Q&A: Sandbagging Response

"AnnerDoon;c-2023721" wrote:

"Kyno;c-2023687" wrote:
Sandbagging is an intentional act to try and force a favorable match.

Exactly. And CG_Cyanides said he doesn't see how reducing GP could effect matchmaking. So, he either doesn't understand how sandbagging works, or he doesn't understand how matchmaking works (I'll assume it's not the latter), which is the point of the original post.

I think your the one who doesn't understand matchmaking...

Matchmaking is based on the gp of players who have signed up for the war.

So... let's look at 2 scenarios

1. A guild of 250m gp at 5 m each player has 40 sign up. This reduces gp by 50m so they are matched against a guild with about 200m gp. It could be a guild of 25, 30, 40, even 50 players but the total registered gp will be equal at 200m. This is fair but feel free to suggest how to make it more fair if u see a way.

2. A guild of 250m gp at 6m gp each with 10 alta farming 600 a day at 200k gp each makes the alts sit out of the war. They have 40 sign up but still have 248m go registered so they are matched against a guild with about 248m gp. It could be 25, 30, 40 or 50 players but their opponent guild will have 248m gp roughly registered. Again fair, but feel free to suggest how to make it better.