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Seasoned Scout

6 months ago

DEVS Please Fix GAC

First off, let me be clear:

If you are a whale
If you're in Aurorium or higher
If you have more than 6 GL

This ISN'T for you, and please keep your opinions to yourself.

Capital Games developers, can you please do something - anything about the absolutely horrendous match making in GAC?

I feel very strongly that for Carbonite, Bronzium, and Chromium matchmaking should be filtered first by GP, then GL count, and then relic count. Getting brackets looking like this is absurd (see images). Not to mention the guy with 13M GP and literally every GL shouldn't even be allowed in lower ranks to begin with. If you have an account that filled out, I don't care if you've been inactive for the last 5 years - you still belong in Aurorium so other people have a chance of fair, decent matchmaking.

If that's too difficult to implement, then make GP the very first criteria for matchmaking in the first 3 ranks. Let all the high GP players get stuck together, so lower players have a chance to grow, and have decent matches that they can enjoy.

I feel sorry for the guys at 6M GP or lower in Chromium. They're literally stuck because of this completely absurd matchmaking.

I also detest these lazy, high GP players intentionally dropping ranks for easy wins. Seriously what the heck guys?

Aurorium & Kyber I can understand not caring much about GP. Most of those guys have crazy rosters, and can counter GL without using their own more often than not. Good mods, good teams, plenty of experience.

Everyone else does not have the same capability because their rosters aren't full, or they lack experience, or a combination of both.

I have members in my guild with 1-2 GL in Carbonite who are stuck because most of their units are Gear 12 or lower, being matched with people who have 4-5 GL. Some of them don't even bother signing up for GAC anymore - both returning players and new players alike.

Seriously CG, please change matchmaking for lower ranks. The setup is horrible no matter how you look at it now that there are GL, and with new teams that make almost all original teams obsolete. Maybe it's time to think about how that affects the majority of players who aren't at the top, or even near to it...

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112 Replies

GrayJediWarrior
Seasoned Scout
3 months ago
One question I have after that experience though, does it reward more crystals to be top at carbonite than bottom of whatever the next tier is?
Yes, and no. In the event itself, the rewards for winning/losing is the same. However as you progress through the ranks you'll receive crystals (premium currency) every day. The daily crystals will increase every time your rank does, even between Tiers within the same division.
Tried GAC 5v5 for the first time since getting my acct to level 85. about 490,000 GP and I was paired up with 3M GP+. I thought, maybe these are inactive accounts... But then I realized you have to actively sign in and then you have to actively attack me.
THIS is exactly what I have been trying to adress - for a couple years now actually. Same reason why I really don't care too much what someone in Kyber has to say, considering they likely never even experienced matchups quite that bad.
As the game continues to grow (not necessarily much in population) the divide increases, as does the horrible match making for the event. The only way to really fix it is with an overhaul of some kind, OR with a reset - however if everyone gets reset in order to purge the nonsense going on most players will be incredibly upset.
Frankly, I think a GAC should have a purge regularly and seasons should be 2 weeks minimum. The first week week would be a qualifier to determine where you fit best, followed by the next week which will determine whether your ranking goes up or down. If you're lazy and don't do much of anything, your ranking drops by 2 whole Tiers each round (if you have the higher GP) while if you win, with a lower GP each win gives you a 3-Tier climb within your division. This would mean if you are one of those high GP players endlessly sitting in Carbonite you'll remain there indefintely. If you have a new/smaller account you'll have a compensation price of climbing ranks very quickly, until you start being actively matched with opponents who are active, and on your level.
Or something like that anyway. I've been pushing out ideas left and right, and for the most part it feels like people would rather complain and whine about how inconvenient it'll be for them, than to try to come up with solutions themselves. Seriously the most toxic forum I have ever seen my entire life.
GrayJediWarrior
Seasoned Scout
3 months ago
If I fail to beat those teams with the available counters, I know I already lost the match. It's a waste of my time to log attempts vs the other 6 teams in the front zones unless I reeeeeeeeally need that bit of credits that you get for each GAC team you beat, which I don't.
Really my guy? Using my previously mentioned idea, you mean you would rather drop ranks in this scenarion than spend an extra 2-3 minutes to submit a few attacks? I never said you had to win. I said you would have to make an effort to actually participate.
Over the past two years, I have seen probably a hundred or so accounts that could have easily won their matches and climb ranks. Instead, they submitted a single battle and did NOTHING else. These are exactly the kinds of accounts that need to be adressed.