We used to play our games with the option set to rated. Now when I create the kingdom and then click on rated game, the kingdom is eliminated...is the new rated feature only good for random game sets?
Yes.
The feature was abused by some to always make the same kingdoms and then wait on tables for unsuspecting players, who would then loose in a kingdom they saw for the first time but their opponent had already played lots of.
So now, if you select one card, or include more than 2 landscape cards, the "rated" switch is reset to "unrated" and if you force it to rated, the your selected kingdom cards are thrown out.