Quote Originally Posted by Iglol View Post
I say you want to punish it because of stances you've taken when you've supported things such as removing grouping, giving groups 25% rewards, you name it. "70% win rate premades" are counterable with 1-2 people and the issue really is a skill one more than anything. The biggest issue with the mode is that there are always a large number of players doing next to nothing, the bare minimum for a daily bonus or for collecting pvp currencies and progress. They are the ones that make 4 man stacks viable because they provide a constant stream of easy targets to farm and don't really help their team accomplish much of anything in the grand scheme of things, that is the crux of the issue right there.

People say you don't know how to counter DRK stacks because thats exactly what you say the issue is, and people who know how to fight it don't think of it as the biggest issue of the mode. And what even is this Discord Mafia you're going on about? Who the heck is acting like an organized crime network?
I keep emphasizing playing with not against DRK stacks is what is so tedious. And since in practice you never actually see these 1-2 FL savants countering them (that's you and who else, btw?), we get dull, lopsided matches.

That said, I agree the massively-inflated premade win-rates are largely a skill issue. A typical NA match dominated by rouletters is a feeding ground for such a stack. Hence the idea of placing the more-skilled players in the same matches.

My suggestions evolve as I receive more information. I pay attention to what others say and assess it. That's how productive discussions work. In response I get this steady stream of first-time posters telling what my real problem is, and what I need to understand, and how I should try and improve (like that never occurred to me), along with a bunch of weirdos making cat noises.