:) It used to be like that, then it was "improved" to how it is now in a patch. So this arrangement is deliberate. It's not a flaw; it's a feature. ;)
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They could make it so the first person you see is 1 rank higher, then 10 ranks, 20 ranks, 30 etc, so that the people who want to move one at a time can and the people who wish to move up quickly can as well.