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6 years ago

Skill based match making

Dear Respawn. I have been loyal to you ever since you released apex and I refuse to get off apex to play warzone even though all my friends play it. I just need to tell you that skill based match mak...

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BlueDragonGhost

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4 years ago

In pub games I play against preds and masters, but I'm a silver player. So I'm having a difficult time enjoying my favorite game.

Rye-Sco
Seasoned Adventurer
4 years ago
Why can't respawn just tell us how the matchmaking actually works in Apex? What's the big secret? For me as a bang average player it's no fun getting matched against Master/Predator players on more than regular basis!
If I look at my stats on one of those stat tracker sites I'm sitting in the top 5% or lower for certain legends(Only due to playtime I might add) could that be affecting my MM I wonder?
- Cheese9Man
  Not applicable
  4 years ago
  @Rye-Sco Because if we know how it works, players can and will abuse it. Even purposely loosing multiple straight games now will eventually put you in a bot lobby where you can farm for badges.
  - Rye-Sco
    Seasoned Adventurer
    4 years ago
    @Cheese9Man That's fair enough. Probably makes a bit more sense as to why there are so many smurf accounts. You hit a certain lvl and it's pretty much tough lobbies for yah from then on..
- HappyHourSumwur
  Seasoned Ace
  4 years ago
  @Rye-ScoI'm with you, but understand that crappy people will want to exploit it if they know the details.
  As a below average player, it's obvious from how my matches go that Apex SBMM is seriously flawed. I have a good/fun match (>1k damage, 4 or so kills for me is "good") about 1 every 15 pub matches. All the others I get melted almost immediately the first gunfight I get into.
  Level does NOT equate to skill and I'm a perfect example. I'm about level 300 but consider myself a trash can. I've just played a lot and seriously struggle with "getting gud".
  I used to get really ticked but now I just play for that 1 in 15 match and quit to lobby on all the others. I really don't want to spend my time sitting and watching my random teammates run off or get melted like I did in those cases.