New rating system

[Shadow Era]

One of the most-often complained about things in Shadow Era is the rating system. The current rating system is useful for matching players, but not appropriate for meaningful rankings. The rating number should be hidden from the player, and instead they will be placed into leagues and divisions where they can more easily track their relative progress. For example, a player might check his ranking and see that he is ranked #48 in his division in the Silver League. With some progress he will see his ranking steadily climb upwards, and eventually he can move into a better league.

We're working on these changes for v1.28

[N3rd4Christ]

Now this I like

[N3rd4Christ]

Looking forward to 1.28 I'm probably gonna stay away from .27. I likes what I hear. Now we can fight over who is better

[BDK16]

Awesome! Good job Kyle!

[kentuequi]

Great ! Thanks.

There should be something to complain to about the new rating system... Need some time to find it,

[GS]

That's a pretty good idea. But I still think we should be allowed to see our rating. Perhaps make it hidden by default so you have to check "display my rating also" or something?

And can we also implement unranked matches? Ie you still get gold and xp, just no rating/rank change.

So we would have a choice: custom games, unrated matchups, then ladder play

This would make the game much more fun, kyle.

[MattOG]

Hmmm, but will the pairing system be changed to find people closer at first and then expand the range over a minute or so?

The league system sounds interesting, possibly easy to circumvent though.

[arebelspy]

Awesome, very similar to the Masters, Diamond, etc. in StarCraft II.

Will we be able to see our rank within a division though?

I like the idea a lot!

[MrNice]

Awesome, very similar to the Masters, Diamond, etc. in StarCraft II.

Will we be able to see our rank within a division though?

I like the idea a lot!

That were exactly my thoughts.

Awesome Kyle!
Keep the good things coming.

[Maldazar]

I remember I gave this idea some time ago, nice to see that it will be implemented. SO it will be just like Starcraft 2, right? A hidden rank for the match making, and a rank in leagues where you get points for each victory/lose points for each lost.