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Balladalidila
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
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Statistical proof of rigged matchmaking over 30 consecutive matches with Randoms

Long post. If you are interested in the matchmaking keep reading or just skip to the results =) From Sunday to Monday did I play 30 consecutive casual matches (with breaks ofc) as a solo. My goal wa...
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  • AreYouShivering's avatar
    AreYouShivering
    5 years ago
    @Balladalidila We are all nannys in kindergarten - that's how this game was designed. Better players carry not so good players. Then not so good player learn the game and becomes nanny. But nannys rarely play with each other in random lobby. Is pretty always nanny and two kids VS nanny and two kids. It's a family game!
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Srksii
5 years ago
@Balladalidila Nobody ever said that they use sbmm. They actually use EBMM (engagement based matchmaking) TL;DR More you win - harder games, and vice versa
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    HappyHourSumwur
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    Yes SBMM is completely broken in Apex.  I am one of those players that has to get carried by a better player, my KDR is 0.4 - 0.6.  I really don't want to and don't enjoy it, but that's how Apex does it.   It got a lot better at the end of Season 9 but is now right back to where it was.  i don't know why,, all I know is that I HATE being matched with and/playing against players who are so much better than me it is ridiculous.  My YMCA basketball skills can't/won't suit up for NBA games, so  I'm quitting Apex for now.  It is just plain humiliating.

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    Balladalidila
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @Srksii 

    Respawn actually did confirmed they used a "skilled based matchmaking" since day one (you can find the Respawn article by a simple google search), but I totally agree that people assume to much what it means.. SBMM only means they use skill as a variable to matchmake to some degree. It doesnt say how or to what extent and I think this experiment shows its very obviously that their SBMM doesnt "match similarly skilled player", which maybe is the most common use of the term. 

    For all we know, SBMM in this game maybe only means that it tries to sort out the low level and really, really bad into one matchmaking, premade 3-man squads into one and all other into a third". That could also be classified as a SBMM and that is honestly more in line what I experience, and I have objections at all to call it EOMM rather than SBMM =)