Broken ranked matchmaking!

@BPoff71

"If they are going to mismatch ranked, at least give us RP for getting killed by a person of a higher rank."

The problem in a nutshell for ranked modes in any older game with a declining population. When the system doesn't have enough players to fill a lobby with similarly skilled teams then the entire purpose and function of the ranking system is compromised. The worse the imbalances then the worse the compromise. Other games in the past have attempted something like what you suggested - reducing the amount of RP lost by the losers, and also reducing the amount gained by the winners. In the end the "solution" becomes overly complicated, opaque, and in its own way introduces an element of unfairness. Not to mention how it can slow a rank grind to an absolute halt.

The solution is to build a game with a much, much lower skill ceiling. But then "talented" players wouldn't stream it, and kids would just go play whatever other game their streamers were playing. And in that game all these same problems would play out over time. The wheels on the bus....