Matchmaking: Bug, or Normal Behaviour? | Forums

[auto_x]

I've seen some complaints posted about this elsewhere, so instead of complaining I thought I'd pose this as a question: Is it normal to be consistently placed against opponents with an NK level that is 4-7 levels higher than mine? If so, why?

For context...

I jotted down the levels of 10 consecutive opponents I played against the other day (I was NK level 11 at the time), and while their PVP ranks were always within 2-3 levels of mine (45), their NK levels were as follows:
16, 18, 12, 14, 13, 11, 17, 12, 12, 16.

Since there is almost always a direct correlation between NK level and card level, it seems strange that a match making system would place me in an even fight less than 50% of the time. I'm completely F2P, and my highest card is a level 5 common. The rest of my deck is level 4 commons and rares, with one level 2 epic. The majority of my opponents have decks made up of mostly level 5s.

Is this actually how match making is supposed to function?

[Ubi-Toller]

Matches are made based on your PvP ranking and not your New Kid level, so if you're being placed against those who are within 2-3 levels of your ranking, then all is working as intended.