For anyone who thinks the rank/threat/district system isn't broken...

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

This is in Bronze district and judging from the way they played, the vast majority of them are competitive Gold's that just dethreat. I bounce between Silver and Gold pretty frequently because I can't devote all my time to learning about APB, but this is a serious problem. This fight wasn't fun in the least because everyone started pulling explosive weapons out and only things that high-ranks could get. If it's a pain in the patootie for me, what about all the new, low-rank players that face this garbage? It has to be hell for them.

 

 

EDIT: THE POINT OF THIS POST IS TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT HIGH-RANKS ARE INTENTIONALLY DETHREATING TO JOIN LOW-THREAT (BRONZE) SERVERS. THE SCREENSHOT IS ONLY PRESENT FOR SHOWING OF RANKS, NOTHING ELSE.

 

[RedStickAdam 19]

Don't be salty because you went 0-6-2.

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

Just now, Niedosik said:

Don't be salty because you went 0-6-2.

Is that really where you're gonna start your thoughts on this thread? By being negative? Honestly that's just sad.

 

 

Regardless, if you think the threat system isn't broken, then you haven't paid much attention to the game itself or it's community. Dethreating is bannable now under the new TOS, but there's no enforcement. Not to mention people can still dethreat without an issue and continue to cause hell on lower-threat servers.

[Shozonu 14]

I don't think there is anyone that believes it isn't borked. 

Edited June 25, 2018 by Shozonu

[AsgerLund 1271]

They - have - threat - and - matchmaking - rework - in - the - pipeline.

 

 

And dethreating is not against the ToS. However intentional dethreating was always against the ToS, it’s just not easily detected and enforced.

 

 

And what is a competitive gold? I would guess a high threat gold? It would take absolute ages for them to dethreat to silver.

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

1 minute ago, AsgerLund said:

They - have - threat - and - matchmaking - rework - in - the - pipeline.

 

 

And dethreating is not against the ToS. However intentional dethreating was always against the ToS, it’s just not easily detected and enforced.

 

 

And what is a competitive gold? I would guess a high threat gold? It would take absolute ages for them to dethreat to silver.

I know it's in the pipeline, but to seemingly many people ingame, there's a population that thinks it isn't an issue. And that's what I meant by dethreating is against TOS, intentional dethreating.

 

 

Basically what I meant by "competitive gold", is that they're more than capable of fighting the highest-skilled players, but they choose to dethreat and instead use that skill against much less-capable opponents.

[killerskull 111]

borked? How old are you?

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

1 minute ago, killerskull said:

borked? How old are you?

Oh Im sorry, are we stooping to your level where you can't seemingly grasp that other people use different words than you would? Man, this community, still as toxic as ever.

[vsb 6171]

5 minutes ago, killerskull said:

borked? How old are you?

borked is hella old slang tho?

[CookiePuss 5378]

Wait, who is supposed to be the dethreaters?

No one on either side seem to be doing particularly well.

Am I missing something?

 

Also, what does rank have to do with it.

 

Im sorry, Im just honestly confused.

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

Just now, BXNNXD said:

borked is hella old slang tho?

I think he might've thought I meant it as the "bork/doggo" meme-thing (or whatever it was). Not borked as in broken.

[vsb 6171]

1 minute ago, NotTheEnforcer said:

I think he might've thought I meant it as the "bork/doggo" meme-thing (or whatever it was). Not borked as in broken.

how old is he then lmao

[TheJellyGoo 343]

33 minutes ago, NotTheEnforcer said:

 

This is in Bronze district and judging from the way they played, the vast majority of them are competitive Gold's that just dethreat. I bounce between Silver and Gold pretty frequently because I can't devote all my time to learning about APB, but this is a serious problem. This fight wasn't fun in the least because everyone started pulling explosive weapons [...]

Where even to start... actually nowhere since you have clearly no freaking idea how "competitive golds" play or rather on what level.

Just scrubs playing vs a littler more tryhardish scrubs! You can take that as an insult for as much as I took your degradation of actual golds!

[NotTheEnforcer 222]

18 minutes ago, TheJellyGoo said:

Where even to start... actually nowhere since you have clearly no freaking idea how "competitive golds" play or rather on what level.

Just scrubs playing vs a littler more tryhardish scrubs! You can take that as an insult for as much as I took your degradation of actual golds!

Hard to take it as an insult when that was a laughably poor attempt and execution at an insult. Also, your "actual golds" claim holds no value, considering the threat system is broken and therefore has no relation to skill.

[CookiePuss 5378]

I still dont know what Im supposed to see in that screenshot.

[TheJellyGoo 343]

1 minute ago, NotTheEnforcer said:

Hard to take it as an insult when that was a laughably poor attempt and execution at an insult. Also, your "actual golds" claim holds no value, considering the threat system is broken and therefore has no relation to skill.

Just because you can't keep a steady yellow doesn't mean it has no relation to skill at all.

In fact the part where it really is broken means that anyone who doesn't even reach gold is incapable of possessing the qualifications for making any such statement! 

[vsb 6171]

4 minutes ago, NotTheEnforcer said:

Hard to take it as an insult when that was a laughably poor attempt and execution at an insult. Also, your "actual golds" claim holds no value, considering the threat system is broken and therefore has no relation to skill.

what exactly is the issue with this screenshot?

 

3 high rank silvers and some other silvers vs 3 other high rank silvers and some other other silvers seems fair to me

[(Xbox)MortisedGuide 46]

Console has no threat levels. Meaning you could be a good player with all contracts done and have nothing but teamkilling noobs on your team.

[SelttikS 224]

So this is the example you chose to use? really this with one gold difference?

[Zalman18 3]

not only the thread system, the spawn system too i mean enemy spawn 50 meters or less  from you given you less time to do the objective

 

coming back to the picture  i haven't seen a long list like that in awhile 

 

anybody notice this guy name <ChingaTuMadres> is that even allowed in names lol?

 

Edited June 25, 2018 by Zalman18

[JustLikeHim 4]

I think the screenshot is more broken , it is not doing what it supposed to be supporting to the topic and you seems to under performing for the fps and ping shown.  

[iPlumbum 80]

I mean, the easiest fix to this problem is for OP to git gud.

 

 

[Fasalina 163]

Git gud?

 

 

And yeah its broken. We are "missing" a threat and this would be the easiest fix of all. Oh, and hard lock the districts when this gets put in. No golds in something servers. 

 

 

Gold

Something

Silver

Bronze

 

Edited June 25, 2018 by Fasalina

[SelttikS 224]

more threat ranks cause more empty servers and people dethreating is what we want.

 

and in this example yes git gud is a valid solution. teams were balanced enough that no one should be bitching about it.

 

when it is say a green, two bronze and a silver vs 4 golds, thats a good example of it being shit.

[CookiePuss 5378]

All this talk about threat and meanwhile the servers are shitting themselves on the regular.