As it currently stands, we’re getting awarded tickets upon crossing League Divisions (sapphire to ruby gives 20, etc).
This is fine in theory and well in intention, but paired with League MMR matchmaking (which has an equal chance of fast-tracking you on 40-long winstreaks to legendary OR 400-long losingstreaks to hell — roll the dice on those initial matchups!), these can be a frustrating endeavour to embark on.
Instead of musing about how matchmaking miiiight be better, what if we simply dropped tickets at the end of every X number of matches instead (make X high if you want – like 30 or something)? So even on my 70th blowout lost game in a row (thanks, Blizzard), if you choose to tough it out and grind you can still at least maybe progress a little bit toward your wings without feeling like you’re pouring both time and soul down a League black hole you have no chance of ever seeing the end or reward of?
I’m sure the ‘l33t’ players enjoying the good side of the mmr curve will say ’that’s just where you belong!’ aaaaaand frankly I don’t mind. Sure. We don’t all need to be ‘legendary’ tiered. I just think those who sink 300 hours of dedication despite matchup losses deserve their wings as much as the guy who got carried through it on a system streak in 3 hours, because I don’t know about you, but anyone who experienced and face-tanked that mmr hell is truly darn legendary in my books!
By having ‘pity tickets’ drop every say, 30 games, you’d also remove a lot of the toxicity in league from frustrated players who reeaally are just there to work towards a goal and play some fun matches, but at the moment have absolutely 0 way to beat the system or progress towards it, and are essentially forced to ‘hit legendary tier or bust’. I reckon it’d be a lot friendlier if people stuck in sapphire were still slowly chugging along, albeit a bit slower than everyone else. The same way wiped raids that still award pity Magnetite shards has helped a lot more people not mind dying.