[Dogsi]

You can't pick who you play and knowing how it determines the ranks doesn't improve your chance of winning at all. So, no, not really.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by Dogsi

You can't pick who you play and knowing how it determines the ranks doesn't improve your chance of winning at all. So, no, not really.

Simplistic. You might argue that having rankings is pointless altogether, then.

We have rankings so that we have a general scale of how players compare, for players of all levels. The entire reason for division structure is so that people can feel progress, can feel like they've improved or have a degree of competition when they're not players who can play tournaments. If ranking is not entirely transparent in terms of how it is done, it is good for the community to figure it out, because it matters to people.

[Dogsi]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Simplistic. You might argue that having rankings is pointless altogether, then.

We have rankings so that we have a general scale of how players compare, for players of all levels. The entire reason for division structure is so that people can feel progress, can feel like they've improved or have a degree of competition when they're not players who can play tournaments. If ranking is not entirely transparent in terms of how it is done, it is good for the community to figure it out, because it matters to people.

There is a use to having rankings.

Again, you didn't address how it is useful. But I don't feel like arguing :-P I think it's an interesting piece of trivia that has no bearing on the game itself :-P

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by Dogsi

There is a use to having rankings.

Yes. One of the main concepts of having a ranking system is that it ranks things on clearly-known criteria, otherwise it's obscure and pointless. As it stands, we don't know all of these criteria as to how the division sorting system works. Does Light know why he's in an E-rank division, artificially boosting his points? Could people be potentially annoyed that they're ranked below people with lower visible rankings? Or that, upon reaching silver, their points seem to disappear while their friend's go up?

Revealing the algorithms is not important, but coming out to say 'players are arranged into divisions in XYZ manner' would clarify a lot. People like to understand how things work, I'm stunned that this needs explanation.

Please also note that rankings have implications, specifically when it comes to playing for Code A qualifications, or Master League, or who knows what else may come up.

[DsDxiaohao]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Simplistic. You might argue that having rankings is pointless altogether, then.

We have rankings so that we have a general scale of how players compare, for players of all levels. The entire reason for division structure is so that people can feel progress, can feel like they've improved or have a degree of competition when they're not players who can play tournaments. If ranking is not entirely transparent in terms of how it is done, it is good for the community to figure it out, because it matters to people.

simple, if one feel that one should be in the top 200 and not there, go msg the person whoever you feel should replace, for a personal best of 7 and claim your bragging rights, and a round of applause from the good pple of sc2sea.