GP Matchmaking & “Fluff”
How is it that a guild and a players GP is the key factor in TW and Grand Arena? Why should a player or guild be put at a disadvantage because they have worked on building up more of their roster? ...
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"IntrepidFox;c-1713275" wrote:"Kyno;c-1712780" wrote:
Place 2 Olympic level runners in a race, the can both have the best mile times and may even be close.
One runs marathons and the other shorter races.
They are equals athletically and in many respects, but one will have a clear advantage in a marathon.
It's about how you build your roster and how you develop in the game. If you developed more competitively or not. That's the players choice.
So it's official. Leveling your toons (because you can, you have the resources, you like the toons) is the equivalent of lying down and saying I don't want to play against someone of the same level as me.
SWEET!!! FYI - I'm matched against someone with 14 more gold halo toons, 18 more zetas, plus toons I have no chance against - gold zeta leg rey (also enough toons for a full gold resistance team), zeta traya (she's only G12 but again - also enough toons for a full gold sith team backing her).
But hey I guess that's my fault for caring about ships. My fault too for liking star wars and wanting to collect the chars.
Well I've put all my lvl 1 grey teams on defence and not gonna bother having a fight.
At least I'm not the only one. My entire guild (well okay those on members on chat and chatting) is in the same position. Including the guild leader, and newer/older players.
@Kyno I say this with respect (because I like you, and you're generally reasonable). But matchmaking being based off comparable collections - that's what we call ****. And frankly your quoted response above is no better. You think your olympics analogy is at all relevant? The problem with it is simple - you put those two athletes in a marathon and the marathon running wins. You put them in a sprint. The sprinter wins. You don't go up to the loser and accuse them of not being competitive, or not training right, or not being committed.
You also don't wait until three years into their training and then go - hey marathon runners - we're only doing sprints now. Your fault.
Basically what you’re saying is: “it’s not fair that I will have to fight against another player that has focused more on PvP than I have, because I like to collect differently. This content shouldn’t exist because it’s not the way I’ve built my roster.”
As has been said before, those players with leaner GP, more focused and top-heavy rosters are at a disadvantage in modes like TB and raids. Now, in addition to TW there’s a game mode built for players that collect in that manner as well. I’m sorry you don’t like it.
Lastly, this is not the full GA experience. If future seasons, if you run into a PvP buzz saw in the first round you’ll be paired against another player that lost their first match. You will end up fighting a LOT of rosters similar to your own. There are TONS of players that collect the way you do.
