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Vortex733's avatar
6 years ago

SBMM - RANKED

SBMM - RANKED

What is it based on?  Does anyone know?

1.  I think there should be a permanent mode that is based purely on damage per game or KDR.  IMO, DPG or KDR is the only real measure of skill.  If wins must be factored in they should account for no more than 20% of the equation. 

2.  Ranked mode is broken in this sense, anyone who spends enough time playing can camp or get carried by friends and rank up even if their skill level (KDR) is negative.  Depending on the amount of time they play they could maybe even make it to plat or diamond.  Avoiding fights and camping until 3-5 squads left is no indication of actual skill.  Ranked Mode's purpose is to get you into matches with SIMILARLY SKILLED OPPONENTS (and teammates presumably).  Staying alive while eliminating others is MUCH MORE indicative of skill than just staying alive.


The multiplier in ranked mode should be the number of kills and place finished points should be reduced.

Something like this...

9 - 10th = 10.  8 - 5th = 20.  4 - 2nd = 30.  Champ = 50.

1 kill/assist x10. 2 k/a x 12.  3 x 15.  4 x 20.  5+ x 25.

5 kills, 12th place = 125 RP minus entry.  As of right now that performance would be 50 points minus entry.

2 kills, 5th place = 44 RP minus entry.  Right now its 60 points minus entry.

8 kills, 3rd place = 220 RP minus entry.  Right now its 140 minus entry.

Place finish is important but again, staying alive WHILE ELIMINATING OTHERS is MUCH MORE indicative of skill than just staying alive.  Currently, this is not reflected accurately in ranked mode.

6 Replies

  • Imo nothing is wrong with ranked cause they are my skill level i just doont want to me matched up against them in the play apex whilst ea think its funny to give potatoes to me each game it should be for solo duo ques only.if premade sqauds want to play the game they should be put into ranked only, they need to scrap divisions IV an widen the player pools so pred play with preds 

  • Kevin-c946's avatar
    Kevin-c946
    6 years ago

    What rank are you? Cause once you hit D3 a system like OP suggested would work much better, because the match making somehow thinks D3 and predator 1-250 are somehow the same skill which is not the case. 

  • DaleWWilson95's avatar
    DaleWWilson95
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @Kevin-c946 your being matched with those cause no one in your skill base is online forcing you to play with the closest players, not everyone has the same time zone
  • Kevin-c946's avatar
    Kevin-c946
    6 years ago

    Closest in skill would be plat, not predator. Should be bronze-gold, plat/diamond, and master/pred lobbies only. That way diamond players who are getting gate kept at D3 from preds can get to master, then there will be more masters to match with preds relieving the stress of diamond lobbies. Because the skill gap once you hit D3 ruins ranked 

  • DaleWWilson95's avatar
    DaleWWilson95
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @Kevin-c946 I know it would be plat if theres no one in your skill gap/ranked then match making becomes regional if the game was to put you in with people the same rank you would lag as the only people online in your rank would be playing in another country
  • @Vortex733just so you know, the system is ridiculous, and nowadays you could make it to Platinum just by waiting and hiding until the end of the match.

    You need ABSOLUTELY NO SKILL (but hiding) to make it to platinum IV. That is why gold and platinum tiers are teh worst that can happen to you if you are an avevrage player, because most of the time you will end up matching with completly unskilled people and, as a result, playing alone, carrying a hole team of corpses in the best case scenario.

    Check this post i made some time ago, it has several contributions to the system: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/SBMM-How-to-Improve-It-Contribution-from-a-Software-Engineer/m-p/8781430#M42088

    Adding to this, todays rank system is completely flawed, that's why EA needs to "reset it" every now and then, making it even worse. The system proposed above is math-auto-balanced, it doesn't need a frustrating reset every 3 months.