September 2020 - last edited September 2020
We have SBMM, in part, to protect new players or those that just don't do to well for whatever reason.
Problem 1 - Smurfs.
Problem 2 - More experienced mains drop solo and keep dying till you get into a lower skilled lobby for high kill games.
Problem 3 - I had 3 earlier but i forgot so i'll edit later.
We have ranked to play with people of equivalent skill.
Problem 1 - Smurfs.
Problem 2 - Splits, just to keep engagement up, causing a diamond to go to silver following season. (Still matched with bronze)
Problem 3 - Diamond/master/preds intentionally losing RP to stay in lower brackets.
So these ''safeguards'' to protect newer players are being circumvented by many anyway as they're getting stomped. Maybe a better solution can be found that actually works?
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@apostolateofDOOM they rolled back armor changes. Let's roll back SBMM while we're at it. Random lobbies is the only truly fair outcome IMO.
"What about the newbies?" Give them their own matchmaker that restricts their lobbies to filter from level 1-75. They've got plenty of time then to learn the basics, learn rotations, figure out what weapons and legends they like, etc. etc.
"What about bad players?" They're bad, plain and simple. If they're not going to put effort into getting a little bit better to enjoy the game, then they should go play something else. You can't sit there and blame a game or the people who play it when you have a bad time, and simultaneously put in 0 effort to improve any aspect of your own skill. That's like opening up Dark Souls and complaining that the enemies shouldn't one shot you, but you make no effort to dodge, parry, or block attacks.
"What about people who've hit level 200-500 but are still bad?" There is truly no hope for them. I worked my rear off for a 3.15 K/D, 667 DMG/Match ratio, and I'm stuck with these sub-par under 0.75 K/D, 200 DMG/Match players against predators? Put these salted sea slug brain worm riddled spineless cowards in with the newbies for all I care. Maybe they'll learn something.
"What about Predators pub stomping people?" Seeing as how that's already happening due to low player population, I see no real issue with rolling back SBMM. Predators are people too, they want to have fun as well, and currently SBMM is really not allowing high skill players to consistently do so, especially when they queue with friends.
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@maximas1986 because you're just above average lol.
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@DarthValtrex Nothing breeds a fun competitive environment like level 30 teammates and predator trail enemies.
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@DarthValtrex Sometimes yeah, and that doesn't bother me as they're extremely aggressive and fit my play style.
However I get noob teammates a lot when I solo queue and when I jump on trios with my bud we get end up with level 30 and below on the regular. I'd happy to carry lower level players except you know how mm works when you enter it in a premade.....it's brutal. XD
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