Crystalline Conflict Ranked changes.

[Dionysius]

Give us better rewards to spend from Trophy Crystal, this is the only reason why I'm not doing CC anymore these days.

x99 Wolf Collars for a Hellhound, x99 Wolf Collars for Conveyor next season, problem solved. CC casual/ranked will be crowded again.

[Mistress_Irika]

The rank rewards are a big one for me. I would like to lie to everyone and say that it isn't and point out other issues. It's obvious though. The rank system needs tuning, but ultimately it's not exactly a failing system: it's "working as intended." A lot of people asked for no exclusivity, and we got it delivered nearly perfectly. We're just now reaping the results. I do not expect for much to change despite getting a new map.

I'll keep this question simple and leave it open-ended. Rank is like tournaments. They're very similar on a fundamental level. With that said would you rather participate/watch a tournament where everyone has little to no wager, or would you do it where something of value is on the line?



My other thing is the whole idea of deranking. I would like to respond to that, but first I would like to know why many are against the idea of dropping a rank when you lose a certain amount of games. I'm curious to know the reasoning for this.

[Osmond]

Lack of communication with 4 random players. Auto chat won’t be enough. The experience would’ve been better if played with a group, but it’s not related to ranking so…

No one hates de-ranking, just the way it’s designed right now isn’t well received other than a niche audience saying it’s fine. You can perform at your very best, but it wouldn’t matter if you lose regardless because 1 or more players underperform, causing many demotions. Not enjoyable at that point.

[Valence]

My other thing is the whole idea of deranking. I would like to respond to that, but first I would like to know why many are against the idea of dropping a rank when you lose a certain amount of games. I'm curious to know the reasoning for this.

I am totally for deranking. We live in elo hell with not enough skill difference between leagues and players to carry, but enough to throw a game or waste one by underperforming like crazy anyway, but hey, that's any team game ladder using individual rankings anyway. You're not just ranked on your own merits alone.

I am however staunchly opposed to removing the best ranking one achieves for rewards, else it just works against any kind of activity when players just stop playing entirely in fear of deranking regarding their final rewards.