Placement matches no longer auto-place you in the Diamond League

[n00bonicPlague]

Source: http://forums.battle.net/thread.html...41407&sid=5000

With the release of Patch 15, we are adjusting the way in which placement and promotions work within the Leagues and Ladders system. As we’re wiping the database so everyone can test this change, we’re specifically looking for feedback on your experience in getting placed in a league after completing your placement rounds.

As an additional note, an implication of this change is that players will no longer be immediately added to the Diamond league upon completion of their placement matches. You can read about the database reset here: http://f orums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25171930882&sid=5000

Your thoughts?

I think this is a good thing, as Diamond will now be something that all players will have to actually work for. It's a "real" achievement.

[LordofAscension]

This is excellent. I'm quite excited to see how this pans out.

~LoA

[TheRabidDeer]

Its perfect. No more "accidental" diamond players when somebody gets matched up against 4 bronze and a silver in their placement matches.

[imdrunkontea]

agreed, i believe this change is for the better.

[Dauntless]

For me personally, this doesn't change much, since I've always been placed in like silver or gold, and every time I've worked my self up to the highest league. But overall it's a very nice change. This probably means more promotions and less demotions=)

[Maul]

This is good news. I think diamond would be better as something you moved up to rather than got placed in, but I still don't like 100 player divisions.

[GRUNT]

I think that this is a great change . There were often a lot of ho-hum players in the top league, so I'm happy that this change will ensure that that league is truly reserved only for a very high standard of play .

[Dragoonx]

I kinda feel like Platinum will have a wide spectrum now.. ?

[eluadyl]

Good change, refining the quality of diamond league while giving players more of a feeling of purpose.

[Skyze]

its alright but doesnt solve the main issue.. Divisions are the worst idea ever.

we need a REAL ladder at least for diamond, or people lost lots of motivation to even play ladder (Ret himself said it, and I agree 100%, why should I bother to keep laddering when im always 400-500+ points ahead of #2 in my division??)

Again though, this fix was for the casual players, the ones who were saying "wah i got put in diamond and now im losing to pros"... rather than doing anything for competitive players. Typical Activision Blizzard style.