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Ranked Ladder

When the ladder resets every 4 weeks or so it seems like it cuts your rank in half. Is this correct, because it seems that I just dropped back half the amount of points I accumulated.

Thanks!

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  • Edurandomnumber
    Edurandomnumber Member Posts: 331 ✭✭✭
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    Went from 1740 to 860, which is veeeeery close to half (it is half if you round down to the next multiple of 20). You may be correct, and if you are, half seems a little excessive once you hit master ball.

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It drops you by one tier, I think to around the middle of the previous league. So, Master Ball drops to Ultra Ball, Ultra to Great, and so on.

  • Lambalazar
    Lambalazar Member Posts: 100 ✭✭✭
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    It sounds like there is some sort of equation in it though, because I’ve always dropped down from Arceus League to 2040, one step up from the bottom of Master League. It’s done the same thing the last three ladders

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lambalazar Or it's just always one step up from the bottom of the previous league.

  • Edurandomnumber
    Edurandomnumber Member Posts: 331 ✭✭✭
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    Maybe the "half your rank" is only for ultra ball? last season i went from 1460 to 720, this season i went from 1740 to 860, both are half my rank, round down to the next multiple of 20.

    Or maybe i just stopped at really specific points and it was just a coincidence.

  • MrPirate20000
    MrPirate20000 Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
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    Why is this mechanic even in place? It seems rather spiteful frankly. I'd see being rest to the beginning of the "league" rank maybe, but bumping down half the points just feels like a grind fest and makes it sort of pointless to even work at.

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's pretty typical. It doesn't do exactly half though. It's to the second lowest tank of the previous league.