Lol...I'll be like see me in battle lounge yo, youz a faux Gold, you ain't taking my points!!!



On ranked mattering though I agree it's more accurate than say SF4 for gauging skill level. You just have to keep up with the general flow of top players.



At launch, the standard for competent players was reaching Gold. Momochi, Diago, etc...were the first to hit diamond.



Now, diamond is the new platinum. If you play long enough, you'll get there, as so much of the good players are now battling it out in the upper part of Diamond and super diamond and once again the top players like Momochi and Diago hit the 30K mark which is Master I believe.



You can cheese your way to a lot of points, but again, you still have to win and play "A LOT" so even if a diamond player isn't as good as the next one, they have some fundamental skills that are above average.



@Syncere It was fate...the salt gods in your favor lol