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Matchmaking Question
Why am I commonly being matched against players that are clearly higher tier than myself?
My New Kid is level 12, and I commonly see people of NK level 16.
I have only a few cards leveled up to 4, while I'm dealing with people that have multiple lvl 5 and 6 units.
Is matchmaking entirely based on PVP rank? I'm hovering at 39-41 because of this issue and there isn't much I can do about it besides slowly grind up cards and materials to level my cards and New Kid until I can start climbing again.
I've played through a fair portion of the story, and many of the missions I have to replay are now too difficult to handle with my level 4's and I can't get PVP packs/Lockers because of the position I'm in.
I'm basically skirting by on other players of similar NK/Card levels, and AFK players. Any information would be appreciated.
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I'm just going to bump this, since I just dealt with a NK lvl 16 player who had at the bare minimum, 5 separate level 5 cards, I've got only a handful of level 4 cards, I'm hoping for some info 
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I believe matchmaking is purely based off of rank.
There is a problem inherent with a "perfect matchmaking" algorithm. And that is: if you were matched up with someone at even level perfectly, theoretically you should win 50% of the time. And the problem with that is that nobody wants to win 50% of the time. People are more satisfied at winning 75% of the time.
So, what people do here is lose purposefully until they are well below a rank where they can easily win against their opponents. Although, that too, is not fun, but it's the meta of the the game. In case you don't know what meta is, it's Most Effective Tactic Available.
Edit: It's possible to combat this problem if you can outplay your opponent in this theoretical situation. But, since matchmaking is not like how everyone wants it to be, you have to get your wins by outplaying the other guy, plus having the better deck, plus the luck of the draw. If you fail in two of the three, you will lose regardless on how well you played the third of the three.
