@swift07"If MM, cheaters, and RNG bother you that much, how do you continue playing this game?"
I didn't say they bother me. I said that they would bother me if I was the kind of player who believed in "striving" for rank or was the kind of player who put any stock in what it is ranking systems purport to tell you about yourself.
"Do you not understand why I said this? People do care about RP in ranked, otherwise, what's the point of playing? It's one of things people tie to progression, which is what we strive to do while playing games."
Yes, I understand that this is a thing. No, I don't understand WHY it is a thing. It isn't what I'm trying to do when I play the game, and from what I've experienced over the years in this game and a few others, it's more a source of existential anxiety than a source of entertainment. Which is, last time I checked, what a game is supposed to provide. I know that different people are entertained by different aspects of the game, but I sometimes get the impression that RP and rank chasing IS the game for many people. Like when I read things like: "People do care about RP in ranked, otherwise, what's the point of playing?" I can think of lots of other reasons for playing a game. Oh so many other reasons. In fact, for me rank ladders are purely a negative. They have no value for me personally, but beyond that I see people motivated by them to do things which seem unconstructive at times, and which they themselves often admit are not fun. So yes, I see that for some people ranks have value, but I'm surprised at how vigorously they will defend them in one breath and condemn them in the next.
