Siddown

I was under the impression the issue some people had was that after the people below X rating had gotten the items they could, they'd quit leaving nobody below that X rating (be it 1500, 1550, 1600 or whatever).

I grasp what people like Denogran are trying to say, I just think it's flawed. Basically, assuming that the system is like a bell curve, if we eliminate 2/3rds of the playing field (all on the lowest end), we now have a lot of people at the new low end of the spectrum, and a fewer people at the high end. That will then regulate as teams (in this case) progress towards the mean, and then stabalize. The number of re-rolls will likely be much lower in S4 (hopefully), give us at least a pseudo-closed system.

I guess I'm just not sure when people think this mass exodus will occur. Do they think that the "real" 1200-1600 crowd have enough points saved up that they'll only play for one week to get their Epics then quit? I think it's a bit naive to think that everyone (and their alts) have tonnes of point saved up, but I guess we won't know until S4 actually starts. My reason for posting was just responding to the flawed logic that the entire system would see a decrease in points, that just won't happen.