Getting old with the GP disparity - every level is having this problem besides Kyber 1

It isn't all about GP.

Your opponent has the same skill level. He/she could have a bad strategy, bad mods or participation isn't great.

With the right strategy, there is still a chance you can win.

That isn't even much of a disparity tbh. But like the reply above you can have better mods more GL and omicron starkiller etc or better skilled overall

There's a guy in my collective's starter guild who has 972k GP. His opponent in round 1 was 3.6 mil GP.

If I have to explain to you how lopsided that is then something is wrong.

The old division systems didn't work either. A hybrid of them both would.

That way you get fair matchups across a similar GP range

"Azhriaz;c-2352682" wrote:
Still, there is a point where the difference is too big. I have 3.6M GP and am currently in Chrome 2.
My opponents usually have more than 5M GP. I know I can beat opponents with 5.1M GP - I already have.
But against opponents with 6M GP I simply have absolutely no chance.
Then why am I in Chrome 2? Because the opponents don't attack! My last two opponents (7.1M and 6.4M) didn't attack.
And that's just frustrating. I can only win if the opponent doesn't attack.
Sorry, but this is no fun.
I don't mind losing, but I want real competition. I'm happy when I can beat someone who has more GP. I'm not sad when someone who supposedly is weaker beats me.But winning because the other doesn't attack is pointless.
Therefore the GP should play a role, at least as a factor.

That's a huge difference & if folks are saying its not, they're delusional. People like to troll on here & make you feel like you don't have a valid point or that you are alone. Don't listen to those people. Things like this need to be posted. That is basically twice you're GP & no matter how good your roster is at that level. 2x your size is too much.
Sorry you got that matchup

"Bladegunner;c-2352685" wrote:
The old division systems didn't work either. A hybrid of them both would.

That way you get fair matchups across a similar GP range

So long as handicapped (i.e. GP limited) divisions get worse rewards and we are free to choose to join an Open division with the best rewards, sure.

Also, Ahnald earlier this week beat a 5M account with his 1.5M f2p alt. There's a reason these big accounts fall so far. If they're sandbagging and then start trying, that stinks. But they may just be bad at the game.

Oh, it's in Kyber 1, also.

I'm 8.9 facing an 11M opponent. This after beating a 9.6 to earn this matchup.

But I'm not going to whine about it, because that's the system. If this super kraken misplays, I have a shot.

Unless you are at the top of Kyber 1, GAC is no longer about competition. It's just about crystals. Take what you can get and move on to the next match.

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2352704" wrote:
Also, Ahnald earlier this week beat a 5M account with his 1.5M f2p alt. There's a reason these big accounts fall so far. If they're sandbagging and then start trying, that stinks. But they may just be bad at the game.

Give the 1.5mil f2p alt to a noob and see how they do vs the 5 mil account. I'm betting it's a different result completely. just bc someone who's experienced with the game can do it doesn't mean every 1.5 mil account can. It's a really unfair comparison.