GAC matchmaking - painful, but not broken
I’m struggling with the continuous negative comments about how the new matchmaking is creating broken match-ups. I think the biggest problem is with people’s understanding (or expectations) about...
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"Rath_Tarr;c-2331797" wrote:"DarjeloSalas;c-2331671" wrote:
In the new system the people at the top of kyber are guaranteed to face each other as the GAC progresses, so the ones who end up at the top have genuinely beaten all the best players and deserve their title.
Only applies to Kyber 1 and only partially correct even there.
Top of Kyber 1 equals good player but high GP does not equal best player.
This ^^
There are probably better players but you don't see them because the leaderboards are broken. The only reason Kyber1 worked last season is because everyone started with the same score and there isn't a higher division full of low-skilled, high GP players for the "leaders" to be matched with.
CG needs duplicate the season1 Kyber1 leaderboard success in the other divisions/leagues. To fix the leaderboards by using W-L record instead of Skill Rating (SR should still be used for matchmaking and rewards)
There are likely players from Kyber2 last season that are undefeated, but unable to rise to the top of the rankings because they started with a lower SR.
