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Post by Dredd77 on May 8, 2017 21:38:14 GMT -5
Android Bronze is in the rearview mirror, and only fun times ahead! ...right? |
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Post by Paps on May 8, 2017 22:03:56 GMT -5
I don't have any experience in Android lower tier play, started in and never dropped below Gold II. Neat to read about, somewhat.
Heh. Best of luck in your future Droid-side endeavours!
I'm pretty sure the gameplay is a cesspool from Silver on up. Fair Winds and Following Seas! ?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 22:09:08 GMT -5
Can't wait! HAHAHAHA
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Post by Thumpmonkey1 on May 8, 2017 22:46:24 GMT -5
On my restart acct I too found bronze easy - think I barely made silver 2 before my 100th win. The rub is 100-some wins later I'm still in silver 2. There is certainly a big jump in hangars between silver 3 and silver 1.
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Post by KaneoheGrown on May 8, 2017 23:13:18 GMT -5
Love the ending note Dredd! Very accurate and I'm truly looking forward to the next chapter in your Gep Diary.
It's not that I'm rah rahing a beat down, rather I'm looking for another voice to confirm what I saw a month ago. Rather than rant and rave about MM (we have a plethora of that as is), I'm hoping this sheds light on the systemic issues that MM is causing in new player retention...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 23:30:10 GMT -5
Tankers and bedlam aside, I will mention that my initial league placement after 4 months of play in Feb 2017 (w a 425k damage average and 1000 wins), was android silver 2. And I have never given less than 100% in any match, so I assume that's what they intended. Hangar was 7/8 w 5 slots at the time. Fair thee well oh bravest of judges ?
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Post by zer00eyz on May 8, 2017 23:32:05 GMT -5
OHHH I'm waiting for the next article  |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 23:58:45 GMT -5
Tankers and bedlam aside, I will mention that my initial league placement after 4 months of play in Feb 2017 (w a 425k damage average and 1000 wins), was android silver 2. And I have never given less than 100% in any match, so I assume that's what they intended. Hangar was 7/8 w 5 slots at the time. Fair thee well oh bravest of judges ? Fun fact: I'm using 5/5 lights (plasma gary/aphid gep) and 3/5 mediums (Ork rog/Tulu doc) and am solidly in the 1400-1500 Range in silver 2, where winning is still possible, but all of my teammates and adversaries are 7/7-10/10. When I get to 8/8, think I'll be getting pooed on by max players? Feels like "fair" is where I have no chance of making top 2, and little chance of making top 3. Even lose out on the coin toss on MoC...good times. |
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Post by zer00eyz on May 9, 2017 12:22:14 GMT -5
Hey Dredd77I was thinking this morning about the fact that your likely to get relegated back to bronze, and in fact I hope that you do! No this isn't me wishing you ill, but it would prove out the point that points injection is working! Silver players need to go down to bronze to put points into the system for champions to accumulate them and have them destroyed! If it happens to you, it is sort of important, and a sign that the system is working! |
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Post by sharpmango on May 9, 2017 12:35:24 GMT -5
Hey Dredd77I was thinking this morning about the fact that your likely to get relegated back to bronze, and in fact I hope that you do! No this isn't me wishing you ill, but it would prove out the point that points injection is working! Silver players need to go down to bronze to put points into the system for champions to accumulate them and have them destroyed! If it happens to you, it is sort of important, and a sign that the system is working! I think Dredd has too good a hangar to get relegated. However I know I did. In fact pretty much every promotion I've had has still got me relegated about twice before I've established myself fully. I think it's because of the absolutely minute increments in my bot firepower over time. It definitely does have an effect and it's crazy to think that one weapon level up can get you promoted but it does. Since the introduction of leavers queue I am enjoying the game much more. It was really galling when I first hit Silver 3 and regularly encountered million point damage opponents. It is hopefully less now. One thing Dredd can't do though I find these diaries fascinating is to see a fully objective battle without him where one of those million point battles occurs. |
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Post by Dredd77 on May 9, 2017 13:25:15 GMT -5
Hey Dredd77 I was thinking this morning about the fact that your likely to get relegated back to bronze, and in fact I hope that you do! No this isn't me wishing you ill, but it would prove out the point that points injection is working! Silver players need to go down to bronze to put points into the system for champions to accumulate them and have them destroyed! If it happens to you, it is sort of important, and a sign that the system is working! One thing Dredd can't do though I find these diaries fascinating is to see a fully objective battle without him where one of those million point battles occurs. That's fair. I usually snuff those fools out before they crest the quarter-mil mark.  |
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Post by critter667 on May 9, 2017 14:52:18 GMT -5
I wonder how much this recent event has completely messed up the player baseline.
Now granted you must be level 5 to join the event. You must also have some initial gold to spend. Still if many new players did about the same as Dredd, that would greatly skew the bots used in the early ranks.
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Post by llama4president on May 9, 2017 15:05:00 GMT -5
When will be ready the silver one?
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Post by blastronaut on May 9, 2017 15:33:33 GMT -5
Dredd77 should I start a fair & balanced counterpart to your Gepard Diary and call it Gareth Manifesto?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 19:01:07 GMT -5
Dredd77 should I start a fair & balanced counterpart to your Gepard Diary and call it Gareth Manifesto? How about calling it Trident Food Manifesto? :-) |
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Post by Dredd77 on May 10, 2017 23:36:58 GMT -5
When will be ready the silver one? I just finished writing it, headed to bed. It will be polished and published tomorrow morning! |
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Post by Tatamat on May 11, 2017 1:46:40 GMT -5
Dredd77 should I start a fair & balanced counterpart to your Gepard Diary and call it Gareth Manifesto? Yes, please! Go ahead! I'm eager to read series like "From Recruit to Legend in LQ" To be clear, I'm not kidding. If you can match Dredd in the strength of conclusions, I'll put Gareth Manifesto in my Favourite pages just next to Gepard Diary |
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