’s ultimately Viper that prevails with the eco getting back to 35+ farms from almost nothing when Keif spend most of the game with less than 6 farms. Definitely worth a watch and definitely one that should get the kc_Ereon treatment!
Can you make those recorded games analysis daily? They are a great reading. The logic, the clearness, the depth, everything. Please, make them whenever you can, I am a big fan of your posts.