Grand Arena matchmaking.
I'll start by saying that I love Grand Arena as a feature and hope you guys keep running it on a frequent basis. Two a month would probably be ideal, but I'm sure that's going to be tough to balance a...
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@jayjonbeach
I understand the sentiment that you wouldn't want to play if you have no chance at winning.
There are any number of algorithms that can be proposed, but the more specific you make the algorithm (G12 number / speed / team compositions, etc.) the more likely it is the algorithm is actually picking winners. A "Black Box" algorithm takes a roster agnostic approach, which is why it's used.
All that said, I don't particularly care what matching algorithm is used. However, if players expect an algorithm to match similar rosters and not just GP, then I really want my last place prizes in my "focused roster" bracket to exceed the first place prizes of rosters I would destroy at the same GP level.
Otherwise how is that "fair"? How would it be fair that I get 3 omegas when someone I would easily beat with the same GP as me got 3 zetas because they were placed into a weaker bracket? The answer is obvious. It's not fair.
So the question to you - would you be willing to get last place prize equivalents for first place in a "weaker" bracket just so you can win?
I understand the sentiment that you wouldn't want to play if you have no chance at winning.
There are any number of algorithms that can be proposed, but the more specific you make the algorithm (G12 number / speed / team compositions, etc.) the more likely it is the algorithm is actually picking winners. A "Black Box" algorithm takes a roster agnostic approach, which is why it's used.
All that said, I don't particularly care what matching algorithm is used. However, if players expect an algorithm to match similar rosters and not just GP, then I really want my last place prizes in my "focused roster" bracket to exceed the first place prizes of rosters I would destroy at the same GP level.
Otherwise how is that "fair"? How would it be fair that I get 3 omegas when someone I would easily beat with the same GP as me got 3 zetas because they were placed into a weaker bracket? The answer is obvious. It's not fair.
So the question to you - would you be willing to get last place prize equivalents for first place in a "weaker" bracket just so you can win?
