Feast 4 vs 4 unranked mode

[Kalinas]

It's probably been brought up before, but what about an Unrated Feast mode of 4 on 4?

With only the Rated Feast 4 on 4, players new to the mode are struggling to learn. The vets are getting frustrated as they lose rank if they lose. Things get said in chat that discourage new players from queuing. I mean yes...thicker skins for all if you go into PVP, but players new to Feast are getting tore up by the other team physically and their own teammates verbally. It's turning off potential PVPers before they even know what hit them.

There's not even a preseason this time for people to play around in. There really should be a Feast 4 on 4 Unrated to get a handle on how it works before going into Rated. Yes, some do go out of their way to look up strats online or talk to friends in a PVP LS...but not everyone.

I'd like to think that the vets would be more accepting of new players in Rated if the new players had at least competed in an Unrated mode. It would mean a less stressful Rated 4 on 4 Feast for everyone. Players need a place to get experience and jumping straight into the fire isn't the best way usually. Plus it would give vets a place to practice/something to do once they reach a higher rank. It would also be a great way to try out different jobs.

Frontline is a different beast from Feast. Even 8 man Feast is different as you don't have the extra dps or the back up healer to help you out if things are going south...not to mention the queues for it are dead.

I know there some downsides to this like split queues, but do you really want a fast queue if it means gold with Unrated/No exp? I know this won't stop some new players from queuing into Rated, but it might help.