Yes, Blizzard Entertainment continues to improve WarCraft 3: Reforged and on the “rated games” (ranked games). In one Blog post give the developers an overview of the planned system, the rated and unrated matches as well as the season structure. The update should appear in the “next months”. Details of the profiles will only be revealed later.
The developers describe the objective as follows: “Basically, rated games should provide our players with a clear and trustworthy way to assess their own level of play, as well as that of their opponents. To this end, we decided to link players’ ranks directly to their player assignment ratings (MMRs) rather than using their own progress system (…) As in the classic version of Warcraft 3, all five game modes in Reforged (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, FFA) will have their own ranked rankings, and we also wanted to make sure to stay true to the spirit of classic Warcraft 3 that apart from your points, there are no prerequisites to move up or down. This means that we will not introduce systems such as promotion or relegation matches. “
“However, we have made some changes to the classic version that will result in a better game experience in rated games. We will switch from the previous tier system to a more clearly displayed medal system. If you are familiar with the StarCraft 2 ranked rankings, you will be in the future Reforged will recognize the ranking system from bronze to grandmasters. The grandmasters division will be the highest ranked and will consist of only the 300 best players with the highest player allocation rating in the world. When players start a ranked match, they will be ranked next to the names of all participating players in the In addition, all players will see the player assignment rating of the masters and grandmasters in their matches. Another change to the classic rated system is that in the future players will see their own player assignment rating in the main menu and in their profiles in the game. “
“We also wanted to deal with the aggressive decay of experience in the ranked leaderboard of Warcraft 3. Originally, this decay was designed to keep players active to maintain their ranks, but this penalized players too hard for long breaks, so in Reforged we removed the decay of experience at all ranks. We may introduce a decay for grandmasters later, but until then we’ll collect data and figure out which solution makes the most sense to our very best players. “
Players will need to complete five placement matches to determine first rank (per race and game mode). If you already have a rank, you only have to complete one placement match for each game mode and each race at the start of each new season. In addition, WarCraft 3 will feature rated seasons for the first time, allowing balance changes, new map rotations, other adjustments, and rewards for participating in the season.
Blizzard: “In addition to the improvements to Ranked mode in Reforged, we’d also like to add an unrated mode to the game. Unrated mode will find its way into the game shortly after Rated mode, allowing players to learn new races, tactics, and more in a more relaxed, but still try out a serious environment. In the unrated mode, you will be able to earn your own player assignment rating per race and per game mode, which will be treated separately from the player assignment rating of the rated mode. The unrated player assignment rating will never be shown or reset and will only change due to your progress in playing . “
“Just like in StarCraft 2, unrated players in 1v1 games are assigned to rated players. Victories and losses are counted as normal for rated players so that players can still do their best and win. Ranked players will also be able to rank up by winning over unrated players In team games, we will only assign teams to each other that consist entirely of rated or unrated players in order to make matches as fair as possible. (…) Seasons will not affect the unrated mode. ”
“We understand that this is only part of the full game rating you’re expecting. In our next developer update, we’ll go into more detail about profiles and more. Our plan is to release the rating mode in the coming months, but we still need to take the time to bring you a combination of features that best serve our players and the Warcraft 3 community. “
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