Danger Zone Rating System Explanation: How It Works and all Danger Zone Ranks

In 2017, the PC gaming industry was hit by a wave of Battle Royale games. PUBG, which came out then, shook the position of classic competitive games like CSGO and Dota 2, and for a while became the centre of attention of players from all over the world.

Not surprisingly, there was a boom for battle royales among video game developers. They made a lot of them: some of them were passable, and projects like Apex Legends occupied their niche and remain in demand years after release. Valve stayed away for a long time, but in December 2018 they decided to release their alternative to PUBG - Danger Zone.

Danger Zone was an alternative CSGO mode with battle royal rules. It's hard to say how popular the project turned out to be, but given the appearance of a ranking system in it, it seems that Danger Zone managed to gain its player base.

In this article we will talk about the ranking system and all the ranks of Danger Zone. Understanding the MMR system in the mod can be important knowledge if Valve plans to develop the mode with the release of Counter-Strike 2.

Danger Zone's ranking system

Danger Zone is one of the CSGO modes. The project is not a standalone game and requires logging into CSGO to run it. However, the project is still autonomous, and an example is the Danger Zone ranking system, which is completely separate from CSGO.

Danger Zone rating system appeared in the mode 7 months after its release. With its introduction, Valve tried to keep The International players interested in the mode, which has not been a huge success since its release due to the rather poor functionality, which could not be expanded due to the CSGO engine. However, the alternative mode found its audience. As well as players fighting for maximum ranks.

Below we show all available ranks in Danger Zone from the lowest to the highest:

• Rat 1
• Rat 2
• Hare 1
• Hare 2
• Scout 1
• Scout 2
• Scout Elite
• Fox 1
• Fox 2
• Fox 3
• Fox Elite
• Timber Wolf
• Ember Wolf
• Wildfire Wolf
• Howling Alpha

Thus, there are 15 separate ranks in Danger Zone in 5 categories. Besides, you should understand that the ranks in Danger Zone do not correlate with the ranks in other CSGO modes: Ranked Matchmaking and Teammates. In other words, Global Elite does not guarantee you a place in the pool of players with Howling Alpha rank. And all because of the rather unusual rating system.

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How the CSGO Danger Zone rating system works

A classic practice for competitive games with ranking systems and ranks is the separation of players depending on their rank and skill. Most often in such games the difference between players with different ranks should be minimal, as it is implemented in VALORANT, but not in Danger Zone.

The CSGO Danger Zone ranking system allows players of any rank to get caught in the same match. This is done to avoid smurfing, which is widespread in other Valve games.

Obviously, such a system can spoil the experience for newcomers, but according to Valve's own statements, ranks in CSGO Danger Zone depend on a player's individual performance, not on the final ranking and score. This approach helps strong players rise through the ranks faster, no matter what the circumstances.

What's the bottom line?

The ranking system in Danger Zone is a very unique thing and the subject of much debate. Nevertheless, each player here can develop and raise his rank by using new strategies in matches, co-operating with friends in a pack and grind, without it.