@bitcloudrzrEmpty lobbies can be solved with bots. A bit better bots than now, but still it is within reach.
My point is - if your are ok or like playing with such up-high players - it should be up to you - just disable SBMM.
For majority or the beginners and occasional player such skill differences is a deterrence.
In any sports, there are leagues. You never put amateur football player to play against a pro. He will be crushed and will stop playing this sport. 1% of who want to become pro will push through and try to learn. And only 1% of them will become pros, others will quit.
That’s how it works in real life, free-for-all approach in Battlefield is a gimmick for a limited audience.
Team balancing may be a solution, but again without bots it will work only on Friday and Saturday evening when there is a spike in concurrent players count so BF has someone to pick from.
And based on BF5 and 2042, I don’t see the balancing happening any time soon.
@bitcloudrzr wrote:
@YLD_foxTeam balancing ensures that the game will try to even the game to stop blowouts, BFV did not have team balancing and 2042 does not seem like it does either which is the crux of your problem. Having an even amount of skill levels on each team is proven to keep games and combat engagements competitive.
Yes, the lack of SBMM is the root cause
I see. if team balancing is defined as, for instance, where the total sum of skill levels (not XP levels) is approximately the same on both sides - then it makes sense. Formula can be a bit more complicated but with the similar goal.
I am not advocating for battle-rating bands where you play only with people of your skill level.
It is ok to play with people that are one or two levels higher or lower than you as long as the teams have a fair chance to win.
If the other team has someone with a very high skill level and your team has someone with similar skill level, or a few with a bit smaller levels then the chances should be fair.
Handicap points is another system used in sports to make competitions fair. With that system, player with lower skill (not XP) level gets more points for the same achievement (frag, damage, etc) than a higher level player.
