Feedback on what makes an ideal teammate
Hello. In the “Apex Legends™: Matchmaking Test Update” you’ve asked for the feedback on what makes an ideal teammate, so I would like to share my personal opinion.
Based on my solo-queuing experience (which is my preferred way of playing the game), having matching playstyles is the most important thing for being successful, because it allows everyone to play comfortably and significantly reduces chances of misunderstanding. Personally, I would rather have two teammates that are much less skilled than me, but would follow my lead, than two exceptional players, each doing their own thing.
Now, thinking of how to put a number on the playstyle so that it can be used for matchmaking purposes, I would suggest to focus on the fighting aspect as misalignment here will likely send you back to the lobby and cause dissatisfaction. I think that if we measure how quickly a player gets into fights (both from the start of the match and upon noticing other players), whether they try to disengage from a fight when they get shot by another team and whether they leave their spot or change direction of moving across the map when they engage in a fight, we’ll get a pretty good impression of how aggressive they play and how important fighting is for them compared to looting and rotating to a good spot.
I hope this was helpful or at least interesting to read. Thank you.
