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2 years ago ::
Jun 22, 2011 - 1:44PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 22, 2011
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I play alot of 2HG. I was ranked 37 with 1789 points on the magic 2012 ranking (PSN) this morning. I create a new 2HG with a local teammate. 2 randoms join the game. we startm 1 of the random is at hand selection. Then he quits (probably disconnecting). The screen says we got a win. then i check the ranking i lose 180 points! going from rank 37 to 1600s! i have won all game today and yesterday evening (which got me at the 1789 points). so there is no hidden loss, i just dropped without playing  the ranking system is still not fixed accordingly (although it is better that the old one which a friend of mine is ranked high without playing 1 game)
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2 years ago ::
Jun 27, 2011 - 8:54AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 22, 2011
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it happened again now even not while in game. i created a 2HG game with local teammate, i was in lobby. then i get a message "lost connection with host" and i lost 270 points  for the record i have had only wins the past 2 days
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 5:31PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 14, 2009
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I wish the game would explain how the ranking system works... is it win/lose ratio? Do you earn points for dealing damage or just for winning, what does D.C's do to your overal performance and so on... does useing the same deck repetedivly eventually deminish how many points you earn per match... so on. It would be nice to know
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2 years ago ::
Jul 01, 2011 - 8:46AM
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Date Joined:
May 19, 2010
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research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/tr...This explains the TrueSkill ranking system on the Xbox. I'm not aware of anything outside of who you match against and the outcome of the match which affects the ranking. Apparently the PS3 uses a different system but again, the outcome of each match up is likely all that affects the ranking. Deck used has no bearing on it. Disconnecting is always a loss for the one who disconnected.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 01, 2011 - 9:11AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 30, 2011
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Even though I love playing ranked (for the competition!), I put absolutely no stock in my position on the leaderboard. If I was really trying to get to #1 I wouldn't be having fun playing. Obsessing over rank on the leaderboards directly motivates my least favorite DotP cliches: Only playing top-tier decks (like Vampires post-Exp3 DotP '09), trolling and griefing players with a teammate in 4 player FFA, switching decks to 'counter' your opponent, refusing to play a game against Blood Hunger or whatever deck you deem 'overpowered', etc. If you want to move up the leaderboards it is important not to lose (to keep pace with the players that do use these methods), and if you're afraid to risk losing you're not going to have any fun winning. This is why I disregard the official leaderboards and have taken to keeping track of my online games in an excel spreadsheet (I don't care how nerdy that sounds). I try to win every game to increase my winning percentage, but I also have forumlas to track winning percentage per deck (so I'm not shy to repeatedly lose online with Strength of Stone or Apex Predators, it's just further proof those decks are flawed which makes winning with them even more gratifying). The stat that I feel best measures my skills is actually my winning % with a deck vs. opponent's winning % with the same deck, minus mirror matches.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 01, 2011 - 10:48AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 16, 2011
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Don't obsess about your leaderboard score. It's much more of an indicator of how much you play rather than how good you are. I played a guy who is top 5 on the PSN 2 player leaderboards, and he kept a 7 card hand with no land. When he finally drew a land, he had no 1 mana play. Needless to say, I won, but if ranking was a true measure of skill, you wouldn't see that type of thing from top players.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 02, 2011 - 4:46AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 15, 2011
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Don't obsess about your leaderboard score. It's much more of an indicator of how much you play rather than how good you are. I played a guy who is top 5 on the PSN 2 player leaderboards, and he kept a 7 card hand with no land. When he finally drew a land, he had no 1 mana play. Needless to say, I won, but if ranking was a true measure of skill, you wouldn't see that type of thing from top players.
lol u really think someone is that dumb especially coming from a top 5 player? obviously something weird happen to him. Press keep hand wrongly or younger bro/sis using his acccount or something? Dont get too obsess with that win.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 02, 2011 - 7:28AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 16, 2011
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Don't obsess about your leaderboard score. It's much more of an indicator of how much you play rather than how good you are. I played a guy who is top 5 on the PSN 2 player leaderboards, and he kept a 7 card hand with no land. When he finally drew a land, he had no 1 mana play. Needless to say, I won, but if ranking was a true measure of skill, you wouldn't see that type of thing from top players.
lol u really think someone is that dumb especially coming from a top 5 player? obviously something weird happen to him. Press keep hand wrongly or younger bro/sis using his acccount or something? Dont get too obsess with that win.
I wrote that to make a simple point that rank doesn't mean what people assume it means in this game. I'm not "obsessed" with anything. If you play 1v1 frequently enough you'll see many bad decisions from players, even ones who are at the top of the leaderboards. You'll make a few yourself. I know I have. To provide another example, if one is needed, that we can't just assume a top-ranked player is good, here's who is, or was at the time, the top-ranked SSF4 player on XBL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EEpY29_7o&feat.... People do all types of things to get to the top, because they believe (rightly) that perception rather than reality is what matters to most. But what's really important if one wants to get better IMO is what you can learn from the game, in victory or defeat, in order to tighten up your play and make fewer mistakes, which is what I try to do.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 02, 2011 - 10:13AM
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I was top 10 in DOTP 09 on XBLA, and it really doesnt mean anything. I knew quite a few people below me who were definately better.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 02, 2011 - 5:39PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 13, 2010
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I was top 10 in DOTP 09 on XBLA, and it really doesnt mean anything. I knew quite a few people below me who were definately better.
I would say whoever is in the top 20 in '09 and doesn't rely on MoS is probably the better players.
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