Unfair matchmaking
I have a real problem with the matchmaking. I have spent some money on the game but consider myself an average player. I am currently rank 20 but am consistently placed in matches against level 45-50 ...
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In ranked it should first match badges then rank imo.
I've got a diamond league badge and am currently at level 31 in diamond league. Every opponent I come up against has either a taco or ultimate badge.
Now I could make it close taco with some of the decks I've got if I'm up against other diamond leaguers, I even beat taco and ultimates regularly (though not enough) but to be consistently put up against players with far superior decks really sucks.
I even feel sorry for the lower ranked players who I go up against, often not taking a single hit.
Unless I'm 3 stars into a rank I often concede depending on the hero.
I've got a diamond league badge and am currently at level 31 in diamond league. Every opponent I come up against has either a taco or ultimate badge.
Now I could make it close taco with some of the decks I've got if I'm up against other diamond leaguers, I even beat taco and ultimates regularly (though not enough) but to be consistently put up against players with far superior decks really sucks.
I even feel sorry for the lower ranked players who I go up against, often not taking a single hit.
Unless I'm 3 stars into a rank I often concede depending on the hero.
- That's another good point. When a lower ranked played matches up against a player a class or more above them, they have little incentive to play especially if they are only one or two stars into their current rank. I suspect many people concede in an effort to find a more even match. If the algorithm chooses to match such players the lower ranked player should not be penalized for a loss.
I don't know that I would remove the loss penalty, as that would just be even more incentive to Concede right away. Maybe instead there should be a win bonus if you beat someone far higher than you? Like, if you beat someone in a higher league, you get an extra star for each league higher than you they are? That may incentivize people to keep playing against higher opponents!
@jj48car wrote:...Maybe instead there should be a win bonus if you beat someone far higher than you? ...That may incentivize people to keep playing against higher opponents!
Totally agree. It's really hard to sell people on "you learn by playing, even moreso when you're losing", so offering an actually tangible reward is a carrot PopCap/EA should adopt.
@Gromi7 wrote:
That's another good point. When a lower ranked played matches up against a player a class or more above them, they have little incentive to play especially if they are only one or two stars into their current rank. I suspect many people concede in an effort to find a more even match. If the algorithm chooses to match such players the lower ranked player should not be penalized for a loss.While I hated playing players many leagues or levels above me, it gave me insight into how they were playing. Often painful, it gives you valuable experience if you pay attention.
BPRD
@BPRDHB wrote:
@Gromi7 wrote:
That's another good point. When a lower ranked played matches up against a player a class or more above them, they have little incentive to play especially if they are only one or two stars into their current rank. I suspect many people concede in an effort to find a more even match. If the algorithm chooses to match such players the lower ranked player should not be penalized for a loss.While I hated playing players many leagues or levels above me, it gave me insight into how they were playing. Often painful, it gives you valuable experience if you pay attention.
BPRD
Of course, this would be much more instructive if we had some sort of way to review previous games...(whether video, text file, puppet show, or whatever!)
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