What do my RR gains mean?

The gap between your hidden rating and your visible badge. When the system believes you belong higher, it pays generously to move you there; when it predicted your win, it pays the minimum. That is why the slider on this page is the whole tool — the number already contains the verdict.

The queue is quietly saying your hidden rating sits below the badge. Until they reconverge, losses stay expensive. It corrects itself either way — with wins upward, or with the rank drifting down to the truth.

No. Each queue tracks its own rating; only competitive games move the competitive number. Warm-up modes are for aim, not for the ladder.

The badge partially, the hidden rating barely. Placements after a reset re-derive your visible rank from the rating that never really left — which is why most players land near where they ended.

Often yes, and it is measurable: digging out costs dozens of discounted wins, while a fresh account places from a clean slate. If you go that way, ranked needs account level 20 — the level-20 calculator next door counts that grind, and the shelf sells it finished.