Deadlock – Ranked - Beta Season 2

What’s in this update

Today marks the end of our first Ranked Beta Season. Players who participated in Beta Season 1 will receive their commemorative Hideout plaque of their highest achieved rank once the new season rolls over.

Beta Season 2 begins now, and will end on Thursday March 11th 2027, lasting four months.

Seasonal Rank Reset

Ranked players will see their rank soft reset at the start of this new season, and can begin their climb through Beta Season 2. This soft reset is significantly smaller than the previous one. On average, players can expect to see their rank decrease by around 1 badge as part of the soft reset. We will also be using the players' winrate in the previous season to make further adjustments of 1-2 subranks to help place players in the correct relative spots. Existing Ranked players will not have to complete calibration again at the start of this season, players who did not participate in Ranked last season will need to calibrate as usual.

Global Rank Redistribution

After monitoring the Ranked playerbase throughout this first season, and accommodating for the recent influx of new players in the game, we will be running a global redistribution at the start of this new season. This means that some players may see their rank actually increase rather than decrease at the start of the new season despite the soft reset.
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