Matchmaking Changes in Update 8.11

Quemapueblos: With patch 8.11, we will be removing battle tier XII matches and your matchmaking will not change dramatically. Previously, only tier X tanks were eligible for this tier but now matchmaking is free to distribute tier X tanks more quickly in order to reduce queue times for tanks that may see them in battle.   You can think of the “tier” of a match as being the maximum tier for a tank in that battle. When Matchmaker is building a battle, it won’t choose tanks over that tier. For example if the battle tier is VII, the highest tier tank that can be in a match is tier VII.   Matchmaker also enforces a maximum spread of 2 between tiers. So in battle tier VII matches, tanks can range from tier V to VII. This keeps players from seeing tanks that are way out of their league.   How were there tier XII matches when there are no tier XII tanks? Let’s take a tier X tank. The lowest tier match it can be placed in is tier X right? Tanks in that tier X match can range from tier VIII to tier X. In a tier XII match, tanks could hypothetically range from tier X to tier XII (and Tier VIII Light Tanks) but there are no tier XI or XII tanks, so matches are limited to only tier of tank available, tier X vehicles. With match tier XI, only tanks from tiers IX and X are eligible for that battle.   What does removing tier 12 mean for you? If you are a tier VIII light tank, you will no longer be put in games limited only to tier X tanks (because of tier VIII light tank’s special matchmaking). Now that the highest battle tier is tier XI, tier X tanks cannot find games where only tier X tanks are eligible.   How to read the match-maker chart The first step in reading the chart is to look at the battle tier. Once a battle tier is chosen, go down that column, and any vehicle tier/class that is colored in is eligible for a battle within that battle tier. There are a few exceptions for specific vehicles, and they are listed at the bottom of the full match-maker chart.   8.11 vs 8.10 Match-making: 8.11 VS 8.10 Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11   Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11 12 VIII Light Tanks   X X X   VIII Light Tanks   X X X X Medium Tanks X X X     Medium Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Artillery X X X     Artillery X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     IX Medium Tanks   X X X   IX Medium Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   X Medium Tanks     X X   X Medium Tanks     X X X Heavy Tanks     X X   Heavy Tanks     X X X Artillery     X X   Artillery     X X X Tank Destroyers     X X   Tank Destroyers     X X X