@E9ine_AC I’ve tested this with two level one accounts. Upon joining me, we dropped in the exact same lobby that I would. This indicates that it doesn’t average, and just goes on the ELO of the highest skilled player.
People can go back and forth on the philosophies of SBMM, but NO matchmaking system should deter you from playing with friends.
And for anyone who says “you can still play with your friends....” No. curating lobbies to specifically be super sweaty and then purposely dropping new players into these lobbies because they are queuing with friends who are more skilled then them is unethical and contradictory.
You can’t implement a system because it’s “more fair” for casual players and then punish casual players for playing with their friends.
