How do Rank splits work?
Does everyone playing Ranked get "demoted" by the same amount every split? If so, what is the point of it? What I mean by that is, If Preds get demoted to Pat II, then everyone in Plat II is a "form...
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@MandatoryIDtag
Ok, so that is how I thought it would happen. Suppose only 500 pred players. Everyone drops by 1.5.
Only 500 people will be in plat II at the beginning of the next split, as all "real" plat II are now 1.5 below. What did change from the day before? Everyone who was in plat II is now 1.5 lower etc.
How would it make it easier for a new player to get to pred?
@Vdstrk Essentially, that's why early season ranked is the best time to play. You've got better odds of gaining competent teammates and rising the ranks quicker, the downside is obviously the same goes for your opponents. It doesn't normally take that long for the ranks to balance back out.
@MandatoryIDtag
the only difference I can think of is how much RP is needed to go from plat II to Pred. as opposed to going from bronze to pred. The final amount is the same, but starting from 6000RP and going to 15000+ (i think?) is definitely shorter, which once again favors ex preds.
Again, the mistake I keep making is thinking that ranked is competitive at all. Sure there are good and great players, but it is not competitive. It is a casual game, made for the casual player --even ranked.
I guess I have to stop thinking of Apex as a skill based, competitive game after all.
