PvP Rank Decay or Solutions to a Dwindling PvP Queue

[Larunda]

Please consider something like this to help keep PvP momentum between patch launches.

It's frustrating to watch and hear that PvP queues move to 30 minute + queues after 1 week on Materia for matches up to Gold.

(To make Top 100 on Materia, you only need to get Gold 2 at the moment)

Please understand that there are still plenty of things I enjoy with Materia - sub 25ms ping after being on JP/NA servers for 8+ years is a blessing, for example; so transferring is not an option.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Please consider something like this to help keep PvP momentum between patch launches.

It's frustrating to watch and hear that PvP queues move to 30 minute + queues after 1 week on Materia for matches up to Gold.

(To make Top 100 on Materia, you only need to get Gold 2 at the moment)

Please understand that there are still plenty of things I enjoy with Materia - sub 25ms ping after being on JP/NA servers for 8+ years is a blessing, for example; so transferring is not an option.

...have you considered rewards for actually making us play in Ranked? Portraits are a one and done and Crystals are available in the Battle Pass.

[GTK0HLK]

...have you considered rewards for actually making us play in Ranked? Portraits are a one and done and Crystals are available in the Battle Pass.

Honestly, Portraits should of been handled not on the season won, but the total amount that have been won in total.

as for rewards, we've already covered this in other topics. which then devolves into the Haves and Havenots, so I won't bring that up.
[specially when it comes to unlocking ancient t100 items for all.]

If anything, I'd say something repeat able needs to be added. and a change to the matchmaking. since there is no point to hold those who like to climb for the sake of it to be held back.<as for those who care about pvp anyways, til the very end, will do so, even without lack of reward. it's largely matchmaking that holds it back>

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Honestly, Portraits should of been handled not on the season won, but the total amount that have been won in total.

as for rewards, we've already covered this in other topics. which then devolves into the Haves and Havenots, so I won't bring that up.
[specially when it comes to unlocking ancient t100 items for all.]

If anything, I'd say something repeat able needs to be added. and a change to the matchmaking. since there is no point to hold those who like to climb for the sake of it to be held back.<as for those who care about pvp anyways, til the very end, will do so, even without lack of reward. it's largely matchmaking that holds it back>

I won't go into detail about the Top 100 stuff either, as opinions are heavily split on that stuff. I know my opinion is controversial, so yeah I agree.

But the matter of fact is that Ranked needs something that is unique to Ranked. Doesn't matter if it might be a rehash of old stuff or something desirable and/or repeatable. As much as I had a dislike for how Feast played (I played tank), I had more reason to ever play Ranked even if I didn't get Top 100 than now in Crystalline Conflict, which I think is sad.

[SturmChurro]

I prefer the current system. I couldn't care less about ranked. Sorry people. Happy to see less of the good stuff locked behind rank.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

I prefer the current system. I couldn't care less about ranked. Sorry people. Happy to see less of the good stuff locked behind rank.

If you don't care about Ranked, then why should your opinion matter?

Bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[SturmChurro]

If you don't care about Ranked, then why should your opinion matter?

Bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

It seems nobody else does either since you all can't get queues. Too bad, so sad.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

It seems nobody else does either since you all can't get queues. Too bad, so sad.

Apparently people can only show we care if there are enough queues. We can't get queues because not enough people play, but not enough people play because there is no incentive to play. So apparently we don't care.

And quality of whatever is left in the higher ranks has lessened over a period of no unique rewards, because nothing is at stake.

[Vahlnir]

Apparently people can only show we care if there are enough queues. We can't get queues because not enough people play, but not enough people play because there is no incentive to play. So apparently we don't care.

And quality of whatever is left in the higher ranks has lessened over a period of no unique rewards, because nothing is at stake.

I'm all for adding more incentives as long as it isn't handled exactly like before. I think titles for example could work (they were a thing before the revamp anyway) so long as they are extra fancy like the legend titles are. Or maybe a very detailed trophy people can display in their houses and apartments. They might have been a thing before the revamp too but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, I realize that not everyone has one of those, but it would still be something unique and collectable that they could potentially show off.

[AnotherPerson]

It seems nobody else does either since you all can't get queues. Too bad, so sad.

The game mode is clearly fun enough to get people to play it - casual mode queues for Crystalline Conflict still pop frequently. However, there's no reason to play ranked because ... there's no rewards. The mode itself is fine, but there's no reason to queue for ranked if there's nothing to gain from it.
Quite literally why I stopped queueing for Ranked lately. I might enjoy the gameplay, but there's no reason for me to do it again if there's nothing to gain from it.

Just look at all the people who does roulettes. How many of them do you think would continue queueing for a roulette each day if tomestone reward for the roulette was weekly instead of daily and if there's nothing else attached for the role-in-need after? Not very many, I assure you.

All these Crystalline Trophies? Utterly worthless. I'm overfilling with them because I already bought out the shop a long time ago.