While I was playing ranked today, a friday during primetime, I did really well I won 9 games and lost 2. The issue is, because I was already reasonably high ranked (top10%) I managed to lose 150 rank points for each loss, while gaining anywhere from 15 (FIFTEEN) to 50 rank for each of these. Now I accept that to be the highest rank I need a high winrate, but this is just obnoxious.
The real problem is that all of these matches were found either instantly or within 30s. I can accept a huge discrepancy in rank if the number of players is low, and the matchmaker takes a long time, then it might get less 'strict' about finding a fair match. But for an instant game I expect an opponent of comparable rank where I stand to gain nearly as much as I lose.
Currently I literally can't play the game and rank up. 80-90% winrate to break even is frankly insulting.
So I suggest a matchmaker that is more 'strict' to start and matches less and less strictly/appropriately as the queue time increases. Any other suggested fixes?