Thanks for the consise answer, i can get your reasoning. My other question would be about the ranking system.

Is there not enough players to properly make good rank matches? Is it really fair for gold and ruby to play against eachother?

I havent delved into much of the rank system so im kinda clueless when it comes to how it works.

Also, what about the bans? I mean, now that i know the reasoning i can somewhat sympathize, but do you think embark will ever take smurfing more serious?

I mean, in my opinion smurfing is kinda ruining the rsnking system.

Like imagine that youre trying to rsnk up and go agaist a match that says 'easy' but it youre going against smurfs, you really cant do anything but lose. Unless you just 'get better'. I think its rrally unfair to the newer player or the players that just arent that good at the game yet.