TL;DR: We are changing Ranked party sizes to 3v3 from 4v4 to bring Ranked more in line with the competitive experience. This change is experimental and will be reverted if necessary.
Over the last year, many of our Ranked players have given us feedback about the Ranked experience not meeting their expectations, so we began to experiment more with the Ranked queue, such as adding in King of the Hill (KOTH) during Season 1 of Year 2. One of the key learnings we took away from this experience was that consistency is vital, so we are making some changes to Ranked this season to address this.
WHAT'S CHANGING?
Last month, we announced the return of the Rogue Company Championship Series, and our community tournament organizers quickly began assembling open 3v3 events for the Rogue Company community. We watched, listened, and read your feedback and enthusiasm for this smaller format. So as we enter a new season of Ranked, we want to make sure that the Ranked experience you get in Rogue Company reflects the competitive experience you watch and enjoy.
With that in mind, we are excited to announce that we are changing Ranked from a 4v4 format to a smaller 3v3 format in the latest update of Rogue Company, Covert Ops.
Like last season, this change is experimental, and we want to reassure our Ranked players that we will be reading your feedback about this change and revert these changes if necessary.
LOOKING FORWARD
We know that improvements to Ranked haven't always been smooth, and as previously stated, we know we have a ways to go. However, we hope these changes will help to ease some of the pain players have been experiencing in Ranked around consistency with competitive formats.
We truly appreciate your patience and feedback, and we can't wait to share with you the systems we have been working on, such as Draft Pick, which will come later this year.