I don't understand this decision. I grinded to get to bronze 3 and now no one can see it except for 5 seconds before the match or if they were in my party. I am sorry but I wanna show off my hard work with my rank, both in and out of matches. I don't see why they did this, it just makes me less motivated to play comp now. Because now only my friends will see my rank pretty much.
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As lots of people commented on this thread, we did it because of toxicity/gameplay concerns.
People would dodge to manipulate queue, trying to have the highest ranked teammates possible. This, when lots of players try to manipulate queue in this way, can severely effect match making.
People would target players based on their rank. If you were top rank on your team, but bottom of the scoreboard, you would be more likely to get flamed.
Players would avoid bombsites, or areas, based on the ranks of players. If you were the highest rank, and sitting on B site, teams would avoid B site. Or teams would focus on sites guarded by lower ranked players.
It also put a lot of emphasis on ranks, without much benefit to the players. Our goal is to make sure you are playing ranked to win, not to focus on the ranks of your opponents/teammates. Because you can control your performance, that's what should be your focus.
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