Ever since the last patch, players in Legend were experiencing very little rank movement after wins / loses. Sometimes they would win or lose a game at let’s say 1k Legend and their rank would only move by a few positions – movement at higher ranks was even smaller.
It was due to the implementation of new, more precise rating update formula (which is used in Battlegrounds mode) before the ranked overhaul happening next season. But it also reduced the rank fluctuation too much.
The hotfix should restore the old rank changes while keeping the new rating update formula.
Hey everyone,
We are currently rolling out a 16.6.1 Server Hotfix so that Legend players see a little more swing in their rank post-game. To prepare for the overhaul coming to Ranked Mode, we did some work behind the scenes with the 16.6 patch that swapped the old Ranked system over to the new, more precise, rating update formula used in Battlegrounds. This formula comes with a lower rating movement that happens post-game, which is why Legend players are seeing their ranks fluctuate less after a win or loss currently. This change should restore Legend rank changes to their previous state, while keeping the more accurate rating update formula in place.
We will continue to monitor these adjustments and make changes as needed.
Yes the fix works! 1 win now 1415.
Oh this explains a lot and all the time I was blaming the coronavirus… since now lots of people are at home I thought wayyy more people are playing. I already had given up ranking for the remainder of this month when I gained 7 ranks (1550 to 1543) after winning from someone at 726.