@CocoaHyena Average isnโt an opinion, average is the middle by definition. So they arenโt noobs or average.
I get what you are saying but itโs really just supporting my point. If you are representing roughly 25% or less of the high end of the player base, your perspective can be demented if you call other players below you or bad. It doesnโt mean you are yourself a bad player at all. But itโs a wrong place to refer to the rest of the player base if you keep talking about it like it is established.
Adding to what @maximas1986 said - KDR in this game is in my opinion not the best variable, display of the skill, given how kill is being awarded:
- on one spectrum side you have a 1 damage 1 kill
- on the other you have all the damage in the world and kill being snatched by teammates or 3rd party because you were healing, knocked or shot dead in the process
Also, I for example never make a nub mistake that really ticks my nerves - finishing an enemy during an ongoing battle (especially love those who try to go through blue and higher knock-down shields straight on) given there is no need for armor swap. From KDR perspective finishing people is a must, from winning a game more often than not it is a crucial mistake that makes say 3 vs 2 into 2v2 or even worse 2v2 into 1v2 against you.
E.g. my KDR currently is at 0.6 and I am competitive in Diamond lobbies - pair me up with decent teammates (that know the basics, win say 1 out of 3 1v1s, nothing major) and I can go well into the Diamond territory.
The rest I totally agree especially the part about hitting shots - many people will reference Aceu and other pros especially in arguments is aim assist superior, overpowering, etc. And no matter the outcome of the discussion you will see bot like movement controller players just erasing your wall jumping super sliding gliding flying parkour master out of the lobbies time and time again ๐ The same goes with pros - do you often see them outsmart their opponents or do you see some ridiculous 100+m frying with an automatic weapon or 3 shots from wingmen in a row? I personally see mostly the latter, I forgot when I saw something I would go "wow" about and remember to practice that move or tactics.
Apex win = use cover, utilize high ground, bait people, and HIT YOUR SHOTS.
I play exclusively solo ranked and this season is by far the worse when it comes to matchmaking. In p1 90% of my squad mates were p4 or lower, that's not how it's supposed to work. And on top of that the p4 player just brainlessly hot drop because they don't care, they know that they can't get advance from p4, because they're basically gold players so they ruin the games for others who try to rank up.
I play every season, every split and I really don't understand what they did this time, but it's an absolute abomination.
@EREGDS That's why we need tier drop in ranked, so that you can drop from Diamond to Plat etc. That way the "league 4 guys", no matter what tier they are, wouldn't troll the games as much. Now they know that they can't get any higher and on the other side the ranked system is keeping them in current tier so they can do whatever they want.
I truly believe rank protection is a really bad feature to the rank system and that we have to suffer it becaus they have no better way of solving low player count for ranked matchmaking.
I wish there were a way to remove it and keep the game healthy (enough matches being made Diamond lobbies+) but I truly doubt it, I hope they dare to "test" it one season or maybe for just 1 split now with crossplay in effect.
It would strike a heavy blow to boosting services, sure you can pay to boost to Diamond or Masters to get the badge but you would not be able to play the lobbies for long if you can get dropped out of ranks. That is a win win win becaus it would be a less attractive deal.
Solo players who always solo to a certain rank would not suffer much from having rank protection removed, they would always make progress towards their level of skill and hopefully more people would play ranked as ranked is intended, play to win.
Side note:
I also strongly recommend making badges to show in which game mode/rank they got earned, to remove some of the attraction to having people buying badge boosts.
20 Bomb gained in D+ lobbies would speak a great deal more about how good the player actually is, now we are flooded with the highly sought after badges and maybe 1 out of 10 actually play like they earned it. Having them show where you gained them might drop sales on their boosting services.
You could dissect player stats more to put some preassure on alot of stat farming aswell, like it is only interesting for other players to see how many kills you have in your highest rank gained etc.
@CroL0co/ @Thorleifs yeah, I don't get why there is such thing as rank protection... matchmaking - well what's the point of having quick bad games one after another vs waiting 20 min for one you know will be good?
Somehow EA seems to prioritize cry baby needs over quality - nubs who got boosted want to troll P+ level lobbies or somehow dream to belong there after being boosted enough times (yeah like 100 maybe), Preds cry about waiting time so they get fed "nub" Diamond randoms vs set Pred squads... I guess we - people who are fed and fed up with what is going on - are just indeed minority โน๏ธ
@Thorleifsbadges :D I removed them all, removed the trail, and never care to read what badges do I get. Even if I make it to Masters I would stick with no badge and trail for it either. This system of mindf#% and badges is just insane and creates so many game experience issues :/
Tier protection does make issues for some as it allows noobs to be stuck in a rank and puts them on good player's team. However a GOOD player will IGL or just learn to conform to the bad teammate to make the most out of it. My promotion game into masters was a P2 and a hardstuck D4 teammates and we did very well tbh.
@IAvoxI This is an excellent reply. My playing buddy solo-q'd a smurf account to Masters this split on PS5, his first time taking ranked at all seriously. I asked him about a lot of the typical complaints one hears about solo queuing ranked. He said he experienced very few of them - primarily because he used his mic from before the match started. He said that overwhelmingly, his team mates were willing to listen to his callouts due to his establishing a rapport and leading if necessary. I realize that not everyone has a personality which can glue randoms together, but it sure worked for him. Very few of his games involved him ratting by himself for placement.
Yep most teammates are decent at the game and like I discussed with my friend. The higher rank you get in the game is not necessarily a SKILL gap from lower ranks. It's a MENTAL thing. You have to just be able to make decisions extremely quickly and be aware of everything. That's like I used to play Rocket League and there are some insane mechanics that allow you to do some nutty trick shots that are unpredictable. When I really grinded that game I was Grand Champ (highest rank at that time) and my mechanics were nothing compared to some of my friends that were like platinum/diamond area. I had good ball control ground or air but not much more than that. No ceiling shots and no flip resets. The difference was I knew when and when not to do certain things and they just didn't.
Iโm noob and I play at Platinum rank. Not because I want. I wanted to start my ranked matches with 0 rank - like rookie or something similar - and play against players being on my level. The game for some reason decided to give me Platinum rank and now I am just annoying for other players.
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