So since the Halloween update hit I’ve been playing a ton of junkenstein and that is one of the game modes you cannot get endorsed in along with mystery heroes, total mayhem etc. I play quite a lot of those modes too and since it is impossible to get endorsed in those modes, my endorsement level has dropped from 4 to 2. I know this is because if you don’t get endorsed as much for X number of games it will drop but surely this shouldn’t affect it when it is literally impossible to be endorsed in specific game modes.
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Your endorsement level isn’t effected by modes that are PvE such as Junkenstein’s Revenge, Play vs AI and most likely Archives as well. You can reach level 4 and play nothing but the above modes and still be level 4 after playing one hundred matches.
Possibly the only way you could lose Endorsement is if someone reported you, whether they’d be on your team (for that PvE content) or it was a delayed report from someone you met in a previous game/mode. Although Endorsement drop may not go through immediately so that could also be delayed but I’m completely not sure, eitherway I think it’s probably the reporting that did it.
I near enough exclusively play mayhem mode and mine endorsement level has never dropped, the only time it did was when I left a lot of QP matches, so if it’s dropping maybe you’re being reported
Not getting endorsements will result in your endorsement level dropping. You can’t endorse in arcade mode so your level will drop.
I’m not sure this is completely true. There is conflicting reports of players decaying while some not being affected at all.
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It is something that Blizzard has stated to be a cause of endorsement level decay.
Well again some players are not being affected so something isn’t right. Would like to see the source on that statement from Blizz though.
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/game/endorsements/
Official website.
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At I think level 4, you experience decay. The only way to combat this is to get endorsed. However, below that, you don’t decay, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t get endorsed.
If you happen to be one of those leaving as soon as the door takes a hit, you’re collecting reports and/or penalties. Don’t know how other people handle this, but I am happily reporting for sabotage since I am sick and tired of having to finish with less than 4 people. Once more individual scores and achievements ruining what’s meant to be a team game. Good job, Blizzard. You never fail at bringing out the worst in people.
Yes, your endorsement lvl decays when you don’t get endorsement in matches anymore. However, I’m sure this counts only for matches where you can endorse others.
If your lvl decays in matches where you can’t endorse someone, it would be a huge design flaw because it would scare players from playing those matches.
Endorsements have little value to a moderate amount of players but it still has a psychological impact (loss aversion).
After playing QP for the majority of the night, getting endorsements and giving them, I gained a level. Played a few games of Junkenstein, I lost a level. So yeah… there’s still a decay if you play arcade, unfortunately.
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A few days after the introduction of the endorsement system I was level 4 and never dropped (despite the fact that I don’t care much about it). I played several days of junkenstein without endorsement level drop. One of my alt accounts (level 60) has also reached endorsement level 4 after a match in which I received only 1 endorsement. I play a lot of QP and comp matches too in which I receive nothing or only 1-2 endorsements.
Endorsements levels might depend on some unknown/secret factors too like average daily playtime, whether you reward others with endorsements, etc…