The spar community stinks nowadays... Everyone is always upset at losses, quick to make excuses and blame others (or the server), and are far too proud of themselves for their own good. Also, people tend to get a high rating and leave it there, without sparring it away. I did that a week or so ago and let me tell you, it really is easy to rocket up the ranks if you only spar semi-actively! What we need is an active, respectful spar community with guilds full of members that will help each other improve.
This is good sparring imo.