why do we need sbmm in pubs when theres ranked?
uhh title says it all why do we need sbmm in pubs when theres ranked?
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@a24zxc5411011abx From the Game Developers perspective and endless research from numerous other games. SBMM improves player retention with about 88-92% of the player population. It depends on the game and it depends on how difficult the game is as to how much it improves player retention.
Before SBMM you would have the top 25% getting paired with the bottom 25% in pubs. The bottom 25% don't stand a chance against the top 25%. I had a period in which I was in the top 15% or so. While that was going on, I would occasionally have streaks in which I was not playing well or SBMM would not work and I'd end up in the lower skill lobbies some how. I would shred absolutely everything that came near me. 1vs3 is no issue for me in those lobbies. How do you think those players feel? It's not a fun or positive experience for them. If that happens every round, they will give up and find something playable. This is especially true, when they would down my squad mates and I'd coming running up and melt all 3 of them.
Not many people are going to push through weeks or months of getting slaughtered, trying to figure out the game. SBMM gives them an opportunity to advance slowly and find lobbies that are competitive for their skill level. They'll have some success (fun) and as they do, push up into harder lobbies.
Before SBMM you would have the top 25% getting paired with the bottom 25% in pubs. The bottom 25% don't stand a chance against the top 25%. I had a period in which I was in the top 15% or so. While that was going on, I would occasionally have streaks in which I was not playing well or SBMM would not work and I'd end up in the lower skill lobbies some how. I would shred absolutely everything that came near me. 1vs3 is no issue for me in those lobbies. How do you think those players feel? It's not a fun or positive experience for them. If that happens every round, they will give up and find something playable. This is especially true, when they would down my squad mates and I'd coming running up and melt all 3 of them.
Not many people are going to push through weeks or months of getting slaughtered, trying to figure out the game. SBMM gives them an opportunity to advance slowly and find lobbies that are competitive for their skill level. They'll have some success (fun) and as they do, push up into harder lobbies.
