having rank-titles sounds like a good idea, however:
you should keep in mind that people with lower exp are not necessarily less skilled than people with higher exp, e.g. people who just joined div and need some time to gather their exp.
so i suggest you chose titles which don't involve anything like "low/mid/highskilled" etc.
instead, you could use the balance exp as it is a combination of exp and winrate.
but i'd prefer ranks which resemble overall experience (also with the div mechanics etc.), so i'd go with fancy, individual titles instead of depending on winrate stuff.
so how about something more abstract? e.g. wc3 itself uses peon, grunt, shaman, chieftain. several custom maps and other games use military ranks. to me, those kinds of ranks sound much better than the generic "bad, average, good" ranks. but it should be something most people can relate to and it should always be possible to tell which rank is higher than the other.
my personal favorite: military ranks. why?
1. since apparently only few ranks are needed, people should be able to tell the rank-order between something like Private, Lieutenant, Captain, General etc.
2. while skill is probably also important for a military rank, the focus is put on combat/war experience (= experience with div-mechanics).
3. it's just so damn cool if you can answer with "yes captain"
sorry dude, but these ranks just sound hardcore gay3. it's just so damn cool if you can answer with "yes captain"
agree on laoshra ^^
its funny if you start new ( or over :P ) and u get flamed in safelow that u pwn noobs cuz ur too bad for safehigh ( makes no sense lulz )
but ranks should be combined together with win ratio and / or experience and then u need only 5 ranks or sth.
0 % - 50% with less than 5k xp : cannon fodder more than 5k xp: experienced veteran
50-75% with less than 5k xp : upward climber more than 5k xp: airborned
80% - 99% with less than 5k xp: wannabe more than 5k xp: proofed Skiller
100% : 1337 Pro ^^ ( 5k or less ) 5k or more xp: omg thats impossible asdfasdfasdf ... fucking GOD
this can be expanded to more ranks or just getting simplified
i've worked myself up from something like 54% to 65% - while already playing leauge. never ever used lock and always playing with the same hero. i don't abuse remake, but i sometimes leave games before they start when i notice the winrates being extremely unbalanced (e.g. two ppl with 93%+ in the opponent team). so overall i think 70% and more is definately possible without any kind of abuse :P
but as i mentioned in my earlier post, winrate should not matter so much for this. exp is influenced by wins already, could at most use the balance-exp instead.
as for the "hardcore gay" titles, you are probably quite alone with your oppinion. i didnt make these up, i've observed them in various other games and even wc3 custom maps. also its just an example ffs :P i just dont want anything with "skill" in the title, it's just not adequate imo.
Last edited by LaoshRa; 11-12-2010 at 01:52 PM.
don't know how much games you've played...
don't take it personally, but i think i'm speaking for nearly the whole community when i say those ranks are pretty gay. don't wanna see "generals" or wtf