The "I'll be Rank __ forever" thread

Jenna Zant

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We should do squad battles man to get you up to at least B rankings :p And get experience with really good players.
I'm pretty sure it's just because i'm bad, I don't want to bother my teammates with stupidity in ranked, so I just play Turf War where it doesn't matter.
 

Kaze

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I can't be the only one that is entirely frustrated with the way the new ranking system works, right?

Not only is it totally unpredictable [i never know now if I'm going to get +8, +10, -12, -8, etc…], but it seems completely screwy. It used to be that if the other team had a stronger set of players, you get +12 for a win, and -8 for a loss. Easy.

I am consistently getting 8 points for a win, and at minimum -10 for a loss, but it's been more often than not at least -12. The last match I just played, was -15, and the enemy team had two A- players compared to my all B players.

I've been in the 90s about 15 times in the last two days [99 twice!]. It's just extremely hard that as soon as you lose, you have to win at least two to make up for that, and if you lose twice in a row, then 4-5 games. It's just…not fun anymore.
I know the pain... and there are only 3 options: 1 be that one amazing player on your team :cool:, 2 get carried by your own team o_O. 3 quit and give up :(

or blame your team for losing... which can be true or false...
 

RoyLee

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Thanks to squad battles and actually being able to talk to your teammates, I have moved up to A rank!
 

Slyphoria

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B is eternal hell. Right when I get to B+, my team luck turns and I keep getting stuck with bad teams or disconnectors. It's driving me insane.
 

Shig

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Just reached B+! Had a few disconnects unfortunately, even one where I was right at B 91, which was a little disheartening, but I just kept plugging away until I was able to achieve B+.

I can't emphasize enough how much letting the salt go and just taking responsibility for the outcomes, good or bad, has helped. Sure I had some allies make questionable plays now and then, but I couldn't honestly say that I had always played 100% perfect either. Blaming them and getting salty about it wasn't really helping matters.
 

SquiliamTentacles

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I am stuck in B/B+ right now and feel about average within the players. Don't really mind though, all higher ranks have is more cash and I can wait till I get better before I move up.
 

Njok

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No longer stuck in B, but after reaching A, i'm now down to my last few points in A-. Kinda sucks but i'm not too worried. I will just struggle on :D I have to say playing squad battles against a lot of S teams (why are they always Japanese?) did help a lot. Both for losing points and feeling more comfy in A :P
 

Arcadian

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I think I'll be stuck at S+ 30 forever, seeing as I'm too scared to play ranked ever again in case I lose. I think it'd be like -6 for each loss and +2 for each win anyway, so what's the point!
 

Koopon

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B- is the true wasteland. It's the watershed level that separates the wheat from the chaff.
 

Ars Nova

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Forever trapped in the abyss that is A-/B+.
 

Josh5890

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I've come to the conclusion that I have to use Turf Wars for leveling up equipment and only use my best equipment for the ranked battles. That is my only chance at leveling up better. I can win five in a row as easily as I can lose five in a row. It would probably be more fun if I had a team. Getting high in ranked mode is tough.
 

MacTheWriter

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I don't really play a whole lot on the Ranking game, but when I do, I'm always at C Rank.
 

yokokazuo

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I used to always have trouble in B+, but now I don't have much trouble. I can usually get to A- if I fall back into it, but now I usually have trouble in A-.
 

Elecmaw

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Looks like i am trapped in the net called B+ rank for now. Was about to move out to A-, untill one of my team DCs. Darn... That final stretch is really tough, especially when the games mixes in A and S players, who are crazy good.

I usually pack dual squelch + tenacity if i'm guessing i'm get a bad team (Seriously, who packs Aero RG in ranked?!). With the frequent deaths of your allies Tenacity will activate allmost all the time, and squelch can splat and ink at a safe range. Echolocator helps the entire team which makes your team way better, at least that's the strategy i've been using.
 

TheN64

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I'm stuck in B limbo, I do not want to be there though. Once I'm getting close to B+ (Around 80, 75, 90, something like that) I'll lose a bunch and go all the way back to under 10. Back and forth and back and forth, FOR EVER.
 

Kaze

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Finally reached S+ rank and it was such a pain, but I did it with the Luna Blaster...

I thought I would be stuck in S rank forever since I kept going up and down a lot between 39 ~ 89 rank points...

you also only win like 2 ~ 4 points at S rank and lose 5 ~ 7 points, so every loss because of disconnection or team mate disconnecting hurts...
 

Nerdicon

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Stuck in B purgatory until the end of time, I C rank was really easy because I could carry the team if I had to, in B though I can't carry an entire team against good players. The skill level bin the B ranks doesn't seem to change much from B- through B+. It seems like map selection and general team quality are the main factors in getting out of the B purgatory. I use Blasters by the way, any blaster that's a 1-shot on contact.
 

Kairo

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I'll be rank S forever because I'm too scared to play solo ranked as I'll surely lose S. :x
 

MissingNumbers

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I'll be rank S forever because I'm too scared to play solo ranked as I'll surely lose S. :x
Amen, my friend.

The worst part of it being when you disconnect out of nowhere and are punished by losing two points. Ugh, it's the worst.
 
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Elecmaw

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Managed to finally break the bondage that is B+, thanks to the JP Splatfest locking out all players from japan. Hello -A!
Is it just lag, or are japanese players crazy good on average compared to other reigons?
 

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