GAC matchmaking…
How is it that 80% of the match making that happens in GAC puts me against people with double my GP? I understand it’s based on “skill rating” and how many rounds they have won/lost… but you’re reall...
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How is it that 80% of the match making that happens in GAC puts me against people with double my GP?
You're matched against the nearest 7 people on the ladder. There is no other criteria for match making.
I understand it’s based on “skill rating”
There you go! You've answered your own question!
but you’re really telling me that someone with 8 GLs and 12.6M should be in bronzium 2?
Probably not...but unless they fix squish we're all be in Bronzium 2. There are 2 factors to consider when looking at a person's rating. How good is their roster & how much effort are the putting into GAC. A 12.6 gp player with 8 GLs probably isn't putting in much effort.
Can someone explain why this is a good idea or makes sense.
The positives are that a ladder is honest (no min-maxing shenanigans) and that everybody settled is winning a proportionate amount of matches and earning good crystals. We're not supposed to win more than 2/3rds of our matches.
Fix matchmaking and make GAC fun again.
Make GAC fun again? If you're in B2, then you've not known anything else...unless you're the one with 12.6 million GP. One thing that would help with the power mismatches is an Activity Score. A secondary match making criteria (after Skill Points) that matches players on how active they are in GAC. Players that 'one and done' would tend to get matched vs like minded individuals.
I like your activity score idea! And maybe something additional along the lines of a parallel leagues that pick the closest 7 people on the skill rating ladder within 2-3M GP variance up or down. I’m not against the skill rating.. I just don’t get how someone can have double my GP and share the same skill rating.
I like your activity score idea!
Thanks! To be honest, it's not originally my idea. However, when I saw it, I thought it was a very elegant way of dealing with accounts that drop like a stone. Regarding the rewards we're all getting, that's fine. But the spirit of the game and competitive match ups...accounts that are much bigger than the other aren't good for the game mode or fun.
pick the closest 7 people on the skill rating ladder within 2-3M GP variance up or down.
Well, depending on the League, 2-3 million GP is very different. For me, I don't care about 2 or 3 million difference, it's irrelevant. For a new player, 2 million is huge.
Another thing is that GP is an extremely poor way of match making in PvP. I can have 10 million poorly put together and be nowhere near as competitive as a player half my size. Also, depending the league and account size is relevant. An 8 million GP account in Chromium could use all their GP effectively, whereas a 12 million GP account in Chromium could have a lot of unused GP.
You also have to factor in CG's perspective. The bigger the account, the more you spend. Handicapping a larger account inhibits spending...that's not good business for a gacha game.
Lastly, and most importantly is that the rewards for GAC are very good. If we brought in a GP factor no matter how small, it will mean we min-max our accounts (I know I would). This means it would affect the whole of SWGOH. Removing and selling mods, not building niche characters, finding a sweet-spot in GAC and building no more. This, would be the worst thing that could happen to GAC.
I’m not against the skill rating.. I just don’t get how someone can have double my GP and share the same skill rating.
Personally, I love ladders. I think it's the best way to rate gamers. Our issue is that we're not obliged to play 100% of the time. In a professional league (say soccer/football in England) you have multiple divisions and leagues on the ladder...a 100 or more probably. They cannot sandbag, they have to turn up and play every week. That's not the same for us. We have kids, dogs, badgers, grand parents, jobs, houses, boats and piglets to look after. And that's the issue, GAC is very time intensive for a hobby/game. We cannot blame those that drop down and get mismatched opponents.
This is why I believe an Activity Score, where you're graded on how many times you attack on average for a secondary matching criteria. I think it's simple, doesn't negatively affect anybody and solves mismatches.
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