I was addressing explicitly a post referring to "Bursts Onto the Scene" since Yami mentioned it by name. And in the Bursts Into 2016 thread, I was addressing the Montreal community only — there had already been ranked Burst events in other regions at that time.
As the initial announcement I linked earlier shows, our policy was always that the first Burst event in each region would be unranked. We're up for discussing on whether we want that policy to continue, but we stated our policy clearly when we initially announced Burst Format rule adjustments, and haven't said anything thus far to indicate that policy had changed.
As the initial announcement I linked earlier shows, our policy was always that the first Burst event in each region would be unranked. We're up for discussing on whether we want that policy to continue, but we stated our policy clearly when we initially announced Burst Format rule adjustments, and haven't said anything thus far to indicate that policy had changed.