Playing ranked on random civs brought back the fun

Let me start by saying I am quite competitive, as in getting pissed I rush castle with OOTD and someone steals 3 relics.

So playing ranked was getting less and less fun, quick matches have some weird maps. I was grinding Delhi and French and got to 1 point below Diamond 1, 70-something win rate.

Ranked made me anxious, losing bummed me and winning didn’t really bring much joy.

Then, I started playing ranked on random. Completely disconnected from those damned points. Now, I enjoy playing a lot more. Even losing all games I got as Ottoman was fun.

I can play pretty much any civ (Ottoman being my worst, followed by Rus), and I get very enthusiastic when I get a Civ I like, and feel motivated by civs I’m not so good at. It taps into my creativity whenever I get weird civ/map pairings

This post is just meant to share my solution in case there are others in similar situations, and maybe make the game more fun for someone else too.