Matchmaking Improvements

Steeltrap, on Oct 18 2011 - 04:58, said: Here's an interesting point about assigning an arbitrary number to how many matches you get before 'suffering' the full MM:
in itself this can favour some players over others.
You get a new tank but have shedloads of free exp. So you stick in the best modules (the ones that make the most difference, at least). You get restricted MM. Happy! Another person doesn't have the free exp. So they play stock. Yet they get the same MM as the fully tricked out tank, SIMPLY because the deciding factor is the number of battles fought.


Quote 1. maximum 3 tier spread (so you never face anything more than 2 tiers above you). So 4-5-6, 5-6-7, 6-7-8, 7-8-9, 8-9-10 for example. Why? Because they all have a REASONABLE chance of damaging any opposition


Quote 2. maximum of 2 tier 6/7/8 arty in a battle. Maximum 3 arty no matter what tier. No more than 16 tiers of arty, total.


Quote 3. Match TYPE within TIER. So a TD does NOT = a Heavy does NOT = a Med. What's more, divide types between teams. So one side doesn't get all the TDs, or all the T-54s, for example. Mind you, matching type within tier will cover that, but thought I'd make it explicit.


Quote 4. Restrict the composition of platoons so they can only contain vehicles eligible for the same battles. If one is a tier 8, thus eligible for 6-8, 7-9, 8-10, all other vehicles in the platoon must also be eligible for at least one of those match brackets. Put differently, you can only platoon with vehicles of the same tier, or +/-1 tier.


Drakenred, on Oct 18 2011 - 05:35, said: just wait untill someone translates the other developer coments on this, you may not like it as mutch, (or you may love it more)


Drakenred, on Oct 18 2011 - 05:35, said: a Version of it is on the closed test server. Some of the people with the Beta test tag are able to be on that server, along with some people who dont have that tag. (no Im not one of them dont ask)


Drakenred, on Oct 18 2011 - 05:35, said: the new chart will (aparently) not be used untill AFTER 7.1 and the french tanks go live.(however if the French tanks seem to be overly distorting the mix of tanks in beta they may revamp it sooner)


gristle, on Oct 18 2011 - 06:14, said: I know you are just being sarcastic but I think this is the problem with most of the people who complain about the MM ... they are pissed unless they are in the top 25 or 50%. I am so sick of the people on the bottom bitching about the matchmaker at the start of every match. We have all been there ... sometimes you will be the top tank and sometimes you will be at the bottom ... make the best of it and help your team. Sometimes you will even be on the bottom for "gasp" a few games in a row. If you always want to be at the top then grind to a tier X ... you will always be at the top.


reco1994, on Oct 18 2011 - 06:26, said: Personally I would like to see an option for playing NON ARTY MAPS. I hate arty and it's not because I dont think it has its place and yes it has saved my bacon before. However when you are playing a map and there are 5 or more arties per side it is a long 15 minutes of hiding. I think 2 per side and within 2 tiers of the lowest tiered TANK in the lineup is more than fair. Remember the game is called Worls of Tanks not World of Arty, I have been in some battles where there were half arties needless to say I just disconnected and played another game. That happens a lot when I am playing WOT I just get so dam frustrated over MM I say the hell with it. Honestly WOT is the only game that gets my blood pressure up and I dont play games for that I play to relax.


AllPainful, on Oct 18 2011 - 06:32, said: For those of you whining about Tier 4/5 lights (SCOUTS) in high level matches, and not getting good exp, try surviving, you can get MASSIVE exp in a Tier 4 light tank in a Tier 9 match for lighting up targets..
That is a direct quote from the wiki under battle mechanics in the earning exp section.
This means, your little Tier 4 tank can get 50% of the credit for knocking 800 damage off a Maus if the arty shoots it while you have it lit.... Live long enough, keep enough things lit (a proper scout just goes close enough to the enemy to light them up, then retreats and repeats) and you can get massive exp really easily. I love ending up in high level matches with my Tier 4/5 scout tanks, get lots of exp and credits that way.


T34_76, on Oct 18 2011 - 08:14, said: Have noticed a time change already as of last down day. It now takes me at times 2 minutes before i am in a match, then another 30 to 45 seconds for start. Now you are telling me that this is going to take longer??? Wow the wait time is longer than the actual battle, do not like this at all. Well i am glad to see you are not in it for the money, as those people who love to use gold shot means a loss of revenue to you, probably a buck a game per gold shot user eh.