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2 years ago

Ranked suggestions for Season 18 and beyond

Context: I usually hit Diamond as a solo-queue-er, and I took a break from the game for a few weeks only to now be playing in Masters lobbies as a currently-ranked Gold player. As much as many player...

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HappyHourSumwur

Seasoned Ace

2 years ago

IMO, kills/knocks/assists are the basis with placement being a multiplier &/or fixed reward. Buy in determines your breakeven point, or how "well" you have to do to avoid getting demoted. Teams that obliterate lobbies & win should shoot up the ranks fast that way.

Whatever system they put in, it just needs to incentivize people to take fights earlier than the last few seasons where everyone just hides until they can't anymore. That isn't what I think this game should be about . . . it is about winning fights to win the match.

PS - The min level for ranked should be higher to make it more difficult for people to smurf, too.

Kyldenar
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@HappyHourSumwur wrote:
PS - The min level for ranked should be higher to make it more difficult for people to smurf, too.
Didn't they increase it to 50 this season?
- HappyHourSumwur
  Seasoned Ace
  2 years ago
  @Kyldenar They did, but I don't think that's high enough.
  - 1ndustree
    2 years ago
    Thanks all for the feedback :D @hayhor I know that making Masters+ solo-queue only would be controversial, and I don't think there's a 100% right answer. I'd argue that at the highest levels, it could be considered throwing to not use voice comms (or at least really solid pings) regardless of who you play with, and I'd bet most teams that don't comm are more likely to lose to teams that do. I mentioned that other games don't allow full stacks in their highest elos, yet nearly everyone still comms in those ranks. I think that for those at Masters+ who want to keep pushing higher in the ranks, that pursuit of becoming Pred/high Pred would be enough to promote communicating.
    And to update now that I'm nearly Diamond 4, I'm no longer getting bonuses for nearly anything, including higher KP games. This is further supporting why I think bonuses should only be reserved to promote people to their MMR and KP should be consistent - it leaves a sour taste when I perform super well but don't get any bonus points. Plus, probably every 4th game or so I get matched with someone who just lands on their own in a tree or on top of the phase runner in Olympus and rats their way into the top 10...ranked is in a very strange state at best.