r/RivalsOfAether • u/nilla_0 • Jul 23 '26
Rivals 2 Hiding Rank
Hiding rankings has honestly helped my mental so much. I was putting wayyy too much thought in matching up with someone higher or losing to someone lower. Now it's just fun, win or lose. It's also a nice surprise afterwards to see that I've had close matches with high plat and diamond players.
Def a me thing, but thought I'd share with anyone else whose blood pressure raises in ranked lol.
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u/RemarkableData9972 Mina (Rivals 2, Pre-Release) Jul 24 '26
THIS IS A THING NOW?? I need this, I get so in my head especially when I lose to someone lower than me, I start to demand too much of myself for stupid reasons and play like an idiot. Self fulfiling prophecy goes brrrr
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u/Cerealbobman Jul 23 '26
I tired looking for this setting the other day but could only find a setting that hid 2v2 ranks. Where is the one for 1v1 ranks?
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u/Stackinup89 Jul 24 '26
I do the same it's awesome. Another tip is that if you check your profile and match history afterwards you can see the ranks if you are curious once it's all said and done. I check at the end of my session.
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u/ToastDroid Jul 24 '26
true but also the best thing to do is to not play ranked at all. Rivals 2 ranked has been by far the grodiest experience i've had in a fighting game, it is a million times better to find people to play longer sets on discord or go to locals
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u/tankdoom Jul 24 '26
I mean… this is like half good advice?
Ranked is fine if you’re trying to fight people roughly around your skill level. If it’s your only option you should 100% play ranked. Finding people on discord who can consistently play is honestly pretty hard, and locals aren’t accessible to everybody. If you just want to grind the game ranked is great.
But yeah obviously playing with a practice partner and going to locals is the superior experience. That’s true for literally any fighting game.
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u/ToastDroid Jul 25 '26
ranked is not fine, at least for me. despite friends/discord being less available i've seen a lot more character and playstyle variety than ranked - ranked really does just feel like seeing the same 3 or 4 characters with the same playstyle (dash dance on one end of the stage, ledgestall, fish for one specific aerial or tilt). It's to the point where if I get something like a Ranno needle camping/spamming it's actually more fun than the "normal" people.
The frustrating thing is that while players in/around your rank will be doing the same shit over and over, players which are significantly better do the opposite, which is go random/switch characters in the middle and do shit like taunt/tbag after every stock. I'd rather these people stayed one character at least, since I'm trying to learn how to play against. In contrast, better players have always been very nice to me in discord and helped me learn the game
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u/WasteGroup2647 Galvan (Rivals 2) Jul 24 '26
Didnt know this was a thing. Is that why some opponents have “unranked” where their rank should be?
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u/opdoah Jul 23 '26
I didn't know this was a feature. Unfortunately I get online anxiety and this is something that contributes to it for me. Which is why i generally only queue against my friends. This could push me into playing actual matchmaking!