BINGO (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Friday, June 29, 2018, 13:57 (2416 days ago) @ Robot Chickens

The fact that WWWWWLLLLL can give you a really different point ranking than WLWLWLWLWL should have been evidence enough. For the record, I don't think win streaks are 'fair' either, but nothing about them penalizes winning.

What you're really upset about then is the presence of streaks at all. WWLLWWLLWL under your system gives a different outcome than WLWLWLWLWL.

This is a legitimate critique of a ranking system in competitive play. Should we have streaks at all? This is a line of inquiry that could be explored.

Then you'd have to try to determine the intent of the competitive playlist. Who does it serve? What does a rank mean (especially if it can be reset)? Is the design goal for people to have steady progress or is it for people to stack themselves up against each other?

It’s like, I totally “get” the idea behind win streaks. It feels really good as an extra bonus when you are already killing it. But there is also the frustration of having it break up and reset that you wouldn’t feel if there were no win streaks. I think overall those should go too, but their inclusion is tolerable.