
If both teams have poor DD play, it tends to be a slugfest. Especially in epicenter, DDs (played well) will need to close in and cap, and radar is potentially hugely more powerful than in randoms since the battlefield plays so much smaller (same maps, but the actual effective area in play is far tighter.)Īs always in epicenter or domination mode, good DD play is critical for a win. Ranked uses epicenter and 2-cap domination modes, often with the 2 caps close together (especially Fault Line and Neighbors.) This forces a very small, tight battlefield. The meta in ranked is different than randoms, and I expect it to be even more so with the inclusion of epicenter. My thoughts on the upcoming ranked season, and why the ranked meta makes premium ships far more important at tier 7 than tier 8, thereby effectively slanting the balance farther toward pay2win in a tier 7 ranked season than either tier 8 ranked or random battles.
