How does ranking work? I have played Overwatch a lot i'm but new to Competitive Overwatch, currently im ranked 4,000, is being rank 100 good or being 5,000 good?
How does ranking work
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Not sure about console but on PC at the top of your friends list there is a 'Recent players' tab.
If you right click on a person you will see an 'Add friend' option in the dialog menu which, provided that they accept the request, adds them to your battle.net friends list.
You can also right click on a person's name in chat and add them that way (as pointed out by GnomeSlice below).
The competitive game mode is open for unranked play during the offseason. Like other unranked modes, the player's individual player levels are displayed instead of their competitive rankings.
The competitive mode was entirely closed during the first offseason (between seasons 1 and 2). This was described by Jeff Kaplan in this video:
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In the new Season 2 meta, the ranking system has changed. Whereas it used to be ranked on a 1-100 scale, with wins and losses contributing to fractions of a point, the system has changed for season 2.
Now, rankings are on a scale of 1-5000, allowing for greater representation of skill level. The higher the number, the greater a players represented skill level. Additionally, wins and losses contribute whole number points. Players are rewarded "Icons" on their profile (placed instead of their profile number-ranking during ranked games), after reaching intervals on the 1-5000 scale. Once these rankings have been achieved, your number can drop below the ranking threshold, but you will still retain the same "Rank". A scale can be seen here: