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So I was sitting on the train today and then I thought about what about Smurf Accounts getting in the GM league? Like for example is SeleCT had 3 smurf accounts on NA that were all top 200 ranked Does that not take away from the players who might have been in the GM league but got knocked out because 1 player had 2+ accounts?
To me that seems a little unfair, but i dont think blizzard could do much other than track IP's or Mac adresses.
1)But if we look at an extreme example of every top200 player having a smurf account and being in top 200 on both, it would make it top100, nom saying? 2) okay situation 2. A team like rootgaming has mutiple accounts(Flash, Zark two that i can name off the top of my heads)
now lets says between all the memembers on root they share games played on those smurf accounts then its not hard to keep them up there, since there is 5 people playing on the account distributing the time
What are your thoughts of smurf account and GM league. and do you think there is a solution.
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Maybe Only One Account on GM per IP Address
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The pro's making smurf accounts REALLY and i mean REALLY have to stay on top to be able to sustain 2 accounts in the grandmasters league. The competition is huge. I don't think this will be an issue that needs to be dealt with by blizzard.
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if a person has enough time and dedication to get into GM league with multiple accounts then they deserve to stay there. Even if you 6 pool to GM league, you still had to play a shit load of games to get there.
Then again, that is just my opinion.
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If an account builds up a certain amount of bonus pool points, it will be knocked out of Grandmaster league. Think about it, the people that really want to make it into Grandmaster league will eventually break into it. The people that are there by virtue will eventually fall out of it due to inactivity or accumulated bonus pool.
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Its top 200 accounts for a region, if you have the dedication to do it twice and sustain that then more power to you.
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okay situation 2. A team like rootgaming has mutiple accounts(Flash, Zark two that i can name off the top of my heads)
now lets says between all the memembers on root they share games played on those smurf accounts then its not hard to keep them up there, since there is 5 people playing on the account distributing the time
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I don't think it's that big a deal. Nobody freaked out when they saw MarineKing's 3 accounts in the top 10 of the KR Top 200 lists. Why would it matter when the only difference is a new icon?
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On April 12 2011 09:30 MadCatZ wrote: okay situation 2. A team like rootgaming has mutiple accounts(Flash, Zark two that i can name off the top of my heads)
now lets says between all the memembers on root they share games played on those smurf accounts then its not hard to keep them up there, since there is 5 people playing on the account distributing the time
How does that benefit them at all? It doesn't, thus they won't do it.
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On April 12 2011 09:28 TOCHMY wrote: The pro's making smurf accounts REALLY and i mean REALLY have to stay on top to be able to sustain 2 accounts in the grandmasters league. The competition is huge. I don't think this will be an issue that needs to be dealt with by blizzard. A pro like Select could easily maintain 2+ accounts in GM league. You only have to win like 3 games per day per account. That would be really really easy for top payers to do.
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On April 12 2011 09:30 MadCatZ wrote: okay situation 2. A team like rootgaming has mutiple accounts(Flash, Zark two that i can name off the top of my heads)
now lets says between all the memembers on root they share games played on those smurf accounts then its not hard to keep them up there, since there is 5 people playing on the account distributing the time
I don't quite see why they would though. :O What would the logic behind it be?
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its not a freak out its more of, how do say it its just taking away from the "Top 200" players in NA(or respective regions) its really Top 190 is the point im trying to get at
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On April 12 2011 09:32 TOCHMY wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 09:30 MadCatZ wrote: okay situation 2. A team like rootgaming has mutiple accounts(Flash, Zark two that i can name off the top of my heads)
now lets says between all the memembers on root they share games played on those smurf accounts then its not hard to keep them up there, since there is 5 people playing on the account distributing the time I don't quite see why they would though. :O What would the logic behind it be?
its a situation that is possible, but i do know for a fact different players on root play on those accounts, seen it on the stream
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Does it really matter? Its just a rank. Its the MMR thats really important in matching against your opponent and its your Tournament results that truly demonstrates your skill.
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On April 12 2011 09:33 MadCatZ wrote: its not a freak out its more of, how do say it its just taking away from the "Top 200" players in NA(or respective regions) its really Top 190 is the point im trying to get at
Solution: Play more games than they do on those extra accounts while winning.
If someone can maintain 3 accounts playing that much than you should have no trouble getting one account in GM and keeping it there if you are strong enough player to be there in the first place.
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From what I've heard, the GM league has a pretty strict bonus pool requirement where the account will get kicked out of the GM league if the bonus pool gets too high.
Therefore, I don't think smurf accounts should be too huge of an issue since the more smurf accounts, the more difficult for the player to keep the bonus pools low on all of his accounts.
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There will no doubtly be several smurf accounts in the GM league. I dont think there is any way to prevent that from happening which I find sad. It wont be easy to achieve but certaintly doable for the top players, however I hope those players wont grind their smurfs just to get in GM. 1 account should do it.
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On April 12 2011 09:35 GinDo wrote: Does it really matter? Its just a rank. Its the MMR thats really important in matching against your opponent and its your Tournament results that truly demonstrates your skill.
how would you feel if you should be in top 200 but got knocked out because there are 5 smurf accounts in top 200
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On April 12 2011 09:32 Mastermind wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2011 09:28 TOCHMY wrote: The pro's making smurf accounts REALLY and i mean REALLY have to stay on top to be able to sustain 2 accounts in the grandmasters league. The competition is huge. I don't think this will be an issue that needs to be dealt with by blizzard. A pro like Select could easily maintain 2+ accounts in GM league. You only have to win like 3 games per day per account. That would be really really easy for top payers to do.
Yes you're right. I forgot they can't be removed from Grand Master's league unless they accumulate 3 weeks worth of bonus pool. Still, to get a spot on 2 accounts, you must have top 200 avg MMR rating on both before the drawing is (if I understand the rules correct).
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But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. For me grandmaster is supposed to be the best. If the top 200 consists of 100 people playing enough to sustain two accounts then the people who don't make aren't good enough.
It's a ladder, if you are good enough, it will show.
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