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GeneralTricksta's avatar
7 years ago

Matchups fixed???

My guild just got to 91M GP, Why are we matched up with 104M GP guild?
  • if "active GP is misleading" why do we tend to get trounced by guilds with 15-20mil more GP than we have?
    up to the last round we were on 22 wins when going up against evenly matched overall-GP guilds
    we've now lost 3 in a row cause we keep getting a 90 vs 125mil matchup :open_mouth:
  • I am assuming that the devs are aiming for every TW to be competitive but we, a 100m GP guild, very rarely seem to get this. We tend to either slaughter our opponents or be slaughtered. We have only had one or two close matches. While the matchmaking algorithms theoretically should preclude overall guild GP having an influence on outcome there is undoubtedly some correlation between relative guild GP and result. Every trouncing we have dished out has been against weaker GP guilds and every trouncing we've been on the end of has been against stronger GP guilds (who obviously have fewer but much stronger players participating than us).

    It's clear the algorithm still doesn't work as intended and the simple reason is that the power distribution curve for guild GP is not linear. Higher GP guilds have earlier access to the most powerful toons, toons that can have similar power ratings but are appreciably more effective in Arena-style combat. Traya has the same max power as Old ben and GM Yoda for example, Sion the same as IG88. Higher GP guilds are also more likely to have paying players and whales who focus their spending on power leveling specific high-end toons. A single maxed out Enfys Nest, Wampa, Sion etc. defensive team can bring our entire guild's TW progress to a standstill. Why not matchmake based on a weighted score system that accounts for the effective Arena power of these toons not the guild's overall GP?

    The problem that is being created with all these mismatches is that, as with the completely tedious Sith raid below heroic level, guild members are simply going to lose interest and stop contributing fully (as has already happened with raids for us).
  • Last tw was 114m us v 128m them. This one we're 115 and they're 135m. What's next, fighting team instinct?
  • SWGregoriou's avatar
    SWGregoriou
    Seasoned Newcomer
    75 to 91 here. You cannot rely on the GP though as well are always beating guilds with 30+ mil higher GP than us and it depends on how many people sign up and other factors i imagine