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As a team-based shooter,FragPunkhas as much to offer to competitive players as casual ones. This comes in the form of Ranked Matches, where you’ll be progressing through ranks to prove your skill and knowledge of the game.
Proving your abilities in competitive play will reward you with many exclusive goods that you may’t find anywhere else. If you think you have what it takes to reach the title of PunkMaster, we’ve compiled everything you need to know about Ranked Matches to get you started on your journey there.
How Ranked Matches Work
The Ranked game mode is unlocked upon reachingaccount level 30.
You generally level up once or twice per completed match, so expect to be able to play rankedafter about 20 standard or arcade matches.
Whilst standard matches have a best-of-seven battle, a ranked match works on abest-of-eleven system. Each team is trying toreach six winsinstead of four, and if both teams reach five wins,duels commenceas the usual tiebreaker.
The stakes are far higher, as thespeed at which you winthe game, yourperformance, andparticipation in team effortsare all taken into account when calculating how manyRank Pointsyou gain.
The rules are very similar to standard matches,with some changes:
Advanced Ranked Matches
Players ofDiamond rank and aboveplay Advanced Ranked Matches instead, whichcompletely revamps the Shard Card voting system.
Instead of all players voting on which Cards they like best,players vote for a Card Captainon both teams. The Card Captain is a player that, once elected, gets to make Shard Card decisionsfor the entire team. All players still get to give suggestions, but the Card Captain ultimately picks everything.
you may alsoturn off votes for yourselfso you can’t get elected by picking “Quit for the Card Captain”. This is especially useful as, if no one votes,the Card Captain is picked randomlyfrom the available candidates.
Once the Card Captains are picked, both teams' Card Captains get apool of eight cardsto choose from.One card can be bannedfrom this pool by each Card Captain, and then they bothtake turns picking cardsthey’d like from the pool. Shards are accumulated from all the players of both teams, and each Shard Card still has its regular price.
The Card Captain stays in poweruntil the end of the match, and Shard Cards get voted this wayevery round. While this may slow down the pace of the game, it ensures thatrandomness doesn’t affect your outcome as much.
Ranks And Rank Points
Once you unlock Ranked Matches, you will havefive placement matchesbefore you’re given a rank.
Your performance in these five matches is crucial, as it can land you a very high rank without you needing to grind for it with Rank Points.
At the end of each round, you willgain or lose Rank Points, or RP for short, depending on your performance. Collecting RPadvances you through the ranks, and losing them can lower your rankafter multiple losses in a row, as there is rank protection after losing enough points to lower your rank.
There are seven ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, and PunkMaster. Each rank hasfive tiers, except for Bronze, which has three, and PunkMaster, which has one. To advance ranks, you need to go througheach tier first, starting at the fifth one and climbing to the first one. Each division requires 100 RP to pass.
An Example Of A Player’s Rank
A player has reached the rankGold Five, and they have39 RP. They need61 RPmoreto reachGold Four(100 RP in total), after which their next rank to aim for isGold Three. This goes onuntil Gold One, after which their next rank would bePlatinum Five.
If, instead, they lost the 39 RP they had, they’d have a few matches of rank protection where they can’t lose any more points. If they still do,they’ll be back in Silver Oneand will need to climb back up to Gold Five.
Rewards For Ranked Players
There are also two pages offree rewardsfor skilled competitive players:Rank Rewardsand theRanked Store.
Rank Rewards
The Rank Rewards shop givesplayers who reach high rankssome rewards to show off. To find this page,go to your profile page(on the top left of the lobby screen) andpress the “Reward” buttonon the Rank panel.
After ten ranked match wins, you’ll be able to claimall the rewards corresponding to your rankand all ranks below yours. This always includesa sticker and name card, and each rank has somecustom rewards, such as kill counters, sprays, charms, backgrounds, or sticker packs.
Besides these,each Chapter has a rewardwith some conditions that need to be met. The reward in Chapter One is a Bad Moon skin,the Elegant Moment,for players that reached Gold and won ten ranked matches.
Ranked Store
Each ranked match rewards you withRanking Coinsas well. Winning scores you30 Ranking Coins, whilst losing gets you only ten.
These Ranked Coins can be spenton weapon skins, which can be viewed in the same menu as the Rank Rewards mentioned previously, or in the Store, under the Redeem tab, on the Ranked page.
Each weapon in the game has two skins here: aGold EraandSilver Eraskin. Utility weapon skins cost300 Ranking Coins, and all other weapon skins cost1,000 Ranking Coins.
Tips For Beginners
If you’re just starting, here are somebeginner tips for ranked play. These tips are meant for players in Regular Ranked Matches, as that’s where you’ll be starting your career.
Pick Lancers You Play Well
In Regular Ranked Matches, we recommend youpick up the Lancer you’re most confident inbefore the match starts. Lancers aren’t all equal, but if you’re good at playing one, you will do betterthan someone who’s just following the meta.
That said, if you’re just starting and aren’t sure who you’d like, we suggest taking a look at ourLancer Tier List. It will give you an idea of good picksuntil you find your footing with one.
Shard Cards Can Make Or Break The Game
If you’re confident in your knowledge of Shard Cards, you can ask your team if they’re willing to donate their Shards to you, soyou can act as a Card Captain. In the first match,select at least one card, even if it isn’t amazing. Having an advantage in the beginning isextremely beneficialin the long run. It will allow you to pick better ones in the future and swiftly flatten the enemy team.
Keep Track Of Weapons
Keep in mind that there arefive matches you need to get through until halftime, which means you can lose four weapons until then. For this reason, we recommend you takeone gun from a certain category at a time, so when a Shard Card that buffs a certain category becomes active,you don’t miss out.
Assault rifles and submachine guns arevery strongin most situations, though this, of course, varies depending on the Shard Cards in play.
Don’t Go First In Duels
If the enemy team has one player that completely dominates the match,they’ll be the trump card in duels. Since you can’t see which order the enemies picked to play in,try not to be first.
Being second is the best choiceif you’re eager to fight, as you’ll probably be facing off against an opponentweakened from the first duel, but your play style might fit a later position even better.
