Limited Ranked Test

Starting this weekend, we’re introducing a limited version of our competitive Ranked Progression System to test during our weekly playtests. 

Ranked Ascension queues will be open on Friday and Saturday at specific times for each region. Check our Discord schedule for more information, or this post. 

During this test, we’re asking players to solo queue vs queue up as premade teams. 

Overview

(Loot pool subject to change)

Your Ascension Rating

Your progress in Ranked is determined by your Ascension Rating or ‘AR’. 

When you first start, you’ll need to participate in five matches for the system to determine your starting position. 

Once your position is established, it changes based on your AR. In each match, your team will be assessed against the other opponents in the match. Based on your odds of winning, you’ll be classed as ‘Favoured’ (likely to win), ‘Balanced’ (mixed chances) or ‘Underdog’ (fighting the odds). 

Based on these classifications, you’ll pay a different ‘entry cost’ in AR for that match. Favoured pays the most, Underdogs pay the least. 

Known Issues

This is an early version of our Ranked system so there are a few issues that we’re aware of. We plan to fix these in our upcoming 0.22 Patch. 

• Your reported match placement number on the client may be inconsistent with what is reported on the end of game screen. (These are the matches required to complete before being placed in Ranked)

• After this patch, you’ll get a breakdown of where you earned your AR in your match. For example 16 AR from Shared Eliminations, 11 AR from Major Eliminations etc. 

• There’s currently minimal fanfare when you get promoted or demoted in Ranked. This will be more fancy after Patch 0.22. 

See you in the Tower!