Good luck to him in this endeavor. I only had a 2nd rank. And for 2 Heroes, I was roughly at the same level (if we consider that there are also ranks above 1st, like Candidate Master, Master, and Grandmaster). A tournament map is like getting 1 point for a 1st rank.
And by the way, what's needed for online play? It's not just having the game on your computer, but there's something else you need to connect to.
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