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Kinesis862
3 years ago

Video: I tested SBMM, it's bad, but not because of "skill differences"

So I decided to do a bit of an experiment and record all of my games for one day. All of them are in pubs+solo que and I wanted to test just how bad the matchmaker is. You hear all the time of "golds...
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reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Kinesis862

I think you've hit on something here. This game definitely does have skill-based matchmaking, but everyone assumes the game defines "skill" in they same way that they define it themselves. Not so, I'd wager. I still haven't exactly figured out if the game is using a very narrow or over-simplified notion of skill, or whether it's using some incredibly complex formula, but either way it doesn't seem to bear much resemblance to what the average player thinks of as skill.

But at the end of the day I'd would still far rather be matched with squadmates who share my playstyle rather than my skill bracket.
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    Kinesis862
    3 years ago

    @reconzero 

    "But at the end of the day I'd would still far rather be matched with squadmates who share my playstyle rather than my skill bracket."

    Absolutely the case. I enjoy the games with people who just carelessly eat grenades, can't land a single shot, but have the sense to take cover and move towards the ring when fights drag out.

    I prefer those people infinitely more than the sweat lord horizon mains that run off completely on their own, instantly down two people alone, get downed by the third, then immediately ragequit. I would gladly take a teammate that plays well but can't play well over a human aimbot without an ounce of teamwork in their blood.

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