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Imo the real problem with rank discrimination is not the discrimination itself, but the way rank works. Rank is based on experience and grind, not actual scores/leaderboards like most other competitive games have.
Ive been in the game industry for 5 years so far, and I can say with certainty that a linear experience system is a terrible way to measure player skill. I've seen QA testers play a game for 10 minutes and be better at it then most vets who had been playing it for 6 months. This is not a rare occurance, I've seen it happen literally hundreds of times. It is also pretty much universally agreed upon by any and all serious competitive gamers I have met ( Starcraft champions, top CS clan members, ect. ) That a linear exp point system is laughable and proves nothing.
While it is true that an experienced player is more likely to be good then a newer player, it is by no means a guarantee. That is the real problem behind rank. There is nothing wrong with good players wanting to play with good players, but it's extremely unfair to the few rank1's/2's out there who are better then r9's to get shafted just because anet failed to implement a good system, and the community is too stupid to realize it.
Ive been in the game industry for 5 years so far, and I can say with certainty that a linear experience system is a terrible way to measure player skill. I've seen QA testers play a game for 10 minutes and be better at it then most vets who had been playing it for 6 months. This is not a rare occurance, I've seen it happen literally hundreds of times. It is also pretty much universally agreed upon by any and all serious competitive gamers I have met ( Starcraft champions, top CS clan members, ect. ) That a linear exp point system is laughable and proves nothing.
While it is true that an experienced player is more likely to be good then a newer player, it is by no means a guarantee. That is the real problem behind rank. There is nothing wrong with good players wanting to play with good players, but it's extremely unfair to the few rank1's/2's out there who are better then r9's to get shafted just because anet failed to implement a good system, and the community is too stupid to realize it.
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Originally Posted by bursta91
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Thats the problem. I could name 3 just in my alliance alone that I have played with who have barely any fame at all, but are very competent players who refuse to HA because they don't want to deal with having to leave their guild and join an HA guild to grind for fame ( or just dislike HA ). But how would I prove that other than making a video? The only real way to know if someone is good if they have no rank is to play with them.
IMO its a pretty well accepted fact amoung non-braindead players that there are plenty of bad R9's out there. People who Lamewayed their way to the top are hardly any better than they were when starting out.
Really though. Due to the fact that an exp/grind system is a faulty skill measure you can reach the conclusion that there will be some players at lower levels who are better than the higher levels through a very simple act known as contemplating your navel.
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Originally Posted by Master Ketsu
plenty of bad R9's out there. People who Lamewayed their way to the top are hardly any better than they were when starting out.
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Im not gonna lie there are smart unranked people but they also come from other areas of the game where they learned not to suck too hard and arent complete idiots.
