Good day all readers,
I have been a Hero of the storm player since early beta, I have played in local competitive tournaments and not done too badly. A few years back though I had an issue with my pc causing me to crash repeatedly in game. At the time I was unaware that this was a serious and recurring issue, and obviously due to the leaver system implemented, I dropped ranks very fast. I have no problem with this, however, due to the fact that I dropped leagues so fast I was matched with increasingly toxic and unskilled players. I am now stuck at the bottom of Bronze 5 and not to boast my own ego, I am by no means a Bronze 5 player. Due to the point system in Bronze 5 specifically it is impossible to climb. 16 points for a win when you still need 780 points to get to Bronze 4 is quite unfair. I even attempted to wait for the season reset in order to play my placement matches, which I won, I was still placed at the bottom of Bronze 5. How is anyone supposed to be incentivized to play their role or to be a team player when there is absolutely no hope of climbing, no matter how many games one plays or attempts to team up with like minded players. It is disgusting to keep otherwise interested or at the very least competent players in this league. I would love a valid explanation as to why this system has not been updated in years? I understand the need to punish toxic players or griefers, but the general punishment for all in Bronze 5 has fueled the excessive toxicity within the tier. Bronze 5 is in desperate need of a rework to allow players with actual skill to climb. 16 points per win is just unacceptable and completely unreasonable! On a separate note, there is no governance of the reporting system. Being banned for abusive chat while chat is disabled seems a bit unreasonable. Then I repeatedly see and report actual offenders of various offences but they just seem to never get banned or punished as they are still appearing in games time and time again and continue to be abusive in various ways and yet there is no punishment for such players.