Is there a bug with GW matchmaking?

"Kyno;c-1703574" wrote:


one minor issue with your evidence is that the current GP is not relative to the matching. The matching is based on the old power system and the values are very different, and may be numerically closer than we are seeing today.

I would have to look back, but there was a post a while back that the devs said was close to the actual system based all on analysis of the power of each team. The basis is that you have a rated power (either top 5 or arena team power, it's not clear since they are usually within the margin of error difference of each other), then nodes are based on % of this value. There are several nodes that are above 100%.

GW is it's own mode and has it's own strategy, older players have faced a lot of challenges with this mode and should not be discounted. Many players dont utilize specific strategies that are designed to help you get through it and the rewards it offers are not enough for new players to develop specific to that game mode.

I have run an alt account and went through GW, only hitting 85 about 2 months ago. It doesnt seem to have changed at all.

Anyone thinking there is a bug, posting and collecting data here, is kind of pointless. This needs to be posted at Answers HQ and all that evidence needs to be there to get it the attention you think it deserves.

Yes i am aware of that differences in what data the GW system uses vs what we are able to see. The stat power vs galactic power would in my opinion offer minor percentage in what we can expect to see per node based on the research and what we are actually seeing. When the research says battle 1 is supposed to be 60% of your GP(which is all they had to use to research it) and they got that number over the course of dozens of battle 1 examples, I would assume it is pretty close to accurate. When people are getting teams at battle 1 with 150% the GP of their top 5, I would think something is wrong.


I got to level 85 well after your alt account did(early November) and had GW ready to sim when I got there. I got that many completions by doing exactly what you and others suggested earlier regarding strats and squad building. I never saw these supremely overpowered teams until early October.


Unfortunately those starting their accounts since this issue started don't have that benefit. They are just hitting brick walls that no amount of squad diversity or focus or what not will solve. It is happening from fresh GW all the way thru to those at 85. I'm seeing it on my main account now but at least if it is insurmountable I have the luxury of hitting sim. My top 5 is 60K now and I am talking about teams 90K+. According to the research, I shouldn't be seeing any teams on any node more than 15% my top 5 power. (node 12 is highest at 15%) Which would max out at about 70K. I haven't seen them on node 1 yet but have on nodes 2 all the way thru 12.

I have sent this to the Answers HQ.