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wassimabdul
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1 month ago

Something is wrong with matchmaking

Since the release of FC26 I've noticed that matchmaking doesn't feel right. I'm in division 4 and average around 8 wins in WL. Matches in those two modes seem fine. I get a few very tough opponents but when I lose, I get matched against similar level opponents. So the difficulty is more or less around what is expected in my division and in WL. 

However in live events and tournaments it's a whole other story. First of all many opponents are absolute demons. They are by far way more tougher that those in DR and WL. Secondly I come up way more often against that level of opponents even though I go on a 6, 7, ... 10 game losing streak. No matter how many times I lose I still come up against absolute game mechanic abusing monsters. 

I thought live events were supposed to be for casual non-sweaty gameplay. Turns out it's the sweatiest game mode of all. Thanks to the broken or nonexistent matchmaking system.

I kindly request an explanation on how matchmaking works, if it even exists at all. And if there are issues with it that is causing constant matching against elite level opponents instead of people around a similar skill level, please inform us because the way it's working now is obviously broken and unfair. You guys always lecture your customers about how you make games fun and fair for everyone, well right now that's not the case regarding live events.

7 Replies

  • I'm watching some elite level streamers playing live events getting frustrated only when their opponents don't rage quit before 30 in-game minutes. They're speed running the matches with no effort. Which means they're getting easy opponents no matter what their "form" or "elo" is. This is enough proof for me that the game is imbalanced and has unfair matching criteria. Instead of playing against equal level opponents they're getting easy rage quit after rage quit.

  • Without exaggeration silver superstars league is way tougher than WL. I'm losing match after match by more than five goals against clearly higher level players and the next match is always against similar opponents. 

  • pretty much every FUT champions weekend I get between 6 and 8 wins. Ive noticed it seems to go through a number of 6 usually my first 6 games. then after that it seems to match me against much better opponents. Its been the same every single weekend so can't be a coincidence.

  • Here's a Nepenthez tweet talking about the exact same issue. Live events matchmaking is rigged in favor of elite level players coming up against way lower skilled opponents. I'm not the only one who has noticed this problem.

  • So I'm not rage quitting hopeless matches in the hope that these losses will be taken into account in the matchmaking system this game uses. But still I'm coming up against better opponents and losing. I don't understand this system. Why is division rivals and weekend league matchmaking working normally. Opponents in those modes are around my level. The win/loss ratio is balanced. But in live events it's constant loss after loss and I can't even complete the objectives linked to them.  

    In fut birthday fiesta 1 and 2 I only reached the quarter finals only a few times. I'm constantly losing against way tougher opponents. If there is any logic in this game it should search for a similar level opponent after a long losing streak just like the other game modes.