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nebwise's avatar
nebwise
5 years ago

Arena Servers are (Respectfully) Hot Trash

I've been playing a lot of AL Arenas on PS4 since it launched, and the consistency of matchmaking and gameplay (ranked and unranked) has been very uneven. At best, I'd say about two out of ten matche...
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LaughingSharko's avatar
LaughingSharko
5 years ago
@nebwise Is hot trash better or worse than cold trash? Because I would vote for whatever is worse.

Nice bullet points and bolded headings, btw.

The 3-stacks vs randos is especailly problematic, not to mention what the heck are low bronze players doing in matches against high gold players? When it's 3-stacked, it's even worse.
  • nebwise's avatar
    nebwise
    5 years ago
    @LaughingSharko Yeah. The skill margins in Arenas are super-narrow, with wins usually hinging on a team's weakest player. Even gold vs. silver is usually no-contest.

    What really chaps my * is that devs have said several times they wouldn't match 3-stacks with randos, and they didn't deliver.
    • Midnight9746's avatar
      Midnight9746
      Hero+
      5 years ago
      @nebwise Yeah, they didn't do that. I had two randoms and was pitted against a team, who's club name showed above their characters at the top, and the "Enemy Team" popup at the start, was their club name.

      That's clearly a pre-made squad.