Issues with Matchmaking?
Дата: 27.02.2014 14:02:40

Dakiras: Firstly, don't get me wrong. I'm not having a dig at you or
anything, I just quoted your posted because I wanted to highlight a
few things that a lot of people raise which your post kind of
resonates. It's never 100% impossible to win, just maybe rather
unlikely sometimes. Skilled MM argument: If what you
say about getting onto a win streak is true, and if someone
empirically tests this and find it to be true (with
actual numbers) then should it be considered that a 'soft'
skilled-based MM already exists? Are you getting matched up against
better people when your WR goes up, or is this just a perceived
change in the game? If not, then what you're noticing is
called "Apophenia" which is
mostly psychological, and the tl;dr is a condition of noticing
patterns in otherwise meaningless data. I've caught myself on the
same train of thought as you before with other games that have
match-making, but there was no conclusive data so I attributed it
to apophenia. MM is two-side. This one is actually aimed
at everyone posting and commenting. Think about it for a
second, if you're getting bad MM, then what about the 15 others on
the opposite team? Are they somehow blessed? Nah, because those
same people in the next game might go into a "hopeless game" or
however they want to call it. Streaks occur, and I've just
come out of a really bad streak of losses (or what felt like
it.) ...Maybe I just got a bit better at the game, and slowly
my ketchupy-ness is drying and hardening into something a little
less squishy (likely 'cause I'm still super noob).

Dakiras: It's always a bad thing for us to lose players, but to be
honest if you're feeling much better and happier for it then that
was the right decision for you. We don't want to force people to
play just for the sake of playing. Play the game to enjoy it, or to
get better; whatever you motivation, just make
sure you are happy with it. If not then have a think why
you're playing the game (or doing anything) and review whether it's
worthy of your time. Sorry to derail. Life advice is often
subjective, but don't do something you don't enjoy. It's a bad way
to play games. :) I was going to say more, but in writing
this post I've actually forgotten some of the points. If it pops
back into my head at any point I'll post again. :P Edit: Oh
yea, I remember. STAHP FITES! Seriously, everyone can have a
point of view, and do things their own way. Let's not derail this
thread into arguments and bickering over things you disagree with.
If you disagree with anyone, cool. Debates are good. Just remember
there are ways of conveying your point without being abhorrent
towards other people.
Issues with Matchmaking?