PSA: PVP Leaderboard Reset Tomorrow

#1 - Nov. 25, 2013, 6:13 p.m.

Hello fellow PvPers,

This is a friendly reminder that we’ll be resetting the leaderboard for Solo Arena and Team Arena with tomorrow’s updates.

We decided to reset the leaderboards because of the matchmaking changes we put in on November 12th. Those changes, along with the leaderboard reset, should allow for a much more competitive environment going forward. Because the matches will be more competitive, players should also be placed in their correct rating much more accurately. I’d like to make it very clear that this reset does not mark the end of an official ‘season’, and as such, we will not be rewarding players for leaderboard placement. I know that this may be a tough pill to swallow for our more hardcore players, but we hope you understand our reasoning behind this.

That said, we’re not opposed to giving players rewards based on ladder placement in the future. Next week we’ll be able to give more details on our plans for the leaderboards, rewards, and beyond.

#15 - Nov. 25, 2013, 8:36 p.m.

JinDaVikk.7291:

So how does this help exploiting/4v5’s/temporary decay/afk’s?

It doesn’t. Regarding decay, look for news next week.

JinDaVikk.7291:

Might want to fix the above THEN reset leaderboard as the post reset will be just as big of a joke as the old.

Evan and I are currently in the middle of a very significant restructuring of code. When this is ready, it will go a long way toward helping many of those issues, and allow us to make changes and react to issues quicker.

As I’ve mentioned in another thread, this reset is being done for two reasons.
1. The recent matchmaking changes were very significant and we can’t trust the MMR that resulted from previous matchmaking is an accurate measure of skill.
2. We want to see how ratings recover and are distributed over time, which will aid decision making regarding future resets, if any.

Reason #2 will make more sense next week.