Pretty sure that line of unlocks at the bottom of the ranked screen was just straightforward once-off rewards for reaching any given rank. Also whether they do DLC or not in time, I don't see any hints towards it happening anytime soon, personally. I figure that if DLC was actually the plan, they'd actually use the word "content". Features and improvements can simply just be features and improvements, not necessarily tied to DLC. All that said, if they do end up doing DLC I'll take that as a good sign of growth for the game.
Thanks for the comment banjax, I always enjoy your takes. Im just hopefully I still dont see the point in releasing a mp game in 2024 without some rough possibility of dlc. If this was only a cash grab they could've ditched it after the first month and used "low player count" as an excuse. Because at that point they had 90% of their sales and most of those were probably nonrefundable by then. These continued patches and words like "new feature" just give me hope that they are waiting to see if ranked can turn things around. God I hope it turns things around.
Well for this game to turn around it needs two things... One, the devs to just not bail and keel trying. Two, the community to remain optimistic and remind people why we love the game. Focus on why we're here rather than our fears. If players spread too much fear and doubt then people will bail regardless of the efforts from the devs. They could nail the stability issues and launch the perfect ranked mode but no one will know because they listened to doomers while the devs were busy figuring out real solutions...on an outdated game engine...for a game they didn't even make. So yeah, fuck the doomers, keep up the hopium, because we both know Gigantic is worth it
