almost 4 years ago - /u/wotc_Cromulous - Direct link

Originally posted by aznatheist620

Seems like Cube Draft is going to be ranked, this time? Last time it was it’s own event

Cube drafts listed under Premier are just the Best-of-1 style versions of those events. They will not be ranked.

almost 4 years ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by qwe2323

probably because fewer players play it and it will lead to longer wait times towards the middle-end of the event

Exactly that. More people play when the drafts first start, and it tapers down as they run. And a queue needs a certain population to sustain healthy matchmaking.

We had worried that we wouldn't get enough Bo3 players to sustain these queues at all, but did an experiment with KLR draft to see. The Bo3 contingent did show up well, and we were even able to extend the run by a week. So we're trying it again. Hopefully we'll see similar results with Cube, and can make more (and longer) Bo3 the norm.