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Ppcannon's avatar
5 years ago

Skill based matchmaking is broken

It has become almost impossible to play and enjoy the game due to the fact that me (lvl 100) plays against nothing but lvl 500 enemies. I get almost no kills and havnt gotten a win since last season or the season before because of all of the high level players i am forced to go against. Everyone I have talked to seems to agree with me on the fact that skill based matchmaking isnt at all accurate to skill as it is just giving the high level players low level players to farm off of.

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  • @PpcannonNope. The SBMM seems to be working well on my end. I win all my matches up until Masters, then I get stomped by preds. So I switch to pubs and play against 80% preds.

    My win rate is currently 1.8.

    I actually hypothesize that I lose more than you. This is what the devs and publishers want. They don’t want skilled players actually winning more because that means lesser skilled players lose more and are less inclined to spend money. 

    No worries. Over the next decade or two, SBMM algorithms will have things nuanced enough where everyone is performing at the same ratios. This will ensure they are able to maximize their profit margins.

  • What I don’t like is I’m a level 14 playing against level 500 players. It’s not about doing ranked and getting better, it’s about someone who just starts this game being placed with someone whose played this game since it came out. I can barely do anything, whether it’s teammates or other players. I don’t understand why I hit a certain level and all of a sudden I’m playing with these people. That’s my concern about the skill based at least. And yeah there are plenty of smurf accounts out there but still..... I’ve barely played enough to be out together with a level 500 predator. 

  • Balladalidila's avatar
    Balladalidila
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @d0JuTsu 

    Yeah I read that when it was released but I dont think they really releveled anything new. Or how did you interpret the text?

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