There is just no way to get out of it without 2 other good and permanent players, this game cannot be solo ranked...

Okay, if this gets obliterated by a roll to the next page I'm totally posting it again, because I want the OP to put the blame where it belongs.It is NOT the team, it is NOT your playing skill.It is totally and absolutely Respawn's atrocious SCORING system.Platinum could possibly be the most stupid result of Respawn's failure to rank progress, namely because they stole a bad scoring system without understanding it. I can take two Platinum IVs, both above average players, and yet one is almost Diamond skill level, and the other is barely out of Gold.Because you can get top 5 and if you have no kills, you lose rank, even though you were better than 15 other teams in the game. So you want kills to count, right? I can still get kills and be on the team that defeats 11 other teams and lose ranks.That...is...just...the dumbest.If you have any integrity to your scoring system (which this doesn't but let's pretend), when you defeat more than half the people of your same skill rating, you should get a positive score, even if it is something like a lousy +1. Simply put, you beat the majority of the players in your game, you should get some sort of positive score. You can argue how much of that should come from kills, and how much from placing, but that's not the point. If, at the end of the day, once it is decided how you should score, then the end result should be if you beat half the other player teams, you should end up with a positive rank. And definitely if you beat 2/3 or 3/4 of the enemy teams, you should go up in rank.Check out how Platinum rank and above are scored, you only advance if you get top 4, but even your score is so minimal if you place 4th or 3rd, even with a few kills, you really need to come in 1st or 2nd to have your score be worth it. Which means, since again you are playing people of roughly your own skill, supposedly, when you roll into your next few games and 'only' place 10th-6th, you're losing. In fact, playing people of your own skill level, winning in platinum is always wiped out by the number of losses you will have in the next 3-4 games.The only people who advance in Platinum are Diamond players. Which means by the time you are actually Platinum III, you really belong in Diamond IV, with that kind of win ratio. Which means somehow your head has to be full of enough rocks to figure out how to be a Diamond level player by playing straight Platinum IV ad nauseum.It is possibly the dumbest scoring system I have ever seen since Overwatch. But, you know, FORTNITE uses this kind of system so if they are doing it, then Respawn needs to totally copycat it, absolutely. :P

@Cheese9Man Way to go. I just do not have the time to put in that effort and it would be more of a grind for me as I suck at this game, i would prob have to put in twice the effort you did.

et all,I have to fully agree with @KelRiever post about the ranking system for the most part.If you survive longer than 50% of the Lobby, it does not mean you defeated them, but you did per see outsmart them by out-surviving them and maybe getting a kill or two etc along the way or not. Either way that in and of itself should be rewarded with a positive progress in RP. My suggestion would once a player is in the top 50% of a game the RP entry cost should be nullified/canceled out. I think that this would also alleviate some of the hot dropping need for KP and help with team play cohesiveness.

@dioangel Yes it’s easier if you’re with a pre-made squad but soloQ platinum to diamond is possible.

Solo queued both splits to Diamond, and Plat 4 is the worst tier yet.There's been many discussions about this on reddit, some with better ideas then others as to alleviate what seems like a one way battle for KP/RP against your own teammates.You need to be selective, learn to play selfishly, salvage your games. Push for early KP, rat for RP.Be sure to mute your teammates if opting for this mind set, because the toxicity levels will be very high otherwise.Plat is where players think they're gods, but in reality have very bad game awareness and won't ever climb to Diamond. If you watch twitch, higher end players typically drop uncontested, loot up, and rotate in. It's all about beacons, good rotations, quick squad wipes, and defending your spot.As for Diamond lobbies, being solo, D3 is typically where my rank grind stops.

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22 Replies

Cheese9Man
4 years ago
@dioangel Yes it’s easier if you’re with a pre-made squad but soloQ platinum to diamond is possible.
Asmodeus566
Hero+
4 years ago
@dioangel
You are correct and it is a team based game.
Now I understand your frustration regarding your other thread from a few minutes ago.
Hang in there and look for 1-2 other players you might be able to link up with in your quest for glory.
I have found that the grind to plat or above lobbies is a waste of time vs the benefits and the stress involved. I do like ranked play and the MM tends to be better than pubs but once one hits Plat it is an altogether different ball game even if you have two other dedicated players to play with.
Wish you the best of luck out there.
Asmodeus566
Hero+
4 years ago
@Cheese9Man @dioangel
@Cheese9Man wrote:
@dioangelYes it’s easier if you’re with a pre-made squad but soloQ platinum to diamond is possible.
Uh big Cheese that would be correct if your name is Shiv, Lulu, Timmy etc.
I mean you really have to be insanely good and have the time.
Cheese9Man
4 years ago
@Asmodeus566A lot of people in the forum can get out of plat solo. SoloQed my way through Plat II-Diamond IV in S8 too (the last time that I actually tried playing rank). It’s not impossible but it takes a lot of time since there’s an RNG aspect on which type of teammates you’ll get. Lol.
Asmodeus566
Hero+
4 years ago
@Cheese9Man
Now that is an accomplishment to be proud of.
How long did it take you (hrs/days)? How Stressful was it?
And from what you have said in previous posts you really do not think it is worth the stress/grind anymore at least for you for now.
Cheese9Man
4 years ago
@Asmodeus566 I think it took me 5 days (a couple of hours per session) from plat 2 to diamond. S8 was the return of diamond dive trails so I had to get it but just after a week, the cool factor of having one fades off quickly as most of the lobby also have diamond dive trails. It’s not worth it and that split was on the map I hate the most, KC. Pretty sure better skilled players can pass through plat pretty easily.
Asmodeus566
Hero+
4 years ago
@Cheese9Man
Way to go.
I just do not have the time to put in that effort and it would be more of a grind for me as I suck at this game, i would prob have to put in twice the effort you did.
hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@dioangel I have two friends that do it solo. They tell me the game becomes a bit boring because their teammates die and they have to be very careful in picking fights. But one does it in 7 to 10 days mid to late season when he feels like it so saying its not possible isn't true.
Gabrielmojo26
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Solo queued both splits to Diamond, and Plat 4 is the worst tier yet.
There's been many discussions about this on reddit, some with better ideas then others as to alleviate what seems like a one way battle for KP/RP against your own teammates.
You need to be selective, learn to play selfishly, salvage your games. Push for early KP, rat for RP.
Be sure to mute your teammates if opting for this mind set, because the toxicity levels will be very high otherwise.
Plat is where players think they're gods, but in reality have very bad game awareness and won't ever climb to Diamond.
If you watch twitch, higher end players typically drop uncontested, loot up, and rotate in. It's all about beacons, good rotations, quick squad wipes, and defending your spot.
As for Diamond lobbies, being solo, D3 is typically where my rank grind stops.
hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@Gabrielmojo26 Exactly. If you are not good enough to get out of plat 4 on your own, you simply are not good enough. At that point find a team.