You are right about the jump master system and "one game" when the matchmaking is doing great and people are being serious, but both are not for many seasons. And yes, population is important, I agree with that too.
My suggestion is not to support drop zone. It could be anything that satisfy people who want ranked to be more serious. We can discuss that but that has a lot to discuss. The argument of dropzone shows the desire from some players and the difficulty to satisfy both sides.
Respawn had been trying to tune it to satisfy more people but look how it is. Not to mention unranked, in one ranked mode there are two games. I would rather have 2 modes than 2 different rules in 1 mode. I worry about 2 things could happen that damage population and matchmaking. First, people who don't enjoy jump master system will stop grinding. Second, people who don't enjoy drop zone will quit after reaching diamond or smurf.
Even when there were no drop zone, some people quitted once they reached diamond, which also decrease the players in high rank and affect matchmaking.
The solution I want to reach is not completely remove one side of players from ranked mode but keep players playing and lure them to engage in the other mode.
I just can't stand the fact they want back to free for all drop ships. I'm mid gold now and I'm just tired of hot drop after hot drop after hot drop losing RP. I have not touched it in awhile, zero desire to play that garbage. I want to play smart and try to get RP. Not drop in a clown show and have my survival almost entirely down to luck as to whether I manage to pick anything up or not.
If you're in the drop ship and your jump master goes and you can see he's headed for... streamer building or wherever it is you know with certainty is a suicide run... then why not break off and drop as close to the edge as you can and survive as long as you can? Grind your way up like that and maybe, just maybe, you'll get to whatever rank it is where jump masters stop behaving like idiots? I know that's not the way most people envision playing the game, but if you can't find a stack of like-minded teammates, then what have you got to lose? Another hot drop, early death, and inevitable rp loss? Who knows, you might even get the chance to get your dead teammates out of a replicator and back in the game.
Yeah, I know, it's not the most glamorous way to play the game, but it's what I do and sometimes it even works. The respawning part, I mean. The cold drop with stealth survival mode will get you to top five every time. At least until you get to platinum.
Food for thought.
reconzero Yep, I've done that. Just not how I want to play. Not really interested in that.
Community Manager
