Ranking system

Would a chess ranking system (something similar to other video games - eg. bronze, silver, gold etc.) both work and attract more players? The elo system can remain but just assigning ranks may be a way to attract new players and drive players to play more games.

The problem I see is that there are no "real" ranks until you are a tilted player which could be impossible for a lot of players.

USCF already has a class system which encompasses the lower ranked players into a rank so it could have potential on chess.com.
Do any of you think this would at all work? And if it could work would it be beneficial to chess.com and chesses poularity?

I think you're onto something. Going by hundreds, like 1200, 1300, 1400, are already milestones though that people want to reach, and then reach the next, and next, and next.

There would be a lot of ranks then. What about ranks that only bots are able to reach (like 3000+, and I'm talking about FIDE ratings)? Would we create ranks for them? I find the idea cool tho

I am not really into the idea at all. Coming from games with rating systems like these I am very glad that you have a clean and transparent elo rating in chess.

Also: some games that used skill groups ended up using elo ratings again. e.g. Sc2

starcraft still uses ranks. It just has elo as well and thats what i think chess.com should do.

I agree but maybe move all the ranks down one so rising star would just be 0-800, 1000 for bronze, 1300 for silver etc. etc.

me silver almost cystal