Feast 4 vs 4 unranked mode

[Koltik]

Just wanted to bump this. It would be such a huge thing to have. I know of many people who stop queueing Feast when they get on a losing (or winning) streak because they don't want to affect their rating any more. If they are on the losing end of it then sometimes they quit Feast altogether.

Unranked would:

Allow for a stress-free version on Feast and give everyone an alternative during the times they aren't feeling up to ranked.
Give veterans the opportunity to group up with and help new people, without the rage associated with rank being on the line.
Give new players a chance to practice in an environment where more experienced players would be helpful, not resentful (see #2).
Lower the entry barrier that is currently associated with PvP.
If #2 and #3 work, it will also improve our PvP community drastically as the amount of brand new people in ranked would likely decline drastically, and so would raging.

[Cipher_Zaabiz]

Or just increase prices for playing to an amount that matters. It takes ages for the gear to obtain. Not really fun to play.

[TiramisuMacaron]

Agree 100%, I have many friends who want to get into PvP, but were scared off after their first match of the Feast. Even when 8v8 was active, it didn't teach them anything about the 4v4 mode. I try to tell people helpful things in ranked like, "Please tell me when you are about to LB" or "You need to have all i150 gear to play this as healer". I can only imagine it comes off the wrong way, after spamming "Back" macros and typing short quick statements.

As it stands, just having 4v4 be ranked seems extremely bad for the longevity of the game mode and growth of the community.

I would also like unranked 4v4 so I can practice other jobs. The last thing I want to do is go into ranked at my current ranking and let down my team because I am trying to have fun . It is kind of a crappy feeling that I am just sticking playing the job I am good at, and if I try to do anything else there will be repercussions for all parties involved, well the other team probably would be happy.