What happened to GA?

Mine have been fairly even this time.

I've gone from a 66% winning percentage to a 33% since they changed matchmaking. Might as well just make it all random, because winning is much more of a function of who you match up with and not your roster.

"TAZZZOOO;d-209974" wrote:
The first championship was nothing but close games but now I'm getting completely wiped. Is anyone else struggling/ having effortless games?

I've found it to be extremely consistent. Completely unbalanced matchup groupings both times. :D

In each of groups of 8 we've had all of the following:

1) At least one person without a single g13 character, while at least one other person has 7+

2) 5-6 People with fully maxed g13 Malak teams and at least 2-3 who don't have Malak at all.

3) Several people with multiple "alternate meta teams" (often a g13 GG/Sep droid team and a maxed BA/Geo squad) - while others have neither.

Just to be crystal clear, it's often the same players with advantages in all 3 categories and a few weaker players who have none.

I wonder if we'll hear from CG devs after this is done as to whether the new matchmaking has WAI...

The way I look at it is an efficient player should have an matchup advantage as they made smarter choices with toons, gear, mods.

You do this by matching them up with the same gp.

If you matchup players with only top 60/80, you’re going to create matchup players with people who have way bigger rosters.
That’s a unfair matchup advantage the developers are giving the larger rosters and it makes a big difference imo.

Matchup players with the same gp and let the rankings sort it out. I like playing against people at my level or close to it. I don’t like being matched against 5+ mil accounts as I’m 4.5.

I have little interest in gac now. It sucks.

This was the championship match (2-0 vs 2-0) of this round. Seems pretty even to me

I previously never finished with less than 2 wins. Since the “new” GAC matchmaking, I’ve finished with 1 win each time. Being marched vs full g13 Malak comps, when I have 0 g13s.

This new matchmaking is very disappointing.

"thedrjojo;c-1922110" wrote:

This was the championship match (2-0 vs 2-0) of this round. Seems pretty even to me

The championship match should be evenly matched - it pits the two guys that have beaten everyone else twice against each other. That doesn't really show anything about the algorithm.

The two guys at the bottom of my bracket don't have Malak (the two that 0-2 going into the final match). The two 2-0 teams both have g13 Malak. Go figure. The 4 guys with 1 win? 3 Malak owners and me - I was lucky enough to be matched up against one of the poor 0-2 saps in the first round.

"DarkstarSunrise;c-1922082" wrote:
I've gone from a 66% winning percentage to a 33% since they changed matchmaking. Might as well just make it all random, because winning is much more of a function of who you match up with and not your roster.

which should increase the last 2 rounds if your good since you won't be fighting as hard a people

(now this is how it's supposed to be....... now if this is what happens..... prob not lol)

So far I've had all close rounds even with large gp/gear/meta gaps.
The thing to remember is that the new matchmaking isn't designed to be "fair", it's designed to prevent blowouts. 2 very different things.