Rank Distribution

[Vision]

Hello, I checked beginning Season 5 hero rank distribution and nowadays then it s obvious to see that the archon rank which was the core of players, have been replaced by crusader rank. ( https://www.esportstales.com/dota-2/seasonal-rank-distribution-and-mmr-medals ) Would you think a reduction of the number of ranks can improve the matchmaking ? The curve which represents the overall rank of players isn t looking now to a bell curve but more like a hillock and the equal number of players into crusaders and archon means that these two ranks aren t no longer revelant

Would you be pleased to have a little bit less subdivision in the ladder ?
Would the ladder be cleaner in this case ?

I suggest to remove the "Ancient" rank which sounds quite bad and increase the size of each rank in consideration. Valve actually say that "the average player is Archon 1 but i definetly don t think there s a real difference in a Crusader or an Archon rank (I played in 2014 then get back but never calibrate myself seriously). It seems that distribution curve means.

I know there s a lot of comments about the matchmaking but this thread concerns more the obsession of players in being into a "better" rank, and how the ranking could reflect less differences among ranks, by the way a simplification of the competitivity...

[Absche]

I think mmr is a continuos integer number anyways. The shiny badges (ranks) are only for cosmetics and mainly to tease players' ambition a bit more.

[Bianco Angelo]

Thats a horrible idea.Imagine playing needing 100 wins to reach the next star

[ʍolɟ ǝɥʇ ǝsɹǝʌǝɹ]

there's much less people represented in those ranks, as most accounts are still uncalibrated. It might be too early to be making conclusions.

Glicko means there will be more variance in the matches you are getting. Rather than manipulating matches for balance, the natural movement of players into ranks representing their skill will balance matches instead. So be prepared for more variance in you matches, and expect match quality to improve as people are better represented by the rank.

Arguing more players are in a rank doesn't really matter. What matters is that those in a rank are closer in skill level, and that higher ranks represent an increase in skill.