this was an unexpected turn of events,when you look at the ballance 7 blues vs 3 silver and 1 purple you would normally think holy shit they are so dead,but no it was a such a total stomp it still amazes me.

Like you would think i do a lot of stuff and carry my team,but no, i am the one getting carried by my team,amazing.
its a good feeling to be carried.

Yes.
In many private conversations with players outside of mumble-clan I already noticed that most people have their own personal ranking. Official unofficial rating if you want to call it like that.


No.
Not "just because". There is also some players sometimes randomly derping around (not gonna call names). You might think that it annoys me because it can easily lead to losses, but thats actually not my main gripe with it. I am more annoyed with 2 consequences that those players seem either to miss or to ignore:

1. It distorts the rating even more. Meaning more bs-games later.

2. It makes it hard to develop trust into your team and get to a healthy attitute towards the game. I am totally fine with losses in Paladium for example, because I know everyone is trying their momentary best. Losing because someone who is supposed to carry has a tantrum and decides to be useless make losses make your own effords feel pointless.

Having watched, I'm not entirely sure why that was as much of a stomp as it was. The metal income value graphs diverge immediately...

Coordinated push? Too much air? (particularly more long-term air like Likho rather than immediately useful ravens) Using the awful unit that is Claymore rather than a decent Mace?

quote: I have noticed recently that platinum players tend to make more strategic units that win games more often, or are better at micro / actually pay attention.

Further confirmation that I'm a fake platinum.

It was hard to hold my front, still learning mindsets of the game

I hope I wasn't the lobster...

Sorry if I was

quote: It was hard to hold my front, still learning mindsets of the game I hope I wasn't the lobster... Sorry if I was

I don`t think so, but don`t force us to call names :D

Anyway:
No player is going to be mad at you if suck, unless they are actual assholes. Some of us (for example Sigero or me) are just so pumped during games that we might say a lot of stuff that we actually regret right afterwards. We know very well that some things are unrealistic to expect, but we are unable to control ourselves in that moment.
Be ensure that as long as you make clear you are at least trying, you will always have our full support.

TinySpider: Just run the calculation to show that predictions are more accurate if you exclude FFA, etc.
The last time it was run it was shown to be more accurate if they were included, so you'll have to show things have changed if you want change.

The real grind is the teams grind. You would immediately lose the rank if you were to play 1v1 or ffa. 1v1 relates to skill, ffa relates to gambling.

quote: In team games I am the reason my team wins most of the time, hence high rank.

No, your team is the reason why you can employ tactics that make your team win. You know very well that you wouldn`t be able to hold a front alone.

A very particular pattern allows for higher rankings, particularly for casual. It implies 0 ffa and selective teams play. It's always the new high ranks who make noise. Secret is - noone actually cares.

TinySpider

Yes, i didn`t say otherwise.
BUT: Why are you able to mass reavers, djinns and so on and invade the back of the opponent? If there weren`t other players that would shield your factory you would just die. And instead of seeing this you indulge in your own grandiosity.