Quote Originally Posted by Nakanishi View Post
I'm sure you're not ready for Aether vs Primal comparisons, quite frankly you have no weight in that regard.
What a joke lol.

Firstly, I'm painfully aware of just how little the Aether rankings move, because my browser insists on opening up the Aether rankings every time I log into the rankings page (seriously no idea why, and I can't seem to fix it). You can claim they've "changed a lot" all you want, but you're not fooling anyone. You're also not going to be able to dispute how pathetically inactive your server is. We can see your total matches clear as day. If we consider the total duration of the season, then most of you have barely played a match a night, and that's being generous enough to assume that those matches were spread out. It's far more likely that the bulk of them were early in the season, when it was safe to queue.

Secondly, I don't consider light party queue for anything, because it's the easiest format for match-fixing. We've seen a ridiculous number of posts complaining about unfair boosting in the forums, a lot of which came out of Aether, so why would I ever take that mode seriously? I'm not going to point any fingers at anyone (especially from another DC in which I have no first hand evidence), but I'm also not going to assume that it's in any way an accurate scale for skill when there's no way to know which matches, if any, are actually on the level. For all I know those matches are all on the up and up ... or they all could be totally fixed and a load of bunk.

Thirdly, the fact that you're even considering RNG over skill as a deciding factor is enough for me to not take you seriously. Don't get me wrong. I totally agree that luck plays a huge part in this, but you have to work with what you're given. The top 10 who have remained active in Primal have stayed there because they work their asses off to carry the scrubs they get the shaft with instead of crying over unfair matchmaking. You should consider that before you start making baseless boasts about anyone not being "ready" for Aether vs Primal comparisons. You're not intimidating anyone. You're just making us laugh. Honestly, I would love to see Cross DC play just for the sake of a more active queue line, but now I'd be more than curious to see just how "interesting" those results got lol.

Now, putting aside the pissing contest for a minute, I do agree with one thing you've said:
Quote Originally Posted by Nakanishi View Post
Rank 1 should never be paired with brand new player(s)
No matter what our disagreements, I don't think either of us are going to argue that SE needs to fix the matchmaking, or at the very least ensure that the point reduction for having new or unranked players is substantially reduced (if not eliminated). Right now, the risks of playing with new players are miles and miles beyond the potential reward. It should be the other way around. In my case, I also believe that a minor rank decay should be implemented, because if someone isn't willing to fight for their rank, then they really don't deserve it. These two things should go hand in hand, though. I wouldn't take one without the other.