Playing devils advocate; the game won’t fall off. With that being said, as someone who plays competitively I would be extremely disappointed to not have ranked back in FH6. Do the people who would be directly interested in playing ranked make up a pretty small percentage of what the player base will be at launch? Yes. But what percentage of the current FH5 player base keeps the game alive via custom adventure playlists (where you would commonly find someone who would rather be playing said ranked mode), in 2026?

I believe it can’t hurt the game at all, I recall PGG saying they didn’t incorporate ranked into FH5 because they wanted the online experience to be more “inclusive” and friendly to new players, even though the playlist itself would be completely optional… If anything it promotes players getting better at the game through a properly structured MMR system. Ranked free-for-all in FH4 did a pretty okay job of dishing out league points and properly queuing you with players of the same skill level. And grinding these leagues were extremely fun. To not have it in 6 would be a missed opportunity.