Easy fix to make matchmaking fair, and eliminate de-rankers completely | Forums

[jekapaty]

Mechanically you present a fine idea, even though it is one that has been raised already countless times. The problem however, is the search for perfect matchmaking mechanics completely ignores the business model that RL is based upon: get players to spend as much cash as possible to play and rise to the top. You address it in your counterpoint #2, but don't emphasize it nearly enough. Any system that separates F2P players from whales or removes the feeling of achievement that high spenders get from buying their decks will absolutely not be implemented since it's directly counterproductive to their business interests by reducing the incentive for whales to do what they do.

I disagree with you. Many other f2p games have a much more adequate matchmaking. and this does not prevent developers from making money.

[ScottOld]

no they haven't

I dont call 7100s followed by 5800s adequate matchmaking

[TAMISH2-ZN]

I agree, beat 2 whales yesterday... all that ELO wiped out in one go to generic decks lower then me due to things like HHC ruining the game against a silver when at 6400 (WHY AM I BEING MATCHED WITH FING SILVERS FFS) and between all that, a ZERO POINT WIN FOR BEATING SOMEONE IN THE 5000s... zero? are you smoking?

Oh boo hoo hoo...

I am the level 5000 going up against the damn legendary guys at 6400 and losing... when I lose the match, i also lose like 30 ELO... so you may be "gaining zero" and I am losing ELO... how you think I feel being matched with Legendary players???

[camelchasers]

All your salt aside tamish (we're all in this together you know... nobody is happy with how it works) that is very interesting to hear you are losing that much ELO when you lose to a player 1400 points above you. If this is the case and not exaggeration (no offence intended, but it does tend to happen) then there is a major oddity in the way the results are calculated.

Right now I'm at 7400 range. If I beat somebody in the low 6000s I get an increase between 0 and 2. Wohoo! If I lose to someone in that range though (and yes, it happens. Yay deranking whales!) it costs me like 100. Conversely though, when I'm matched with a mega-whale in the 7800 range I only lose 10ish ELO when I lose. It would be really, really weird to hear you are losing 30 when you tank vs someone 1400 points above you.

Can you confirm these numbers are right?

[ScottOld]

its the same deal though, I have a 50% win rate and am down 80 points because of the matchmaker not giving me decent games, first game of the day today was yet another silver, so didn't even get back into the 6300 despite starting there and having a 66% win rate before a draw, and losses to higher ranks pulling me down again, and I am losing far more losing to slightly higher then I do beating slightly lower.
and I have slayed the odd 6800 in the past as well, which got me in the 6400's but it is starting to get deeply frustrating needing 70% win rates to actually progress most days