Rivals Matchmaking feedback
Hello,
As per my understanding, matchmaking in FC works in the following way.
1 - Algorithm checks for location (e.g. player in the UK to match to another UK, or closest located player)
2 - Algorithm checks for level (e.g. matched a player from Division 8 to a player from Division 4 because no Division 8 through 5 is found nearby )
This has happened to me, Division 7, and matched against a player from Division 2 (I asked the person what division they are in and the region they are located in), and find this to be quite a big issue, as it causes players to match with others who are far better at the game.
It is understandable that if the time of day, or night, is not the best, finding a nearby player in a similar division may be difficult, however, I believe that the players should be aware before starting the game, that the opponent is in a way higher division (if its 7 to 6, it may be fine, but 7 to 2 is too big of a difference), therefore a prompt notification may be suitable and it should not be a hard to implement feature, as the matchmaking algorithm (I am more than certain of this) contains both pieces of information (location and ranking).
EA_Habutai EA_Draya Vaangan - tagged EA staff
