Can we have a change to Gladiator Circuit Ranks?
Disthene_T
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Currently we have a system where there is space for 8500 players in ranks (Uru 2 and higher) and everyone else overflows into the consolation prize (Uru 3). The rewards in Uru are all very similar to each other so in a sense "real" prizes don't come till Gamma +. I mean, Uru 1-3 are basically the same prize except different trophy token amounts (10k, 12.5k and 15k)
The number of players hitting Gladiator's Circuit is constantly increasing. If we routinely had 10-15k, then the bottom few thousand players falling into "consolation prize" would be fine. I'd estimate the share of players finishing in Uru 3 is closer to 80% now.... with the special season coming up, I wouldn't be surprised if we surpass 100k in GC.... where more than 90% will get Uru 3.
One top of that, the event structure is encouraging grinding while in GC. The Season 9 cutoff for Uru 2's base was about 174 points, which requires a net wins of 10-12 matches. That seems very likely to repeat. It seems conceptually demoralizing to fight your way into GC, win lots of matches, and still get the same reward as someone who barely tried.
The simple solution to me would be to take the consolation prize bracket and turn it into % based brackets rather than fixed size ones. Gamma currently starts at top 5500 players. Maybe have Uru 1-3 be % based. Some events have mixed brackets so it should be possible.
The number of players hitting Gladiator's Circuit is constantly increasing. If we routinely had 10-15k, then the bottom few thousand players falling into "consolation prize" would be fine. I'd estimate the share of players finishing in Uru 3 is closer to 80% now.... with the special season coming up, I wouldn't be surprised if we surpass 100k in GC.... where more than 90% will get Uru 3.
One top of that, the event structure is encouraging grinding while in GC. The Season 9 cutoff for Uru 2's base was about 174 points, which requires a net wins of 10-12 matches. That seems very likely to repeat. It seems conceptually demoralizing to fight your way into GC, win lots of matches, and still get the same reward as someone who barely tried.
The simple solution to me would be to take the consolation prize bracket and turn it into % based brackets rather than fixed size ones. Gamma currently starts at top 5500 players. Maybe have Uru 1-3 be % based. Some events have mixed brackets so it should be possible.
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