Rank 1 is now over 4000 LP. Woohoo.
And to get Chall rn, you need to grind past 2000 LP.
A few seasons ago, a lowly, PEASANTLY 700-900 LP was the cap for GM, still quite a time investment to reach, but fairly reasonable.
And now it's doubled! :)
We've had multiple LP system changes, LP gains massively increased (+30 is the norm for m+ rn), a hard mid-season reset, and systems like Aegis of Valour which also influence LP gain/losses.
As someone who sits in Master, they have fked with the system too much and this is completely unfun to play in.
Master now is inflated beyond belief, the amount of LP you need to hit GM or Challenger keeps going up literally every week. So, it's not enough that you're competing against better players, you also have to actively race against inflation too.
What I'm trying to say is; climbing now feels less like becoming a tippy top tier swaglord for GM and more like rewarding you for sitting at ur desk for 15 hours a day. You literally need HUNDREDS of more LP now to reach the same visual rank, and the +30 that you get is not enough to bridge that gap between games played and how many games you will need to play.
NOT TO MENTION THE QUALITY OF RANKED RN. But this isn't about that.
Now, obviously, this doesn't really influence or matter that much for the rest of the 99% player base, but its genuinely, GENUINELY abysmal dogshit to actually play at this tier rn and frankly devalues what it means to be Chall or GM. I'm sure Phantasm isn't like, 'yeah this is great! yipee its so fun to play chall games rn weeeeew.'
Idk, a bit of a vent, if any m+ players wanna share their thoughts I'd love to read it.
