BGs - four medals is the most annoying number of medals

TyEdgeTyEdge Member Posts: 3,115 ★★★★★
edited June 29 in General Discussion
With changes to the number of tiers and the medaling system, I just want to take a moment to say that 4 medals is the most frustrating number of medals to choose for each rank.

Obviously two wins would put you straight through. If you go win-loss, though, you’re on the hook for at least two more matches, meaning it takes 4 to advance. Or WL(1 win or loss in whatever order)W for 5 fights to advance.

Number of fights (starting with a win), path to advance, win %
2 fights: WW 100%

4 fights: WLWW 75%

5 fights: WL(1-1)W 60%

I know it’s a little tricky because you can string an infinite number of losses on someone with zero medals or they could lose their way down to zero, but I think it’s important to look at these winning percentages being required to advance even WITH the +2/-1 change.

Fewer tiers with consolidated rewards and sticking with 3-medal (very early ranks) and 5-medal tiers would have been slightly less frustrating IMO. Instead of 5 levels of platinum with 22 medals (44455) make it 20 medals and 5555, for example.

Comments

  • willrun4adonutwillrun4adonut Member Posts: 4,472 ★★★★★

    Haven't seen this as a problem myself.

    Be careful GW. You might not get a disproportionate amount of agrees to disagrees with this statement.
  • arifin74arifin74 Member Posts: 242 ★★
    How exactly more medals increasing advance percentage?
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