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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About the “best player” thing, I think we are comparing apples with pears. Players with 9m+ GP on the top end of K1 are ultimately playing a different game than a player in C1. He is facing much more strong (=complex?) defenses and has much more strategic options to counter them. A K1 players therefore need much more knowledge about each and every character kits and how they affect each other in team combs. But is that all what makes “best player”? For sure not.
A C1 player might not have to bother with all the mechanics of the latest toons (because he simply does not have/face them yet), but he still need to worry about the zone placement and counter management as much as a K1 does. Sometimes you could say even more because he does not have so many resources at his disposal to do multi-shots. It’s often one-shot or lose.
Conclusion: try to say there might be a “best player” in lower leagues is nonsense. It is equally nonsense to say the best player is somewhere in the top50 of K1. Every league is a different game. There are some skill factors you can benchmark but some definitely not.
A C1 player might not have to bother with all the mechanics of the latest toons (because he simply does not have/face them yet), but he still need to worry about the zone placement and counter management as much as a K1 does. Sometimes you could say even more because he does not have so many resources at his disposal to do multi-shots. It’s often one-shot or lose.
Conclusion: try to say there might be a “best player” in lower leagues is nonsense. It is equally nonsense to say the best player is somewhere in the top50 of K1. Every league is a different game. There are some skill factors you can benchmark but some definitely not.
