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Low population isn't a problem for me to be honest and I understand why people are leaving the game and waiting for season 2, but what I really hate is that there is a rank guardian checkpoint on sentinel and no matter are You good or bad, You live in ELO hell with people of all skill groups sitting in sentinel, and it's incredibly hard to rank up, it's usually 50/50 win ratio, especially soloQ. Of course it's about team queues because in 1v1 You have full control over Your rank progression, in teams You need to be lucky to get good teammates that will cooperate with You to achieve victory. From my experience, You can carry entire team in extinction while in wipeout or mcg it's nearly impossible. SoloQ is a nightmare, I played 3v3 mcg, all sentinels, 2 random teammates left and I got penalized with -40 points which is an absurd, I should be protected and point suspension should be reduced by half if someone ruins game experience that I have no control of, If I play in a party with friends, and he RQ or leave, point protection should not take effect.

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over 3 years ago - /u/RavenCurrent - Direct link

Ranks do not have an effect on the matchmaking, only the skill ratings do.

There are restrictions on when deranks happen but the skill ratings always go up and down after a match without restriction.
Some information here: https://liquipedia.net/arenafps/Diabotical/Ranked