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iBlockHead's avatar
iBlockHead
6 years ago

Re: Can you please deal with higher rank players intentionally jumping into low rank

@DarthValtrex Mind letting us know how they abuse Rank?

Like how is someone purposely going into the lower Ranks? If you party up with anyone, everyone gets placed into the highest Ranked lobby. Only reason they would be placed lower is if there are not enough people in the higher Ranks which can't be helped sometimes.

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  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @iBlockHead Basically you get the two lower ranks in the lobby. The high rank player leaves the lobby. The two lower rank players start the queue timer. You then send an invite to the higher rank player at a specific point/time during the queue. You'll end up in what ever rank the 2 lower ranks players are in. If you don't time the invite right, you won't end up in Silver or the lower rank. But if you do time it right you will.

    Do you play on xbox? I do and I can't create looking for groups for ranked it's so rampant. Every single time I create one I get countless Diamond and Predator players trying to get me to do it. I don't want too though, I don't like being carried to W's by other players. I want to improve my skills as I climb the rankings.

    I do think there is also problem with the Match Making system. I do occasionally get a random gold or platinum paired into a silver with me via random squad creation. But it's rare..
  • iBlockHead's avatar
    iBlockHead
    6 years ago
    @DarthValtrex Yea I play on xbox. I don't think I've seen anyone do this or ask me to do it. Given I'm Plat but I also sometimes get mixed with 2 silvers or gold players if I get on late at night or early morning.

    It seems as though the pool for matchmaking doesn't get filled as much at night or morning vs the afternoon.

    As for the issue at hand, it does seem like a problem if that's how they're getting into lower ranks. I guess a solution would simply be to not allow anyone new to join after initiating start in lobby.
  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @iBlockHead The same and I don't mind the unintentional in which it happens because of a slow server. It's not a huge deal, I just had it happen with a gold player. We liked the guy so we invited him to play more rounds with us. How ever, every round after we invited him we were in Gold. But that is sort of different, we are the ones asking for punishment and it's the higher rank player risking the RP by bringing us into the higher rank with him.

    Where I'm getting frustrated is when I want to play ranked with a pre-made squad but have no friends of similar rank on. I try to do the looking for group and can't get a team of silvers together (soon to be gold only 100RP from it). But when I hit gold I'll want to do similar, put together teams of gold ranked players. It's a lot easier to make top 5 and win if we can communicate.
  • iBlockHead's avatar
    iBlockHead
    6 years ago
    @DarthValtrex Completely understand. All my friends are currently silver or bronze and they fear playing ranked with me thinking it'll be a slaughter fest but in reality, I just need the communication vs pinging which is slower and harder to use in the middle of battles.

    If you ever want to play ranked though (might soon be Diamond) drop your GT and i'll add/invite ya.
  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @iBlockHead Oh I agree I can survive in higher ranks. Conflict avoidance and intelligent third partying, you’ll get RP and top 5 placement. You have to adjust play based on your trams skill and adjust to it. I made it top 3 solo in gold, my squad went down and I ran. I camped and third party sniped. Taking out those who I could
  • Wingmannedbro's avatar
    Wingmannedbro
    6 years ago
    @iBlockHead wrote:
    @DarthValtrexMind letting us know how they abuse Rank?

    Like how is someone purposely going into the lower Ranks? If you party up with anyone, everyone gets placed into the highest Ranked lobby. Only reason they would be placed lower is if there are not enough people in the higher Ranks which can't be helped sometimes.

    Well, software wouldn't be software if it couldn't be manipulated 🙂

    Apparently there's a trick to game the system where the high rank players join the low ranked player's lobby instead.

    It's pretty sad.

  • asukojo's avatar
    asukojo
    6 years ago

    @EA_Blueberry EA_David

    Finally somebody show us how they cheat:

    1. Gutter tier (bronze/silver) player start rank.

    2. While collecting players (before reach 60) and about to reach 60, they invite platinum or diamond or predator.

    3. Rank start based on initial player rank who initiate the game (gutter tier rank, instead of higher rank).     // BUG.

    The reason is once gutter tier start queue, the server already decided he is on guttter tier rank queue. When team mate join, the server doesn't recognize team mate is higher rank and should restart the queue. So it keep going. Even if you stop the queue, it still running in the background and doesn't change.

    Easiest fix is:

    1. NOT allow invite while you're waiting in Queue & you have to stop the queue.

    2. When stop the Queue, server restart the Queue (currently it still running in the background).

    3. Let them wait again based the highest rank queue.

    Can you ask Dev to address this ASAP please?  This's a SERIOUS CHEAT, severly destroy the integrity of rank system, as bad as ALT + F4.

    Please BAN them as well.

  • DoYaSeeMe's avatar
    DoYaSeeMe
    6 years ago

    @asukojoHmm, I've seen some diamond trails in bronze a few times, but they died rather fast 🙂. Wouldn't call it a big deal though. I'd have Apex predators forbid from entering bronze, silver and maybe gold, or have apex / diamond players lose a hefty amount of RPs if dying in ranked matches lower than plat.

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