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@alex the idea is nice, but very much too AWP focused; having one of the 5 being AWP is fine, but two is way too much for this. You also need to make clear whether it's about current standings or having had that result at the end of a year, because that makes it a hell of a lot harder to get it, but also makes only one moment per year in which people can succesfully pass a criterium on AWP.

I'd also agree RTL should not count at all, neither should the coin leaderboard, leaving 4 trophies only outside of MDL;

And 3v3 is definitely the easiest of the three, there's a ranking in there as well, that should be taken into account.

QM should also be completely disregarded, QM has set ratings that do not decline by them being inactive for a long period of time. The top 10 will barely change over time, or it's a shitload of effort, not necessarily a hard thing to gain.

I'd also include some sort of system to include Mapmakers/Diplomacy players/FFA players/Teamgames more. Perhaps just using winrate as a criterium would help to some degree, or using the warzone awards or idk, just something.

The idea is nice, but the details as to the criteria aren't quite there yet.

Also yeah namechanges isn't the best way to go about it, many of the players who'd qualify would have to pay for that + everyone can just use it in their name, but having some sort of list would be nice. I'd agree with mod on that. And as it is a list, you may as well add players who have one or two criteria in some form of apprentice form.

Lastly, some players may have focused on one or another aspect more than on others. F.i. I'd have IM when it comes to MDL performance, WM when it comes to trophies according to your current ratings, and not rate on AWP or QM unless you count the current AWP standings, in which case I'd have another WM for that; Now say that it doesn't, I'd rank on two criteria for WM, but not on a third for CM. Taking this into account, I'd say that having one criteria two or three levels above the level you're aiming for should count double for the one you're gaining. As in 1x IM + 1x CM = CM gained, or 1x GM + 1x GM = IM. Each level "above" is a point more, and having 2 (or having 3 if you want to be strict) compensates for lack of a quality.

@OvertForeigner GG has no one who would qualify on the current criteria.

Imo, criteria for achieving the Master title are way too loose. Also, if this is to reflect the actual level and not chance, runs or intensity of play, I can think basically to achievements in the MDL, Seasonal and AWP Tour Finals.

Roughly:

A Grand Master may be limited to the MDL Trophy or maybe 2-3 trophies between Seasonals and AWP Tour final winner.

An International Master should both:
- achieve top 5 in the MDL with a minimum score of ??? and
- 5 or more times top 10 in Seasonal or qualified for the AWP Finals.

A Master should both:
- achieve top 7 in the MDL with a minimum score of ??? and
- 3 or more times top 10 in Seasonal or qualified for the AWP Finals.

A Candidate may be not less than top 10 in the MDL with a minimum score, plus having achieved top10 in the seasonal or reached AWP finals.

Ofc you can still add other titles below CM as categories 1st, 2nd, where you may consider results in CL series.

I really liked Meld's post about a point system. I would like to develop on that idea further. I, for one, have not been very active in AWP at all (not to say it is likely I'd qualify anyways, but still). But this would mean that I, not being an active participant of this event, am precluded any chance of getting any sort of title. I propose that there is some sort of mapping from achievements to points, and then titles are ranges of points. A very rough example is as follows:

GM: > 100 pts
IM: > 50 pts
WM: > 20 pts
M: > 5 pts

Seasonal rank 1: 40 pts
Seasonal rank 5: 15 pts
Seasonal rank 10: 5 pts

1v1 rank 1: 15 pts
1v1 rank 5: 5 pts
1v1 rank 10: 2 pts

...

AWP World Tour Winner: 50 pts
AWP Semifinalist: 20 pts

etc.

Again, these values are pretty arbitrary and I didn't put too much thought into them, but are given just to provide a better idea of what I am proposing.

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Don't seek validation through meaningless titles.

@DrApe, i really like your idea of getting points to achieve the Mastery titles. That seems like the best way to do things.