The psychological effects of SBMM
I’m a clinical psychotherapist. I’m also a huge Apex Legends fan with over 15k kills on Pathfinder. I have many loves; competitive gaming has been one of them for the last 15 years. But I’ve be...
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@Axs5626Sxa5001 Ironic that you’re a clinical psychologist yet want a gaming option that allows you to essentially noob bash. You want a mode that’s easy for you.. but imagine how stressful it is for all the low skill players you slaughter? Imagine the psychological impacts it has on them? Do you think they want to come back and play? Nope! I was a noob before SBMM and it was hell for months. Run across a predator and just instantly get downed.. I toughed it out, but it was not fun.
I had a round a few nights ago with 2 noobs. It was their first few games. They literally told me the game was extremely hard and wanted to play something else. I pulled them into a he firing range and tried to help them for a bit. Yet even after an hour in the training mode they struggled in the game. They have not logged on again since. I look for them because I want to help them.
There is another noob I played with 2 nights ago. He was struggling mightily. Me and another player carried him to a win. He was extremely excited, it was his first win. It was also his first taste of being able to down people and actually play the game. I’ve spent hours with him in the firing range. Working with him to improve his skills. He’s not a bad shot.. Yet despite this he still struggles in the game for numerous reasons. The big reason is that he does not know when to push, when to revive and when to run.
He’s one of the rare players who’s toughing it out. SBMM is giving him a chance.. he does not get slaughtered by a high skill player. He can play in a round with similar skill players who both make similar mistakes.. that gives both players experience and let’s them grow as a player. If he is dumped into a round with people of my or your skill, he’ll get slaughtered instantly. There is no trial and error for him in that kind of gaming. It’s also not casual.. he would have to grind for months and months and months to get decent.
But it’s comical to me that you want a casual mode that allows you to slaughter lower skill players because SBMM is stressful to you. Imagine how stressful that is for the players you play against?!
How did I end up in a round with him? I’d imagine the servers were slow and we got mixed into his lobby.
I had a round a few nights ago with 2 noobs. It was their first few games. They literally told me the game was extremely hard and wanted to play something else. I pulled them into a he firing range and tried to help them for a bit. Yet even after an hour in the training mode they struggled in the game. They have not logged on again since. I look for them because I want to help them.
There is another noob I played with 2 nights ago. He was struggling mightily. Me and another player carried him to a win. He was extremely excited, it was his first win. It was also his first taste of being able to down people and actually play the game. I’ve spent hours with him in the firing range. Working with him to improve his skills. He’s not a bad shot.. Yet despite this he still struggles in the game for numerous reasons. The big reason is that he does not know when to push, when to revive and when to run.
He’s one of the rare players who’s toughing it out. SBMM is giving him a chance.. he does not get slaughtered by a high skill player. He can play in a round with similar skill players who both make similar mistakes.. that gives both players experience and let’s them grow as a player. If he is dumped into a round with people of my or your skill, he’ll get slaughtered instantly. There is no trial and error for him in that kind of gaming. It’s also not casual.. he would have to grind for months and months and months to get decent.
But it’s comical to me that you want a casual mode that allows you to slaughter lower skill players because SBMM is stressful to you. Imagine how stressful that is for the players you play against?!
How did I end up in a round with him? I’d imagine the servers were slow and we got mixed into his lobby.
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