What's the point of playing before season 6?

OlafRagnarson·Nov 4, 2015·2 votes·232 views

The title says it all---what's the point? All stats are wiped clean at the new season, right? Is there any benefit to moving up in rank before the new season?

11 Comments

Deep Terror NamiNov 4, 20153 votes

Stats are not wiped clean. You retain your MMR, which determines your placement next time. You can use the preseason to raise it and get a better spot.

LuggNov 4, 20153 votes

Fun and learning some of the new abilities in the reworks before things get serious.

Romans VI XXIIINov 4, 20151 votes

if you are talking about ranked, no there isn't much point. but if you do move up in ranked it will help your placement for next season

OlafRagnarsonNov 4, 20151 votes

Oh really?

OlafRagnarsonNov 4, 20151 votes

Placing higher is huge motivation. Anything to help me not be stuck in the lower elo's is worth it

Unlucky Number7Nov 4, 20151 votes

you start the new ranked season slightly lower then your current rank.

Deep Terror NamiNov 4, 20151 votes

That's slightly true, but not quite accurate. If your MMR is higher than your Rank was you can even get a higher Rank than you were. The soft reset drops you about 2 ranks worth of MMR, so if your MMR is 2+ divisions higher then you'll come out ahead.

OhBoyItsaMegamanNov 4, 20151 votes

You're currently in Silver IV, so there might not be any benefit to climbing. The exact formula isn't known, but basically everyone from Bronze III to Silver III is going to get completely reset. You'd have to climb to the top of Silver before the reset to have even a small headstart over everyone below you.

It's still good practice, especially because of all the Season 6 changes.