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Thorfinn703
New Adventurer
8 hours ago

GAC: Simplified and (hopefully) more fun

I've read several threads about GAC and the aspects of it that some (many) people dislike. I have encountered plenty of these issues over the years, but couldn't come up with a realistic way to fix them. Until I tripped over an idea today.

A significant point of frustration for what seems like lots of people centers around match ups versus people with wildly more GP than they have. A 6M GP account taking on an 11.7M GP monster isn't much of a fight most of the time. This issue is highlighted when the big account is hovering in Bronzium or even Carbonite.

Sometimes big accounts being so low in the GAC brackets is a result of deliberate choices made by the players, but "Skill Squish" also plays a role in pushing some people down into lower brackets. CG has been pretty blunt about their effort to limit the number of people in Kyber (especially K1). 

So here's my thought, and yes it's a variation on a couple other people's suggestions. Base GAC brackets on GP. 0-600k is Carbonite 5. Kyber 1 is 15,000,001+. It means no opponents more than 600k higher or lower than you, but it also means a well build 6.4M account still probably beats a 6.9M bloated account.

There's still motivation to win individual GAC tourneys and fights for immediate rewards too. This would all but eliminate player frustration over GAC matchmaking, provide clear, predictable progression up through GAC brackets, and still limit the total number of people in the highest brackets. Obviously, eventually the community would climb higher, and that may lead to adjustment in the future, but this would be a huge step in a better direction.

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  • DUNCAN1919's avatar
    DUNCAN1919
    Rising Hotshot
    7 hours ago

    But what about those who are too good for the bracket? Ive been in Kyber 2-3 since I've been over 8m, your idea would mean I'm stuck getting less rewards in a lower league as I can't be in Kyber2 thanks to your system as my 11.6m isn't allowed in the higher Kyber ranks. No thanks, I (like many others) started somewhere low and worked my way up, maybe you and others should try that?

    The current system is fine- everyone ends up where they should be eventually. Progress up brackets should be down to performance, not some arbitrary bracket system that is based purely on GP. 

  • Thorfinn703's avatar
    Thorfinn703
    New Adventurer
    6 hours ago

    Kudos to you for fighting your way into Kyber on your shard, 8M in K2 is a rare achievement. I didn't say my idea was perfect, but it's a serviceable starting point for dealing with the long-standing issue of people hovering (intentionally) in lower brackets for easier matches.

    Your advice to others is little more than "git gud", but how do you suggest my 6.1M guildmate beat their current opponent who's 10.8M? Not all shards are remotely equal, 8M can fight their way into Kyber or even the top of Kyber in one shard, and 8M has no hope of staying in Aurodium in another shard. As GAC is now, everyone isn't climbing the same hill with the same size rocks on it. My idea is trying to level it out.

    I'm happy to discuss other ideas, thoughts, critiques, but we have got to be able to do something better than the system we have now.

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