Respawn finally pulled back the curtain on what went wrong with Apex Legends ranked in season 17 today. And, importantly, the devs have also presented how they plan to change things for the better in season 18.
In a blog post on the state of ranked, Respawn made its first major statement on the new ranked system that was introduced in season 17. The ranked changes were widely panned by the player base due to how inflated the Master rank had become, and how the most consistent strategy to gain ladder points (LP) in the new system and rank up was by simply hiding and avoiding fights, making it less likely to be eliminated from lobbies of a higher skill than many others.