That is not entirely fair in my opinion, a new player may do well at lower levels and then when the come up to 21+ range get destroyed. They should not get less of a reward because they did well against normal players and struggle against farmers.

I cant see penalizing a higher ranked individual for winning. Esp in the case of a #1 ranked player. Who is he going to fight and not be above in ranking? If he wins, his rewards have to stay normal where as if the underdog wins, thier rewards can be increased...

If his SMC is decreased because he is fighting lower ranked opponents, he may not even recover the cost of kits he may have to use...

This is EXACTLY what I'm suggesting!

I understand that it may not be that high of a priority, but I think that it would improve the gaming experience for beginning players, which, in turn are more likely to hang around. And more players online makes the game better for everyone.

If the rewards are lower, it may make high ranked players think twice about using a kit, but is that a bad thing? They would be forced to decide whether their ranking is more important than a bit of cash.

I'm not sure how this could lead to abuse. I'm not suggesting the money from losing fights should ever be more lucrative than winning. And you only get paid to loose if you stick around to the end.

I don't want higher ranked players to regret using kits....However, I want lower level players to get more sm from battles if they vs a higher ranked opponent.

Maybe if an ELO system is used, Make it so players don't actually start to gain ELO until they reach level 25 ( so 25 and lower will be unkrank players). So, if someone who has ELO vs a player with no rank at all, they wont gain any ELO. Which in turn means no bonus credits based on the ELO for either player.

Basically yes. Reason is to cut down on abuse that could happen that was mentioned in this thread. Also, this will give a reason not to farm around level 20.