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Hero (Retired)

Re: Kill Points uncapped in BR Ranked?

@OldTreeCreeperFrom season 11 patch notes:
"The kill RP cap (as we have traditionally thought about it up to this point) is effectively being raised from six to seven. However, this kill-related RP cap can be reached in different ways, depending on tier differences and placement. Placement is still paramount, and you still must place first to have a chance at max total RP."

From what that says, the only way to max out with 275 RP is to place 1st in the match, and max out kill RP. You can get a maximum of 175 RP from kills/assists, and an additional 100 RP if you place 1st, for a total of +275 RP. I don't play ranked anymore, but the patch notes indicate that you can not attain +275 RP without placing 1st (See screenshot). You can max out kill RP without placing 1st, but apparently can not max out total RP without placing 1st.

5 Replies

pandareno1999
Hero+
4 years ago
The thought strikes me that this could be an encouragement to people who are inclined to kill boost.
hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@pandareno1999It is already happening. You can do it faster. Kill boost until 7th place and kill yourself. Should cut the game length almost in half.
dSKyNafinchin
Hero (Retired)
4 years ago
@hayhor I believe I am reading/understanding it incorrectly. Wouldn't that scenario only net them +195 RP total? 175 being the max from kills/assists, and then the 20 RP for placing 7th? You could still get up to +275 RP total, if you simply finish the match. I know I'm not thinking about some aspect of this correctly, because now I'm confused, Lmao
hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@dSKyNafinchin I dunno. Somehow he says you can get max earlier. I don't play ranked so I haven't really studied the points. But even if it was 195 vs 275 if you could play 10 minutes and get 195, is the remaining 10 minutes worth 80 more points? Or should you just die and start again.
dSKyNafinchin
Hero (Retired)
4 years ago
@hayhor Haha that's my problem with understanding it too, I just play pubs. You have a point though, and maybe that's more what he was referring to? This would only work for better players though. I didn't often max out KP when I used to play ranked, so I would still need to get my placement points. If I could get +195 or even +150 in a matter of the first few minutes though, I might be inclined to do the same! Although, at higher tiers, I would probably still want placement points to help offset the entry cost? I should probably jump into a little ranked sometime soon, to see how I like it these days