So we know the distribution of forum-goers from December, but we’ve grown since then (woo!) and I was curious as to the current distribution.
Your regular rank, of course, not current.
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Please answer honestly. Also, how strong do you think the correlation is between rank and actual skill?
Can I say diamond because I hang around in gold 6 for free orbs from newbie melees?
No, youve made your choice
nah im saying diamond
Then you’re lying. Can’t have best of both worlds.
Although I’ve proven I’m capable of reaching and staying competitive in diamond, I typically choose to stay in gold because I hate being competitive.
Although I’m currently silver (bronze? Idk) due to inactivity.
I’d be willing to bet I could reach S-rank if I was willing to dedicate enough time to the game and choose not to play my fun decks. I think I’d rather kill myself though.
There is definitely a difference between the ranks.
Bronze is pretty much just new players, or ones who have missed a few seasons, because you can literally throw a potato at your computer a bunch of times and you’ll eventually climb out.
Silver is for pretty casual players who don’t really care about getting better, or don’t know how I guess.(or just love to meme way too hard)
Gold has some hybrid casual/competitive players in it, they normally do want to climb out of gold, but they sometimes have mental blocks that prevent them doing well. Such as playing very nich archtypes and refusing to use certain “Op” cards.(his is by no means a bad thing if thats how they like to play)
Diamond has players who are good at the game and like to play to win (mostly). They’re often pretty grindy and all want to be in S because its so damn close.
S-ranker are in three categories pretty much, either Diamond players who grind and grind and grind to get from rank 1 into S (most Srankers start out like this), they normally get in towards the end of the season and chill in +100 S rank. And then there’s the really good players, who get in before half way through and are normally top 100 or more. And also there’s the memers, they usually play serious decks into S rank, then just meme for the rest of the season because S rank is a magical place where loosing doesn’t matter.
The difference between rank is significant at all parts of the ladder, even the difference between high and low S rank is pretty big.
Card collection is somewhat a factor, but not a defining one in the ladder; however higher ranked players often have fuller collections as they’ve played more (and won more) than the lower ranked ones on average.(plus higher season end rewards)
I live in silver for about half of the season, then move up to camp in gold. I just can’t force myself to compete in the meta. If I get on a lucky run, I will attempt to play it out, but it is just not fun to me to build the correct decks. I like playing against friends these days…or at least I would if I had friends.
jk…I appreciate everyone in my friends list!
Wouldn’t recommend it, though…
I think soggy bread would be less destructive.
pfff, do you think i got into the DPL by throwing soggy bread? 
or was it by throwing potatoes.
You are in DPL!?
Gosh…
Who’d have known…
How can you say you’re a regular diamond player if you’ve never hit diamond lmao
You pull bread answers from thin air
rude 
Oh sorry.
Here’s a breader one:
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Feed the swarm/deathfire crescendo/soul grimwar[/details]
Would like to disagree with this idea that things get less casual as you go up. I for one typically make it to Diamond accidentally, then continue to spam meme decks and junkheaps on ladder.
I approve. <I <3 bread references>
I like how every thread nowadays devolves into the meme thread once someone says something funny. It makes me giggle.
We’re doing it right. 
