Grand Arena Championships - Matchmaking
CG said they re-did the matchmaking in the GAC and I am having a really hard time believing that. I am just over 8.1 million GP and I have 4 GL's at R7. In Round 1 of this current GAC my opponent was ...
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It will definitely even out over time. There are absolutely some short term "features" from the skill rating system that are undesirable. So far so good, and take that as someone who started 5-0 then subsequently lost 4 straight, including all 3 last week.
The only thing I would like to see is a bit smaller difference in winner vs. loser crystal comp for each round. I understand they're trying to incentivize participation, but the unevenness with the current paucity of skill data can lead to some pretty uneven matches (as expected). Paying the crystal penalty for that is a bit hard to swallow given how much of your crystal income is now tied to wins.
As skill rating becomes more "accurate", I'm good with the higher difference, but easing us in would have beenhelfpul helpful.
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The only thing I would like to see is a bit smaller difference in winner vs. loser crystal comp for each round. I understand they're trying to incentivize participation, but the unevenness with the current paucity of skill data can lead to some pretty uneven matches (as expected). Paying the crystal penalty for that is a bit hard to swallow given how much of your crystal income is now tied to wins.
As skill rating becomes more "accurate", I'm good with the higher difference, but easing us in would have been
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