The official Matchmaking blog post

Matchmaking today in ranked was so funny I can't even be mad anymore... I was plat4 before split and get only gold and plat players, look at this now!! OMG... works like a charm, 5 times a row champion squad and other squads were dia or better

Pred lobbies when im silver andd my team mates are bronze.............. slow clap respawn, this is high level incompetence, could you have * this up ANY worse..............

https://twitter.com/ImMadnessTV/status/1615986778606821376/photo/1

Yeahh ranked was already fine with the old system they said. Do they even play their own game?

I loved the part where they said 'we're fixing SBMM' all the while charging 160$ for a PK recolor, truly an apex moment!

@Cro_Pittt are we running out of players?!

@Cheese9Man I mean i understand that it's just the start of the new split and it's more normal to get mixed ranks in the same game but cmon, Rookie tier with Diamonds and Preds? Are you serious? 

You guys realize the changes haven't actually rolled out most places right? And from my understanding ranked MM is going to get looser when it does. lol

My interpretation of that blog post:

1) We lump the playerbase into 4 categories: Newb, Noob, Low 40%, High 40% i.e. matching is basically random unless in their 'special needs player' category. God help you if at the bottom of their 40% buckets.

2) They realised playerbase shrinks because nobody recruits friends to play Apex - cause they get roflstomped unless new person is already godtier in other fps's (it's too late, the only people I'd recommend to play Apex uninstalled forever after like... 10 games of being roflstomped alongside me~~ :D)

3) They deliberately created OP squads in ranked (group the best players, let them stomp everyone else so if there's high ranks in your lobby they dont even need premades, matchmaker will do it for you!)

4) Their focus is on 'creating a sense of progression and achievement" to get money from the playerbase, not enough people doing battlepass levels / buying heirlooms = panik qik fix teh things like matching!

5) Unless this drives revenue in your region, enjoy the old *.

6) We'll make important changes like matchmaking via stealth changes

Preds don't have to smurf now they are in silver lobbies 😃