So apparently each rank has 5 stars now but more importantly every player will only start his ranked climb every month (starting from March) 4 ranks below what he finished last season! Good vibes people
4 ranks is a great benchmark! At legend, you'll drop to rank 4, which is basically just a bit after where the real grinding begins on the road to legend anyway. Hopefully this will solve the rank 19 hellhole issue too
I'm sure Hearthpwn will have the article on the front page some time. I saw Ben tweet it but didn't have time to watch the video yet haha. Will there still be the milestones every 5 ranks? So you can't drop below 5, 10, and 15 during the season? Obviously I know if you finish with rank 9 for example, you will still drop to 13 at the start of the next season.
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I think this is a wonderful change. I currently finish each season at Rank 4 or 5 so only going back to Rank 8 or 9 at the start of the next season is a huge plus.
For those who tend to stop at 15-10, however, they save some ranks, but they need more stars, so overall nothing changes for them, or very little.
Tbh, i am no grinder, and what i wanted in ladder was a safer climb, even if that took more stars. Less up&downs.
Current improvement does not relieve of frustrating up&downs, so i think i will stick to my plan of minimal ranking anyway.
Better than before anyway, i guess. At least, for those who are dedicated to ladder, the grind is more balanced around their typical level.
For folks who grind up the ladder, this is insane. Legend players now have to do 20 games instead of over 100 each month! In fact, in generally it means you need 20 wins to maintain your rank and every rank past that is persistent growth.
For non grinders, ...it'ss potentially powerful for a big reason: the grinders potentially stay away.
The big problem for casuals is that there's no place where competitive folks ARN'T at. They flood Casual to test out their decks away from the ladder. They are at the upper ranks because..well that's their goal. They are at the bottom ranks because they keep getting forced down there every month.
This potentially means grinders will focus on ranking up since it's now easier to stay up once you get up there. Getting to rank 5 means you drop to rank 9 rather than at the bottom again. Which means that most of them will just stay up there. That'll leave the lower ranks for folks who literally don't care about anything but staying away from the competitive scene.
Which hopefully makes rank 15 the meme rank for true. Nothing but folks good enough to get there from 25 but not good enough or interested in even getting the rewards of rank 5.
In any case, Brode already said that they will want to hear feedback so if the whole thing fall flat just go storm his house and scream.
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So apparently each rank has 5 stars now but more importantly every player will only start his ranked climb every month (starting from March) 4 ranks below what he finished last season! Good vibes people
And 5 wins for card back
I love this idea.. feelsgoodman
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I expect something more game changing, this is nothing lol. Where are new rewards?
4 ranks is a great benchmark! At legend, you'll drop to rank 4, which is basically just a bit after where the real grinding begins on the road to legend anyway. Hopefully this will solve the rank 19 hellhole issue too
Legend with : S65 Freeze Mage, S57 Maly Gonk Druid, S57 "Okay" Shaman, S53 Boom-zooka Hunter, S53 Maly Tog Druid, S52 Wild Tog Druid ft.Blingtron, S50 Quest Rogue, S49 Dead Man's Warrior, S41 Wild Clown Fiesta Druid, S41 Hadronox Jade Druid, S40 Wild OTK Dragon Druid, S35 SMOrc Shaman, S33 Jade Druid, S22 Control Priest, S19 Control Priest
Where is the reveal?
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In theory, this is a fantastic change for people like me who casually grind ranked playing mostly off-meta decks.
https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone/status/956592057635581952?s=17
This is the video if you are interested
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This is great news for grinders.
For those who tend to stop at 15-10, however, they save some ranks, but they need more stars, so overall nothing changes for them, or very little.
Tbh, i am no grinder, and what i wanted in ladder was a safer climb, even if that took more stars. Less up&downs.
Current improvement does not relieve of frustrating up&downs, so i think i will stick to my plan of minimal ranking anyway.
Better than before anyway, i guess. At least, for those who are dedicated to ladder, the grind is more balanced around their typical level.
I'm sure Hearthpwn will have the article on the front page some time. I saw Ben tweet it but didn't have time to watch the video yet haha. Will there still be the milestones every 5 ranks? So you can't drop below 5, 10, and 15 during the season? Obviously I know if you finish with rank 9 for example, you will still drop to 13 at the start of the next season.
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What a joke. More bullshit changes that don't address the root problems.
I think this is a wonderful change. I currently finish each season at Rank 4 or 5 so only going back to Rank 8 or 9 at the start of the next season is a huge plus.
As I read it, it means that it will be based on current rank, not best rank.
EDIT: To make matters more confusing, Brode and Donais are giving contradictory answers here: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/7sxzp0/designer_insights_upcoming_ranked_play_updates/dt8ahzk/
2nd EDIT: Donias was wrong, Brode confirms that reset will be based on current rank, not best rank.
fixing how far people drops (especially top ladder/legend players) helps a lot.
But, I still don't think it will make ladder more enjoyable to play.
Are the rank floors still around?
One does not simply walk into Mordor,
unless they want to be the best they can be.