Have credits work like EXP from Halo 3, where it wasnt neccesary for your skill level but it does help you rank up. Have it where you only get the number of credits you get in kills but only if you win the match.
Its about the same here. Rank doesnt equal skill. Though if i sit and play through a game and get matched with people that are less talented and losing because of it, i should get soemthing for my time, Or i would just simply quit the match. People think quiters are bad now, knowing you will get nothing if you lose, will make the problem even worse. Ex: I got crapped on majorly bad the other day. When 3 of my teammates lagged out, leaving only me left vs 4. Though i was very tempted to quit, becasue they had the power weopons, and I simply couldnt do much when they were running in pairs. I ended up winning, barely.
The issue isnt so much ranks, its not having playlists that seperate skill levels. Matchmaking that is putting people together that are really good with really bad,and with only arenas having that ability to seperate and not much at that. So how good is one onyx to another? Maybe with the brackets, they can add 1-10 skill levels. That way u actually progress, with the brackets being the big jumps and the 1-10 being smaller jumps so that you can see yourself progressing within the brackets. In the end, it boils down to a revamped playlist, with revamp matchmaking.
im fine as long as there is 1-50