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JiboTV

7 years ago

Lets Talk About 'Skill-Based Matchmaking'?

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TheJumpingJawa

Seasoned Ace

7 years ago

Another duo session, this time with a different friend.

Session ended early, neither of us enjoyed it.

Sweaty game after sweaty game; in both Casual & the Xmas Event.

If the intent of SBMM is to drive away players who've been active since the beginning, then good job Respawn, you've succeeded.

The way I see it, is that there'll always be a small group of try-hard pro players far above everyone else; unfun to play against.

Without SBMM, the "burden" of these players is spread among the entire game's population.

With SBMM, this burden is now carried solely by the 2% Diamond-tier.

As has been demonstrated by ranked; it simply isn't sustainable and will result in a cascade of abandonment.

It'll begin with the diamond-tier population gradually abandoning the game.

After that, the burden will progressively fall upon the plat-tier players. (though with an even larger skill gap!).

SBMM will hasten the death of the game's population.

JiboTV

7 years ago

@TheJumpingJawa wrote:
Another duo session, this time with a different friend.
Session ended early, neither of us enjoyed it.
Sweaty game after sweaty game; in both Casual & the Xmas Event.
If the intent of SBMM is to drive away players who've been active since the beginning, then good job Respawn, you've succeeded.
The way I see it, is that there'll always be a small group of try-hard pro players far above everyone else; unfun to play against.
Without SBMM, the "burden" of these players is spread among the entire game's population.
With SBMM, this burden is now carried solely by the 2% Diamond-tier.
As has been demonstrated by ranked; it simply isn't sustainable and will result in a cascade of abandonment.
It'll begin with the diamond-tier population gradually abandoning the game.
After that, the burden will progressively fall upon the plat-tier players. (though with an even larger skill gap!).
SBMM will hasten the death of the game's population.

What you say is reflected in the experience of not just diamond+ players, but also by platinum level players as well from what I have seen. It seems like gold tier players tend not to experience things as badly at the SBMM ranking they are at in casual matches. They do still feel the effect of being matched against tougher opponents that I've seen, but it is better exhibited for the people who play more overall. A top-down draining of the players that do play this game a lot is something I hope does not occur but may given how things are.

I appreciate your analysis and response in this discussion on the current state of SBMM.