@Cheese9ManI can assure you that this doesn’t apply to all accounts. I can lose multiple games in a row with zero damage and zero kills and still get consistently dropped in lobbies that are all Diamond and up.
This isn’t the case on my other accounts (these accounts are created to specifically test matchmaking).
Perhaps this is a product of games played. As of this writing, I currently have exactly 29,536 games played on my main account. This is the account I play ranked on and its the account that I try my absolute hardest on to win. It’s also the account that is literally hardstuck playing diamonds, masters and preds in pubs. I would probably win a bunch more if the algorithm dropped me down in lobbies with average skilled players but that simply isn’t happening.
But on my other accounts it is EXACTLY as you say, influenced heavily by recency. It seems the algorithm is putting a hard emphasis on making the game forgiving for newer players.
Look it sucks being above average and not being able to win, but I’ve come to accept that it’s probably better for the health of the game. What I need is some kind of reward for being in this situation. I’m willing to lose all my matches to Masters and Preds for the betterment of the community, but basic human psychology (and I am a clinical psychologist) suggests that motivation is maximized by POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT and reward. It sort of drives me crazy that some people actually believe rewards and outcomes should be equalized to ensure happiness and enjoyment are evenly spread amongst the skill levels.
