Seriously? Ranked is a joke.
So, it's race week in Japan yet Japan isn't included in the 3 track we get to race on..but we do get China again after having it last week. Auto return to track is still enabled as well. And yall...
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@DRudd13 wrote:Hey @AgentMlB You may want to have a read of this thread
Why would I read a 6 month old thread when the game has been updated/patched? My question to why many players retained their Rank/Tier ratings while other players was never answered. I did get a response from one of the EA_xx regarding my post. I must say, their opinion is that gamers are naive. EA_xx actually stated (paraphrasing) "Most gamers are used to having their achievements reset at the end of a season". I'd love for EA_xx to backup his statement with facts on which gaming software resets a gamer's (user) achievements. The only exception that would be acceptable would be releasing a new product. EA_xx, since you're knowledgeable on computer/console gaming, please provide a differential analysis between EA's F1 and Microsoft's Halo games and user achievements.
Lastly, EA/Codemasters policies consider "Some animals to be more important than others" ~ George Orwell. Poor business model for gaming software. On another note, I'll be posting a response on how their "FIA Rules" feature is completely defective, but that is a discussion for another thread.
- @AgentMlB I shared that thread because the rules regarding ranked promotion/demotion haven't changed. I have never seen any players retain there ranked at the end of a season, until this week when 2 have stayed in elite. Which has been reported to Codemasters, and hopefully they will sort it out quickly.
- @AgentMlB The way some can retain their rank is if they get promoted in the last week of a podium pass season. For example, if a player gets promoted from gold to elite in the last week, they won't get to race in elite, but will get the email saying they were promoted. But will also get the email saying they were demoted to gold, so it looks like they have retained their rank.
@DRudd13 wrote:
@AgentMlBThe way some can retain their rank is if they get promoted in the last week of a podium pass season. For example, if a player gets promoted from gold to elite in the last week, they won't get to race in elite, but will get the email saying they were promoted. But will also get the email saying they were demoted to gold, so it looks like they have retained their rankThanks for the response, correct me if I'm wrong,. Based on your explanation, there isn't any incentive for players to participate in the game if heir achievements are reset at the end of a "Podium Pass Season". It doesn't mention on the EA F1 2023 "Ranking System" information page anything about resetting every player's Rank at the end of a season. The only exception stated was non-participation could result in demotion (not reset).
This would explain why so few players are currently participating in online races. In my Rank Group there are only 4 of 100 active. That was same thing prior to April 1st. The only difference was that there was another player competing against me for the "Gold-II Rank".. As show below, there is only 54 days remaining in the current "Podium Pass Season". Which I assume is due to the upcoming June 1st launch of F1 24.So what are the incentives for any player to participate or even purchase the game only to have their achievements reset every season?
What was the response by players to this issue from previous releases of this game (ie: F1_22)?
EA_GroguetCommunity Manager
Hey @AgentMlB
I understand that there's no much information around this and there are a lot of questions, that's why I have raised it to the team to try to change all this in the future.
Anyway, the incentive might vary for each player. Some players want to play each Season to try to reach a higher rank so they have a feeling of progression. Others do it because of the XP Boost. Others want to enter the Elite Division...
I have to say, some players don't care at all about their rank and they just want to race. For example, I am the worst, but I love playing, so I just do it for fun as I understand that I will never go over the higher ranks. Anyway, I find happiness if one season I reach a higher division than before as I take it as a personal improvement.
-Groguet
- EA_Groguet
Hey @AgentMlB
I shouldn't fall for this, but I will for once.
I don't know about Halo as I have never played, but I can talk about EA SPORTS FC™ 24 or Apex Legends wich have the same demotion system. Maybe you are not going to accept those because they are EA games. That's fine. Some games (I wouldn't be able to mention all as they are hundreds) that reset the players' ranks after each season:
- League of Legends
- Hearthstone
- Marvel Snap
- Valorant
- Fortnite
- Destiny 2
- Modern Warfare 3
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Overwatch 1 & 2
- Wild Rift
.... I hope those examples are enough. In addition, as far as I know, all players get their rank reset after the Season ends. If the rank doesn't reset, that is a bug that must be addressed, so if you have proof of that I would appreciate it if you share it with us so I can send it to Codemasters to investigate as I did here.
Finally, this is the last time I answer about this situation as it derails the original topic posted by @FionnlaghM .
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