by Lewis Burnell on Jul 27, 2019
Changes are afoot in Dota Underlords when it comes to Ranked mode, and ranking up. Points will be awarded and lost for where you finish, you'll no longer be able to queue with friends in Ranked, and your current rank will determine who you're matched up against. It seems many players aren't happy with this change: they want to be able to increase their rank, while playing with friends. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that, as it does feel somewhat open to abuse. At the same time, Dota Underlords is more fun when playing with a friend. The main changes include:
Valve have also revealed how achieving a rank will simply be a matter of reaching a point milestone. The highest will require 7600, with a #1 finish granting 100 points: it'll be quite the grind. Full details here.