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5 years ago

How does EA think it's going to retain new players?

How does EA think it's going to retain new players when you get put into matches like this? With cross-play having arrived, it now gives me the opportunity to play with a couple of my mates who are ...

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DarthValtrex

Hero (Retired)

5 years ago

@ChickenPops54 Your KD must be really good. What is it? I'd imagine if those lobbies are to hard for you, it will settle out as you play more games.

ChickenPops54
5 years ago
My KDR is on 1.3, my other mate is 0.69, and my other mate will be prob be around 0.2+-. So I don't think it's that.
- hayhor
  Hero
  5 years ago
  @ChickenPops54 It isnt based on overall team makeup tho and this is an issue. It is based on the best player in the group, which is you. 1.3 is probably above average from what I've seen. Then if your win rate or high finish percentage is high (above 5%) you will definatley see a few high level players in your lobby.
  
  They really need to update the sbmm so it is based on the overall average of the team and not the best player.
- DarthValtrex
  Hero (Retired)
  5 years ago
  @ChickenPops54 It’s your KD. The average KD is around 1, that .30 might not seem like much but it’s 30% higher than the average KD.
  - scir0
    5 years ago
    The matchmaking is a big issue which became much more unfair this season. There are hundreds threads like this here or on reddit...nothing happend!
    I get multiple 3x lvl500 & 10k+ kill prestacks in my solo queue lobbys and my teammates are usually a lvl100 & lvl300 (no smurfs with good KD).
    The problem is that most people dont care, some complain in forums, some stop playing Apex or MANY just copy the prestack pubs madness!
    I often read this in the threads
    "pubs is unplayable as a solo currently, there are only prestacks, so now I queue up with my (good) friends too."
    It is a vicious circle!!
    For me personally, abusing the current situation and playing prestack as very good players is equal to cheating because those teams have a very huge advantage to mixed solo queuers! I already had quite often 3x players with predator badges in my not-ranked solo queue pubs lobby!