Deadlock Ratings Explained – ProSettings.net

After much anticipation, Deadlock ranked mode has arrived. Players can now play competitive matches and increase their ranking. However, the ranked mode is unlike anything we see in other games. Deadlock brings a breath of fresh air into the competitive gaming scene by introducing a new and exciting ranking system, and here’s everything you need to know if you’re new.

Notes: Deadlock is still in the playtest stage so the ranking system is still far from perfect. You can expect some major changes as time goes on and developers implement more input from the community.

All Ranks on Deadlock

In Deadlock, ranks are called medals. Each medal is divided into 5 subdivisions; I, II, III, IV, V, and Star. Here are all the Deadlock medals from lowest to highest:

• Dark (Unrated)
• Start
• Seeker
• Alchemist
• Arcanist
• Messenger
• Archons
• Fortune-teller
• Ghost
• Power
• Eternal

Obscurus is an unranked medal; if you have no rank, you will be awarded the Obscurus medal.

Stalemate: Weekly Ranking System Explained

Unlike other games where ratings last permanently or over a long period of time (usually several weeks or months), Deadlock uses a weekly system.

Your medals or rankings are calculated at the end of each week. You must play a minimum of seven ranked matches during that week to earn a ranking. If you don’t play your seven games, you will be given an Obscurus rating.

Ranks reset every week, and you must play seven more games to earn your rank. This cycle repeats every week: play seven games and unlock the rankings.

Lastly, there is no points-based system; everything is hidden. You won’t see any points earned or lost after the game. Your ranking will only appear at the end of the week.

Rank Progression in Deadlock

If there’s no points system, like you see in CS2, how do you know you’re ranking up? Additionally, if rankings reset weekly instead of seasonally like in Fortnite, how would you progress?

Well, that’s all done by the hidden MMR (matchmaking rating). When you play a match, you gain or lose MMR. This MMR is hidden. If you win more matches, your MMR will be higher and you will be awarded better medals.

In essence, your medals reset every week, but your MMR does not. So if you continue to improve, you will play better every week. You don’t start from zero at the beginning of the week. Improve your gameplay, win games, and you’ll earn higher ranking medals every week.

You can check your rankings over the past few weeks to get a better understanding of your progress.

How to Calculate Deadlock MMR?

There is no information about how your hidden MMR is calculated. Plus, Valve Anti Cheat doesn’t allow any trackers so there’s no way to know what your MMR is.

What you can do is speculate on some basic factors. For example, winning a match will increase your MMR, and losing a match will decrease it. However, things like personal performance, souls farmed, and goals completed may also play a role in measuring your performance in a match. Note that this is just speculation: no one knows how MMR Deadlock is calculated, so don’t believe any ‘tricks’ you see online. Just focus on being the best player and teammate you can be, and your ranking will rise.

How to Unlock Ranked Mode in Deadlock

To unlock ranked mode, you must play fifty casual matches. It’s a lot, but these measures are taken to prevent smurfing and familiarize new players with the game.

Once you’ve played fifty matches, you’ll unlock ranked mode, and all you need to do is play seven matches to get your ranking at the end of the week. Once ranked mode is unlocked, there is no need to unlock it again.

Conclusion

Although the Deadlock ranking system looks very complicated at first glance, it is actually relatively simple. Play well every week, and you will get the rank you want. Play worse and you will lose rankings. The weekly system is interesting because it allows you to (somewhat) start from scratch each week, and a bad week won’t permanently lower your ranking.

Burair is a freelance writer for ProSettings.net