Please fix the grand arena matchmaking

"Nikoms565;c-1856608" wrote:

"Darth_DeVito;c-1856530" wrote:
Not to add to the choir of "they should have known since launch GA would be coming one day and prepared accordingly", but I'm always glad when there is only one GA opponent with a vastly superior roster. That means I can win at least 2 rounds, and so far I've always won at least 2 out of 3 despite my bloated GP.

Still, it would be nice if total playtime / account age were added to the matchmaking equation. A much older account typically has more zetas and vastly better mods, both of which is not adequately reflected by the GP metric.

This. I have never lost more than 1 match, despite being a launch player (i.e. have a major bloating problem...ermm...with my roster.)

Not too many newer players have a highly leveled or geared Jawas (for an event that no longer exists) - or IG86 for a droid team that is no longer viable, or strong Lumi, or g9 Eeth Koth (had to get GMY back in the day) or a zQGJ, or 7* Lobot or Lando, etc., etc.

But it's also worth noting that due to power creep and kits, those older characters are even weaker than their gear level, zetas, mods might be representing in GP. As an extreme example, which would you rather have - a 7* g9 Jedi Knight Revan with 1 zeta? Or a 7* g9 QGJ with one zeta? And QGJ's zeta was one of the best at the time....

All of that said, GA is solid. It needs some tweaking - but what about this game is perfect?

I think this is the most sensible thing you've ever written and I completely agree. Player start date could help make things more competitive without overly punishing those that have built their rosters for PVP. It wouldn't even have to be as tight as Arena and could be a window of a few months.