Season 3 Retrospective

Well, after 64 games, my run in Season 3 came to a semi-climactic end! There was (of course) the 11-game ladder spree the last night of the season, and the tired conclusion at 1 AM that there was no way that I could make it into the top 25 of my division as I had done in Season 1 and 2. So on that note, here are the final results and some nice tables!

After Qualifier Final Standing League Silver Silver Rank 22 26 Rank Points 0 545 Bonus Pool 209 141

Matchup Wins Losses Total Win Rate TvP 7 12 19 37% TvT 5 6 11 45% TvZ 7* 7 14 50% PvP 5* 2 7 71% PvT 4* 1 5 80% PvZ 2 1 3 67% ZvP 1 1 2 50% ZvT 1 1 0% ZvZ 1 1 2 50% Total 32 32 64 50% Green background = best match up for race * = 1 opponent left basically immediately Race Played As Games Terran 43 Random 12 Protoss 9

Map Wins Losses Total Win Rate Backwater Gulch 5* 5 100% Searing Crater 4 1 5 80% Abyssal Caverns 5 3 8 63% Tal'darim Altar LE 3 2 5 60% Shakuras Plateau 3 3 6 50% Xel'Naga Caverns 5* 5 10 50% Antiga Shipyard 2 3 5 40% The Shattered Temple 3 8 11 27% Typhon Peaks 1* 3 4 25% Nerazim Crypt 1 4 5 20% Green text = map was new for Season 3 Red background = map is removed for Season 4 * = 1 opponent left basically immediately Opponent's League Wins Losses Total Win Rate Masters 1* 1 100% Diamond - Platinum 1 1 0% Gold 3* 3 100% Silver 12* 14 26 46% Bronze 14 16 30 47% Qualifier 2 1 3 67% * = 1 opponent left basically immediately

So just like in Season 2, some very interesting results!

Rank - I ended with less bonus pool than I started with, indicating that my rate of playing games was pretty good (despite not playing for 2.5 weeks).

Race - Switching to playing Random was a nice change - and apparently, I'm much better at Protoss than Zerg or even Terran. Yet in some ways I felt a bit frantic since I suddenly had 9 different matchups to consider instead of 3.

Maps - Once again, I seem to be good at maps that get removed in the next season. I suspect this is a result of lesser-skilled players deciding not to veto any maps - and thus, I win vs. them. I am disappointed at my results on the more tourney friendly maps such as Tal'darim Altar LE and The Shattered Temple, but that's likely just a reflection of my casual skill level.

League - With a 47% win rate vs Bronze and 46% vs Silver, it looks like I'm sitting firmly in the lower Silver or upper Bronze level. The Battle.net matchmaking system is apparently working for me!

So all in all a great season! I'm not sure I'll continue to play Random, but I'm interested in seeing how I do in Season 4, as the new map pool is more focused on tourney-friendly maps!