Rank is entirely relevant. It's a reflection of knowledge and experience. It's also a pretty good reflection of actual interest in balance.
Yes this is true, but it's not what should be focused on. There are too many downies in here poo-pooing because rank isn't amazing.
If a doctor says "You have diabetes, you need a lifestyle change" and a fortune teller who sells chocolate says "nah, you need more chocolate", you take the doctor's opinion.
Rank is going to be less relevant in a mode where you only consist of 25% of the (maybe random) team, obviously this is different for single player.
If a doctor told you that you have diabetes you don't just take his word for it, you go get blood tests to confirm it. If someone presents an idea it should be evaluated for its merits and validity. There really has been lots of good ideas floated here and it would be super if we had some feed back on some of the better ones...
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Probably true =( But it would be nice to know if any thing said changed or added to the agenda presented at the start of the thread.
It'd be really nice to know if any of the map rotations or community maps will be looked at.