GA encouragement
Okay so i see a lot of people complaining about being outmatched by their opponent in GA whether it’s unbalanced GP or more/less g12s. Well I've experienced both situations and still managed to win so...
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"Bubblechomp;c-1810761" wrote:"cannonfodder_iv;c-1810724" wrote:"Bubblechomp;c-1810658" wrote:
Same amount of G11/G12, same amount of zetas; may the superior skilled player win.
What are you defining as "skill" here? Strategy for offensive and defensive squad selections? Combat execution? Also, how would the algorithm work for lower GP players without G11 or G12 toons? Would it be a sliding scale based on...I dunno...GP maybe?"Bubblechomp;c-1810658" wrote:
Let player choice in who they geared and who they zetaed determine the outcome, but it should be an even playing field.
Hey, we agree on something! It already does - it just also adds "who they starred", cuz that's what GP is..."Bubblechomp;c-1810658" wrote:
GP does not indicate roster quality;
Correct, as you already pointed out with your post about Lobot and Ungaught. It's the only metric of overall roster development and, as such, is useful for matchmaking without "picking a winner."
You're essentially advocating the same type of matching algorithm, just tilting it in your favor by trying to match on your low number of G12s and high number of G11s while excluding less useful toons that are G10 and under. You're also excluding the value of omegas, which can make a big difference in the utility of newer toons for certain skills (say a cooldown reduction vs. a simple damage increase - not all omegas are created equally).
I would be fine with this proposal, provided they adjusted the prize tiers accordingly based on the amount of "enrolled GP" used as a basis for matchmaking. If I'm facing harder competition than the people I've been facing (you know, my peers that have roughly devoted the same amount of resources to building their roster, based on GP of course) then I would expect better rewards for beating better competition.
That's how tournaments work, right? The better the competition, the better the reward? Or is the intent to turn GA into a bigger participation trophy than it already is.
Again, this is not about me. Perhaps you glossed over the example I posted above where my friend’s opponent has 20 LESS G11/12’s, and 20 LESS zetas. That’s not fair, that’s a joke.
As long as we all compete for the same rewards, I see nothing unfair in matching 8 players of same GP but different roster strength. Again:
Even match-ups and fair match-ups are two different things.
