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

Bit of an update on our UI issues for the sake of transparency. It's really frustrating not to be able to help people with issues, but specially people with crashes. Normally if there's a crash going on that can be reproduced then it's maximum priority and nothing else is worked on until that's fixed, but this is assuming it's in our control to do so.

Crash when loading maps/leaving games

There is a crash on Gameface happening around the time a game starts or ends. Gameface is the HTML engine we use for rendering the menu interface, made by Coherent. It happens more consistently for some users for w/e reason we haven't been able to surmise and it's most likely the crash you are experiencing. Supposedly they fixed this crash about a month ago but their update with that crash fix introduced a severe performance regression that slows the game too much, and this regression has been present in the 5 new versions released since, so we've been waiting until they f...

Customizations

• Fixed issue with players displaying incorrect cosmetic items for others when they join an ongoing game.
• Some new avatars from the Twitch drops avatar campaign have been added for streamers and their viewers.

Editor

• The Editpad’s Properties menu now displays the name of a selected entity and its primary property in the header.
• Fixed missing "force shadow" checkbox in prop properties.
• Fixed missing checkbox for the "unique" property when using symmetry.
• Added "sound" to the clip options in the editpad’s properties menu when a prop is selected.
• Props can now be searched by tags.
• The asset search in editpad now supports wildcards (typing something like med*wood will display all assets that start with “med”, contain something in the middle, and then contain the word “wood” afterwards).

Maps

• Collision fix in Skybreak to the platfo...

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue causing projectiles to go through props with the “movement float” property.
• Fixed an issue causing items to become invisible and unavailable for a player if the picking is predicted by the client but the server eventually denies it due to timing. E.g: when picking pairs of health items simultaneously if one of the items makes the player reach the HP limit, and when dying as the item is grabbed.
• (Fixed regression). A previous fix to weapon fire going through terrain was accidentally reverted and was reinstated earlier today. Thank you to fohristiwhirl for the report.
• Fixed the previously undocumented mechanic that prevents assists being rewarded if the player under attack eventually heals for 50 HP or more. The removal of the assist mark was not being triggered by healing from a teammate with Siphonator, or from picking small or medium health items.

Statistics

• In the Game Report Stats a...

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Disable Windows Test mode by following these instructions https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-pro-test-mode/27b555ca-852a-44c7-b42f-c84b8eec06f2 and restart your computer

That command works based on the last game mode that you set locally

Before typing /map something you can type one of these

/game_mode practice can give you ammo and self damage

/game_mode edit can give you ammo and no self damage

/game_mode duel can give you the duel conditions of only machinegun, ammo and self damage

Audio

• Fixed the hit beeps for shotgun not correctly varying according to the damage inflicted.

Masterserver and matches

• Fixed an issue where the client would incorrectly proceed to join a warmup or custom match after a matchmaking match was found.
• Fixed an issue where clients reconnecting to the masterserver within timeout limits would leave existing parties and lobbies.

Editor

• Added a new type of clip option called “sound” which can be used on props causing them to completely occlude sound queries. This can be used where finer control over complete audio occlusion is desired such as preventing open ceilings in different rooms from carrying the sound if they are only wanted for aesthetic reasons.
• Added a special prop to the editpad called “sound_blocking_box_corner” that carries the new sound clip option.

Spectator

• Implemented caster locking for broadcastin...

Should be in version 0.20.385b which is available now if you restart the game

Gameplay

• Fixed issue with the bouncing impulse of Grenade Launcher grenades being incorrectly calculated and resulting in unexpected bounces in vertical situations.
• Fixed issue causing weapon fire to sometimes go through steep terrain.

Performance

• Performance optimizations related to the audio system.

Masterserver and matches

• Tweaked the inactivity detection so that players who don’t move but look around are not flagged as inactive.
• Moved the warning message issued when a user is about to get kicked due to inactivity to the middle of the screen and added a countdown.

Maps

• “Alchemy WIP”, has been added to the Custom Game’s Extinction map list, this is a modified version of Alchemy that is available for testing in this mode.

Interface

• Updated translations.

Customization

• Some new avatars from the Tw...

I do not recommend modifying game files as it can result in a ban by the anti-cheat

I do not recommend modifying game files as it can result in a ban by the anti-cheat

You can change a setting like duration and change it back to enable the map, without having to go into the More settings submenu

Servers

• Added a new server location in London, United Kingdom.
• Added a new server location in Miami (Florida), United States of America.

Interface

• There is now an Item pickup statistics tab in Match pages which displays the number of Blue, Yellow, Red Armors, Megahealths, and Powerups that players picked up.
• Item pickup statistics are now displayed in the game report stats tab for the currently selected player.
• Fixed Grenade Launcher statistics being incorrectly calculated.
• The Weapon position option (Default/Centered) has been moved to Settings-Weapons-Default-Visuals and can now be set on a per-weapon basis.
• The Hit sound option (Enabled/Disabled) has been moved to Settings-Weapons-Default-Sounds and can now be set on a per-weapon basis.
• Updated translations.

Editor

• After selecting a property in the editpad it's now possible to switch to the next pr...

Should be done for next version, yes, but not sure about 8 hours :) sometimes testing/last-minute fixes extend very late into the morning. (Also going to link to this previous comment by me here again about the team and attribution: https://www.reddit.com/r/Diabotical/comments/jdchvw/patch_notes_version_020380_october_17_2020/g9dceii/ )

Gameplay

• Introduced Knockout frags. When a player dies from environmental damage, the player who caused the most knockback to the dead player in the last 8 seconds before the death is awarded the Knockout frag.

Masterserver and matches

• Improved the player inactivity detection system.
• The player inactivity kick time in queue matches has been reduced from 3 minutes to 2 minutes.
• There is now a warning issued to inactive players 30 seconds before being disconnected.
• There is now a message that warns players when another player in the match has been kicked due to inactivity.

HUD

• The lag indicator now displays your current ping.
• Stopped the lag indicator from appearing in the game report.
• Fixed an instance where the message "Press attack to respawn" was shown for spectators.

Interface

• The Gameplay, Zoom, and Damage Numbers sections of ...

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