Me and a guy who states he just bought the game VS RtN (or was it rng). Just an example of the fucked up ladders. I guess its because nobody plays anymore and it takes to long to get a game. This is getting worse every day as the playerbase keeps getting smaller.
Yeah, playerbase is depressingly small at the moment, lowest point since october/november 2013 according to steam charts. Until the player base is at a healthy size, say at least double the amount of players playing during peak time on a sunday (its about 4-5k), it has to stay together. Ami's point is sensible, AT teams need to be recognized as stronger. If its decided to separate random and AT teams in automatch, expect queue times to be even longer.
The huge list of commander DLC is what is preventing growth right now, there is hope of it possibly being altered, perhaps possibly being able to be earnt through gameplay rather than exclusively only available for purchase. PQ answered a question regarding this issue on his stream with the answer "its on the table". My speculations are my own but this is probably the most likely route instead of commander DLC being removed outright, which is a huge step in the direction towards growth and a healthy sized player base and potential FOR E-E-E-E-E-E-ESPPOOOOOOOOOOOORTS!