RIP Cobalt dream
Melinder
(Melinder)
#3
In other news, after 10-0 placements, my alt placed Gold 4 62%. I am now 28-0 on that account, and I am Gold 4 81%.
GatoCommodore
(GatoCommodore)
#5
you will still be rewarded for the highest rank achieved in end of the season so no worries
Melinder
(Melinder)
#6
@GatoCommodore said:
you will still be rewarded for the highest rank achieved in end of the season so no worries
Way to contribute literally nothing to this thread.
frostyvampire
(frostyvampire)
#7
@Melinder said:
@GatoCommodore said:
you will still be rewarded for the highest rank achieved in end of the season so no worriesWay to contribute literally nothing to this thread.
It was a response to this (I’m pretty sure at least):
@DaaDog said:
and then you lose 1 game and go back down to gold 3 xD
GatoCommodore
(GatoCommodore)
#8
@frostyvampire said:
@Melinder said:
@GatoCommodore said:
you will still be rewarded for the highest rank achieved in end of the season so no worriesWay to contribute literally nothing to this thread.
It was a response to this (I’m pretty sure at least):
@DaaDog said:
and then you lose 1 game and go back down to gold 3 xD
youre right…
unlike the other guy…
ElegantCow
(ElegantCow)
#10
@frostyvampire said:
@Melinder said:
@GatoCommodore said:
you will still be rewarded for the highest rank achieved in end of the season so no worriesWay to contribute literally nothing to this thread.
It was a response to this (I’m pretty sure at least):
@DaaDog said:
and then you lose 1 game and go back down to gold 3 xD
The subtext there was that one loss/draw/disconnect can undo the progress of 20-30+ games. Getting your highest rank isn’t relevant when we we are talking about how difficult it is to rank up in Aus/Asia.
ThePigVomit
(ThePigVomit)
#11
It’s the opponent algorithm working against you. Go against some got guds and you’ll rank up faster.
ElegantCow
(ElegantCow)
#12
@ThePigVomit said:
It’s the opponent algorithm working against you. Go against some got guds and you’ll rank up faster.
Ah yes, because we control who we play against. I would refer you to Melinder’s comment above, kind sir.
@Melinder said:
Way to contribute literally nothing to this thread.
ThePigVomit
(ThePigVomit)
#13
Play in the euro or US zones for a greater range of players. Yeah, you’ll have a shite ping, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Meerkats
(Meerkats)
#14
One win at a time
1 down, 999 to go.
Dude, why the fuck are peeps flagging you, holy shit. Have some likes I guess? #freeKitt
@DaaDog, I’ve also had that happen, but in my case, the entire opponent team abandoned early in the second half. I can only assume this happened to you? So I guess Splash Damage only looks at the end MMR of the opponent team to calculate your progress? Which is stupid, because we still played the entire first half, and thereby I still should’ve received progress. Can we get a comment @stayfreshshoe?
DaaDog
(DaaDog)
#16
@Meerkats said:
@DaaDog, I’ve also had that happen, but in my case, the entire opponent team abandoned early in the second half. I can only assume this happened to you? So I guess Splash Damage only looks at the end MMR of the opponent team to calculate your progress? Which is stupid, because we still played the entire first half, and thereby I still should’ve received progress. Can we get a comment @stayfreshshoe?
That’s not really the thing though. Aus/Asia have a limited number of players and when I queue with other mid to high golds, we generally out rank the other team by 2-4 ranks. Due to the recent update to how rank is calculated, we get basically nothing for a win (0.1-2%) and lose 30-60% for a loss.
Nothing we can really do about it unless the way ranking is calculated gets changed.
I’d rather not play ranked than play on US servers with 250ping, its just a lag fest and not fun. That’s the general consensus.
Nail
(Nail)
#17
“when I queue with other mid to high golds, we generally out rank the other team by 2-4 ranks. Due to the recent update to how rank is calculated, we get basically nothing for a win (0.1-2%) and lose 30-60% for a loss.”
this seems correct. if a team 2-3 ranks below you beats you, you should lose a shed load of rank and stompin noobs should never reward
Ptiloui
(Ptiloui)
#18
@Nail said:
“when I queue with other mid to high golds, we generally out rank the other team by 2-4 ranks. Due to the recent update to how rank is calculated, we get basically nothing for a win (0.1-2%) and lose 30-60% for a loss.”this seems correct. if a team 2-3 ranks below you beats you, you should lose a shed load of rank and stompin noobs should never reward
While i agree with you, the problem here comes from the low population in his region. And there’s nothing SD really can do to solve that.
But it shows somehow how the ranked system works : it’s just a grinding mode instead of truly showing your rank compared to others. If he only encounters players with lower rank than him, he should be elite operative for his region, not “only” gold.
DaaDog
(DaaDog)
#19
@Ptiloui said:
@Nail said:
“when I queue with other mid to high golds, we generally out rank the other team by 2-4 ranks. Due to the recent update to how rank is calculated, we get basically nothing for a win (0.1-2%) and lose 30-60% for a loss.”this seems correct. if a team 2-3 ranks below you beats you, you should lose a shed load of rank and stompin noobs should never reward
While i agree with you, the problem here comes from the low population in his region. And there’s nothing SD really can do to solve that.
But it shows somehow how the ranked system works : it’s just a grinding mode instead of truly showing your rank compared to others. If he only encounters players with lower rank than him, he should be elite operative for his region, not “only” gold.
Basically this. There are very few high golds and I only know of a couple cobalt’s. Many of the mid golds either don’t play now or on at different times so there is no actual chance to gain significant rank from a game. I’ve played only one game this season against a slightly higher ranked team. I understand that we’re **** outta luck and nothing can be done.
I created this thread simply because I found it amusing that I’d potentially have to win 100+ games without losing.
