Quote Originally Posted by ThreeBeastSmile View Post
"I'll happily go back to ranked after this season is over in a couple of weeks and just stay there, forever" ... /think "but it would be nice to have as a viable backup when you're done for ranked with the season" …Hmm. Wouldn't the only honourable reason you'd be done with that be that there are no queues though? Casual is subject to the same sign-up parameters as ranked, meaning you can't queue with "friends"... so I wonder why even switch.
I set goals for myself before the season starts and when I achieve them I'm done with it. I don't see what's dishonorable about that. This season I just wanted to make crystal on a new character. I started at the bottom and made crystal in 69 wins, nice. I'm not top 300 or anything so I have nothing to lose really by continuing to play ranked matches, I'll still get the crystal rewards on my alt regardless.

And as for how casual teams should be allocated, I don't think there should be a ranking system at all for casual, as you've eluded to, there's ways to manipulate it with alts anyways. I have experience with that. I've made a few alts, and when I jump into casual queue on a fresh character, my win rate's above 80% for the first 60 matches or so, mirroring what I was able to do in ranked on likewise a new character. So it's clear what's happening, and I don't think ranking belongs in casual queue at all. Just randomize the teams, that'll make for more interesting matches for everyone, and everyone will still get pancaked sometimes, it's not gonna change that or anything.