Skill rating in gac matchmaking

That unfortunately is why I went 0-3 last week and fell to Kyber 3. All three were against such rosters. My first match in Kyber 3 is against another such player. This player is in Kyber 3 at the moment because he basically ignores 3v3 GAC and then wins all his 5v5 matches. I don't know if that actually helps his crystal income or not, but it is a pain to face him on the way back up.

The entire system used to provide mostly fair roster-based matchmaking.

Now they try to irritate you into spending.

"slickdealer;c-2378418" wrote:
The entire system used to provide mostly fair roster-based matchmaking.

Untrue.

I didn't win over 50 matches in a row under the old system because I'm amazing at GAC.

"slickdealer;c-2378418" wrote:
The entire system used to provide mostly fair roster-based matchmaking.

Now they try to irritate you into spending.

If it was so "mostly fair" there wouldn't have been so many "my opponent got 3 GLs on my one" threads back in those days.

"nottenst;c-2378415" wrote:
That unfortunately is why I went 0-3 last week and fell to Kyber 3. All three were against such rosters. My first match in Kyber 3 is against another such player. This player is in Kyber 3 at the moment because he basically ignores 3v3 GAC and then wins all his 5v5 matches. I don't know if that actually helps his crystal income or not, but it is a pain to face him on the way back up.

I'm W 1 X 8 L because of that. Probably I was something W 8 X 1 L before that happened. I simply hate facing such opponents, because no matter how good my strategy is they simply brute force their win.

Sorry guys, I have all GLs and have 9.2 GP and have dropped to K2. I really dont try or care much about GA so you might run into me sometime.

"PeachyPeachSWGOH;c-2378421" wrote:

"slickdealer;c-2378418" wrote:
The entire system used to provide mostly fair roster-based matchmaking.

Now they try to irritate you into spending.

If it was so "mostly fair" there wouldn't have been so many "my opponent got 3 GLs on my one" threads back in those days.

Because the older player at that time didnt get to spend their 5m GP (example value) for 3 GL as they were not out back then.

If the old system remained you would see basically every new player going for GLs/S Tier team.

"Stealth_Walker10;d-258320" wrote:
I am 6.4 mil player who has two gls. I work hard on my modding, strategy, researching my opponents. I have out played accounts with millions of gp more than me. 4-5 gls. To reach kyber 2. What awaits me a similar skill player?

No a bracket with opponents with all the gls, starkiller, malgus, Maul. More r9's R8s than I have r5-7. They could be worst player and yet still win because of their roster.

I do not mind losing due to the strategy or skill of my opponent but having no chance against an opponent that has me overpowered.

Underdog wins with inferior roster are very much possible in higher brackets. There are quite some players with only 5 GLs hanging out in Kyber 1. But those players either excel in modding, are very focused on efficiency play or/and have developed a unique roster to compensate for the GL disadvantage (e.g. risky off-meta counters or stronger fleet). They don't win all the time but enough to keep them in Kyber 1.

6.4m with only 2 GLs definitely is a strong disadvantage. But being able to underdog stronger roster has a limit. Nobody says modding/strategy/scouting can fully compensate big holes in a roster. It's like you can be the grandmaster of Chess, but playing with less figures at your disposal, you are still likely to lose to less gifted players.

"I_JnK_I;c-2378447" wrote:

"PeachyPeachSWGOH;c-2378421" wrote:

"slickdealer;c-2378418" wrote:
The entire system used to provide mostly fair roster-based matchmaking.

Now they try to irritate you into spending.

If it was so "mostly fair" there wouldn't have been so many "my opponent got 3 GLs on my one" threads back in those days.

Because the older player at that time didnt get to spend their 5m GP (example value) for 3 GL as they were not out back then.

If the old system remained you would see basically every new player going for GLs/S Tier team.

All 6 GLs were out in the previous incarnation of GAC.

The only real difference is they're becoming more and more common now.

A. Players have had more the chance to farm them.

B. Players now know you can't get around not having all of them. CG made sure of that just under a year ago.

Unfortunately matchmaking will never be perfect. Whether it's based on win/loss ratio or skill rating these mismatches will happen. People will game the system no matter what.

5v5 is easier to win especially for those with good rosters and most GLs so they drop 3v3 battles to get even easier matches in 5v5.

No matter what matches like these will be common but I still think the new format is better than the old system. I hover between k4 and k3 myself and I have been matched against players with 5 GLs vs my 3 quite a bit so understand the frustration