The KD Ratio Head Scratcher
What I'm looking for is some insight into how lobbies are made, and how XP is factored in. For context, I've been playing BR's (Fortnite and Warzone mainly) for 5 years, and jumped into Apex about 3 ...
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@ChasingGeekdom
Just speculating, and others have suggested this before: the game looks at a couple of different skill metrics, but it also looks very carefully at how many matches you play per day/week/season, how many matches you average in a row, and if there's a correlation between a really horrendous match and a log off. I suspect the game then assigns you an mmr, but also a "willingness-mmr." In other words, how much garbage you are likely to put up with before you sign out for the night. I know this sounds cynical, but EA is a numbers-driven company, and honestly, if I was at the helm, it's what I would be doing.
Not 100% sure this is true, or where any of the affecting thresholds might be, but there's a consistent anecdote that when players set the game aside for fairly long periods (usually weeks or even months) then they return to a short spate of easy matches.
Just speculating, and others have suggested this before: the game looks at a couple of different skill metrics, but it also looks very carefully at how many matches you play per day/week/season, how many matches you average in a row, and if there's a correlation between a really horrendous match and a log off. I suspect the game then assigns you an mmr, but also a "willingness-mmr." In other words, how much garbage you are likely to put up with before you sign out for the night. I know this sounds cynical, but EA is a numbers-driven company, and honestly, if I was at the helm, it's what I would be doing.
Not 100% sure this is true, or where any of the affecting thresholds might be, but there's a consistent anecdote that when players set the game aside for fairly long periods (usually weeks or even months) then they return to a short spate of easy matches.
@reconzero "Willingness" is very interesting! That's gone down quite a bit for me. Last break was for most of the last season. Came back and got torched, but (to be fair) my skills were not sharp at all.
- @ChasingGeekdom I know your kd is low but how is your placement? Do you top 5 a lot without fighting?
@hayhorThat's not how I'd characterize my play style. Is placement a huge factor in how you're matched?
@ChasingGeekdomFrom my experience top 5s matter.
