Riot Attempts to Appease Crowd Via New Ranking Emblems

Introduction : 

It's no secret that a large portion of the playerbase is a little upset at dynamic queue. Most of the complaints centered around lack of transparency for whether a specific player was boosted by players he was grouped with, or truly deserved the rank he was placed at.

As a result, Riot is implementing a new system that gives players who solo, do small groups, or do five man teams different icons. It also changes based on what the majority of your last 25 games are. 

Check out the full details below!

Earn ranked emblems starting today

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Emblems help you show off how you work with others to win games. In dynamic ranked, crack 25 nexii to earn a new emblem for your Profile and Leagues pages. Whether you win as a lone wolf, with a premade friend or two, or alongside fully-stacked teams, there’s an emblem for you.

Win counts are retroactive from 6.12, not the start of the season. Check your profile page to see how many more wins you need to earn an emblem. Here’s how they break down:

• To earn and keep a solo emblem, the vast majority of your last 25 wins must come from queuing alone
• Claim a dynamic emblem by winning with a mix of premade sizes
• Unlock and keep a team emblem by winning a majority of your last 25 games with a premade size of four or five
• Your emblem can change over time, reflecting your last 25 dynamic ranked wins

Solo

Dynamic

Team

Emblems are an early effort, we’re exploring updates to the system based on your feedback, so let us know!

FAQ

• Can I earn more than one emblem at once?

  No. Emblems are meant to reflect how you won your last 25 games, so they can change over the course of the season.
• Where does (or doesn’t) my emblem show?

  Emblems show on your Profile and Leagues pages. They don’t show on the loading screen, or in game.
• Why not show emblems on the loading screen?

  The future of emblems depends on your feedback. We’ve got ideas about how emblems could fold into ranked rewards, so let us know what you think about the feature as it stands, and what it could be in the future.
• I stomp ranked with friends but want to have the solo emblem, can Player Support change it for me?

  No, but you can change it yourself by winning ranked games sans-friends.
• I don’t want my emblem to show. Can I turn my emblem off?

  No, your emblem is like your ranked tier or mastery level.
• Do emblems affect matchmaking?

  No, not even a little bit.

What are your thoughts on the new system? Is it enough or should Riot do more? Comment below!