Blizzard has stated that as a one-time courtesy, they will help players who used Bloodstained Commendation in hopes of gaining Rank, but did not obtain the required Honorable Kills to actually rank up.
In order to gain a PvP Rank, players must obtain 15 or more Honorable Kills (HK's) in one week, as well as the appropriate amount of Honor. For those players that attempted to gain a Rank solely through using dozens of Bloodstained Commendation, Blizzard is extending a one-time-only fix — so in the future, make sure to PvP wisely!
We identified a significant number of players who appear to have been trying for Rank, and used a lot of Bloodstained Commendations before the deadline, but did not obtain the requisite HKs that week. We’ve developed a one-time-only fixup for you.On Tuesday, April 16, during scheduled maintenance – before the weekly calculations are started for the week of April 9-16 – we’re going to attempt to change the record for those player-characters who fit the above description for the week of April 2-9.
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