Quote Originally Posted by Slib View Post
My problem is mainly solo que. I'm very salty with how it died out. People just quit playing 100% and I have no way to be competative anymore... why even have leaderboards if no one actually plays the content after they get to the top? Might as well end every season in one or two weeks if that's the case...
People sit at the top because, at the top, losing means much more than winning. If you've clawed your way to the top through all the bads, it's a smart decision to stop risking your position by queue'ing for matches where you could be matched against bad players (repeatedly). I dropped from 20th or so to 34th on my data center after a string of losses and stopped queue'ing for matches with everyone else. I have 11 wins to go before the mount, and while I really want the mount, it's too risky while points still matter. I can get the mount next season.

To make things worse, because matches are so sparse, if you drop off the leaderboard there's a very high chance you won't even have the opportunity to claw your way back up again. The only way to remedy this is for your performance to be based on solo-play, but you cannot do that in a team match.