

This is also a good way to estimate the difficulty level of opponents in Quick Battle offline an estimation of appropriate rank is given for each of these opponents. You start at E5, and there are achievements/trophies for achieving higher ranks.

The ranks go from E (worst) to A (best), and 5 (worst) down to 1 (best), with a transition to the next highest letter when you get to the lowest number (e.g. It is dependent on your opponent's rank and whether or not you win or lose (and probably some other unidentified factors).

Every time you play a match on XBox Live or PSN, you gain experience towards your next rank (this is separate from the leveling procedure for offline games, which unlocks you additional creation gear). The letter-number code on your player card is your multiplayer rank in Ranked matches (not Player matches or Global Colosseo matches).
