No Exact Matchmaking Option in EASHL
Why is there no Exact Matchmaking option in EASHL Clubs? A full team of 6 should be matching with a full team of 6. There is also no Best Game Location option either. Why was this removed?
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I can't fathom the meeting at the studio where it was brought up that "we should remove the ability to match room size and Goalie".
Who in their right mind would think that's the solution to reducing Matchmaking times? People clearly enjoy this game 6v6. It's honestly the purest way to play this game (zero A.I.). Not to mention having a human goalie and being matched up against a CPU goalie. Nobody wants that, and it's weird someone at EA thought we did.
I am puzzled by this entire thing. I don't know if its intentional, or better phrased, a game design choice. The complete radio silence in the face of numerous posts and inquiries is also strange. And it flies in the face of last year when there was a lot of responsiveness from the CMs and community feedback was incorporated into updates. Lot of speculation going on.
Edit: From today's patch notes from Aljo there is circumstantial evidence its intentional and that matchmaking parameters are being left to the algorithm:
With Patch 1.1.0 patch now live, team size has a higher priority in viability.
We will continue to monitor matchmaking metrics as the community grows and use those insights to enhance player experiences and we will provide additional updates regarding the matchmaking soon.
It's beyond puzzling at this point. They're quickly burning through any goodwill they built up with NHL 24. The complete lack of even the slightest acknowledgement that there's a problem is doing nothing but building up resentment in the community. It's actually kind of sad after the strides they made last year to better engage with the players.
