I understand his question - You can grind rank 14 only by being high in standings for weeks. It works like on retail, you gan honor, then standing based on this honor and then you raise in rank based on your standing. Next week, there will be 20% rank decay and new rank is calculated as previous one. If you logout and don't participate in PvP next week, you just lost 20% of your rank for each week.
So if you decided no play and have 0 HKs you decay ?
If I'm in r13 in 99,99% I can decay if I no play the next week ?
The Real Blizz mode was = You no play a week you decay a rank.
But in other server private server you can "Freezing" and take longs breaks and back when you a lot time for play (If too many people are in pvp you need 18/24 hours in BGs if u want to have r14)
I've never understood the rank system, one simple question: Is it possible to reach rank 14 without ever reaching standing 1? im aware it can/will take longer, but is it possible?
No needed.
I get the r14 in Blizz and no you no need st1 for r14 you just need top 5 for more than 6 weeks, with st1 is just 4 weeks or less, the rule is let the person who have more progress to r14 got the st 1.
St1 is just most progress but if you are always for severals weeks 5 you can have r14.. But if you standing is like 7 or worse you probability can decay a bit.
R13 to R14 (If u star with r13 in 0%)
Standing 5 = more 6 weeks
Standing 3 -4 = around 6 week
Standing 2 = around weeks
Standing 1 = 4 weeks.
Standing 6 to 9 you just keep the rank
Standing 10 or worts = Decay if you are at 13.