Reset of leagues

[bspooky]

(07-09-2012 11:07 PM)Kamikaze28 Wrote:  As far as I understand the system, the 'progress' (if you want to call it that) from your 4 matches isn't lost. Placement matches are there to determine your skill, which is stored in a hidden matchmaking rating (MMR). With every finished game, this MMR approaches your true skill, so in a way, you will be better matched after these 9 placement matches than you would have been after the 5th match you were about to finish.

If your understanding is correct that would be cool, but if your understanding is correct couldn't they just retroactively place everyone in a new league/division based on their historical league play? Still ruffling some feathers by moving people around, but doesn't give the appearance of starting over.

Btw, anyone know how long they keep replays for?

I feel for OML, as soon as I read about the reset I thought uh oh, they are going to upset many and take away credibility from their game. Did Blizzard ever do a reset like this? Kdice? Any other online ranking system? I don't know, but I do hope they did exhaust every possibility beforehand. Assuming they did, I hope this doesn't deter avid fans from playing. It is a great game.