Vikassi Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I know you get less comms for ranked, but they are ranked and your not trading regular comms in at a loss. Is it more efficient to play ranked for the comms than it would be to play regular warzones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainApop Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Efficient in what sense? If you need regular comms then you aren't getting those any faster in ranked arenas when compared to regular warzones. Factoring in the added queuetime almost all servers have for solo/group ranked. If you don't need regular comms for any upgrades then you should be geared appropriately enough for ranked and there's no reason you shouldn't be queueing as such. Of course you'll get ranked comms faster in ranked. Not that I'd condone the following actions but if you think you're just going to lose every single game then from a comms/hour point of view it's probably still worth it as long as you area DPS with access to either taunts or viable offheals. You'll still likely get you your 8 medals or close to even in a losing match. As a tank/healer I wouldn't say it'd be worth it. In a losing match(2-0) you'll likely walk off with 2/3 medals due to spending half the game CC'd or dead being a primary target for such things. However if the previous two paragraphs are relevant I'd say you're missing the point entirely. If you don't actually want to play ranked then don't. The gear is not ahuge upgrade, getting it slower will not affect your quality of life in the warzones in the slightest. Edited April 17, 2014 by CaptainApop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikassi Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Thats what I was asking. Would I get ranked comms faster by playing ranked. I wasnt sure if it was just about the same or faster playing ranked. I could care less about rating. I'm fully geared/augmented in obroan with a few brutalizer pieces, but it takes me forever to play regs to gear up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 When they add the ranked quests, I would think the answer would be yes. Now, I'm not sure. You have to wait in the queue a lot longer in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikassi Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I should also mention I play concealment .. lol Its my only character that I've played since launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodrin Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Thats what I was asking. Would I get ranked comms faster by playing ranked. I wasnt sure if it was just about the same or faster playing ranked. I could care less about rating. I'm fully geared/augmented in obroan with a few brutalizer pieces, but it takes me forever to play regs to gear up. For getting brutalizer ranked is faster if they are popping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainApop Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Thats what I was asking. Would I get ranked comms faster by playing ranked. I wasnt sure if it was just about the same or faster playing ranked. I could care less about rating. I'm fully geared/augmented in obroan with a few brutalizer pieces, but it takes me forever to play regs to gear up. The answers yes then, I'd imagine this is true at primetime on most serves. if ranked is totally dead on your server then obviously this point is moot. A win in ranked will net you as many ranked comms as three wins in regs would. The average arena game is around half the length of the average warzone, if that. Even with the added time spent queueing it's much faster. The most ranked comms with the least effort I would imagine involves doing the daily warzone quests (thus completing the weekly over a few days) and filling the remainder of your time with ranked queues thus completing the ranked quests once they are added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikassi Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 yea, you're right, i just won a ranked and you get a 140 comms. Had no idea, I thought you got way less. Much faster this way, especially when you win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainApop Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) I should also mention I play concealment .. lol Its my only character that I've played since launch. Well that's something I guess. Might not be worth the pain and suffering on average but I guess it depends how the pvp'ers on your server are. Concealment is among if not the worst spec in ranked arenas, especially in solo. Long as you win the odd the game it'll still be fastest but conc won't see too many medals in losses since you're pretty much going to be the squishiest thing on your team every game (first target). Up to you if it's worth the hassle over just regstarring your way to brutalizer. Silver lining is this is pre-season so it's not like anyone with any sense gives a **** about their rating. Edited April 17, 2014 by CaptainApop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren_simp Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Yes its worth doing ranked right now it preseason You get no rating and only comms now is the time to gear and practice in either solo or group If solo isn't popping form groups to queue against I made over 3000 ranked comms in just 1day doing only ranked It's preseason get in there And get geared or you will be unprepared for season 2 Btw concealment isn't that bad you got the burst just play smart above all go for medals As you can get upto 65comms for a loss 30 if you get no medals Even 30 is equal to a win in normals with comm conversion Edited April 17, 2014 by Ren_simp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-ToXiN Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Short answer: Ranked is more efficient if:a) ranked queues are popping at a decent rateb) you win decently often You have to consider that you can complete an arena in less than 3 minutes, while most reg warzones will take around 12-13 minutes unless you blow out a Huttball or 3-cap. If arenas are slow to pop or you are losing more often than winning, it can be slower. Keep in mind that sometimes arenas can take a lot longer to pop then regs, so you may or not be able to get more comms in arenas in the same amount of time you spend on warzones. Even for a loss in regs, you can get 130 comms I think if you get a lot of medals, but you rarely get more than 60-70 comms for a loss in arena, and it can be as little as 30. Edited April 18, 2014 by Z-ToXiN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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