They really need to show us the rating. For epeens the world over. I hate playing just to win, I like seeing a high rating next to my character.
I believe the reason they're not showing it is because if they do, they'll have to eventually do a "ladder reset" on it, which they specifically want to avoid for the entire game.
Edit: that's not to say I don't agree with you.
And because you can essentially buy rating. They don't want rating mistaken for skill.
I believe Jay Wilson said as much in his interview at the press event last week. You won't be able to SEE your pvp rating though from my understanding, which I think is why some people are complaining.
Makes sense though. It's because it doesn't actually show skill. It just shows who you should face for equal difficulty.
"Sure, but the advantage (in PvP) would be they could maybe get a short winning-streak but with the matchmaking system it would compensate and they'd quickly get matched against better people and it would even out.
If having better gear makes you a better player in PvP (which I would argue is only true to a small extent), it doesn't mean anything because you're getting matched against similarly skilled players each time."
Also, keep in mind that if there is a rating-based matchmaking system and we add additional modes, you increase queue times. I don't think Blizzard believes that a competitive mode choice is worth the queue time increase.
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And because you can essentially buy rating. They don't want rating mistaken for skill.
Makes sense though. It's because it doesn't actually show skill. It just shows who you should face for equal difficulty.
"Sure, but the advantage (in PvP) would be they could maybe get a short winning-streak but with the matchmaking system it would compensate and they'd quickly get matched against better people and it would even out.
If having better gear makes you a better player in PvP (which I would argue is only true to a small extent), it doesn't mean anything because you're getting matched against similarly skilled players each time."
Also, keep in mind that if there is a rating-based matchmaking system and we add additional modes, you increase queue times. I don't think Blizzard believes that a competitive mode choice is worth the queue time increase.