so a couple pips off legendary and I get a player in my match paired with an amber, I really couldn’t figure out how this necro was so bad until I saw h was amber after the match hand just had to smh…
Given this experience I have a proposal, let me know what you think, changes you’d make etc, good/bad etc.
What if we as the player had more control over our matchmaking?
- give us a window in the PvP selection with options, inform us obviously (for those whom cannot perceive the obvious) that the more selective we are the longer the queue is bound to be which is understandable but It would go a long way in quality of games and Anet may even be able to use the data to better matchmaking for the future and be rid of it all together.
Examples of (realistic) options available and things I’d like to see:
Divisions: so naturally mm puts or tries to put u within 20 pips? not sure the exact number but this changes in a duo + premade in which an amber can be put into legendary matches. That’s cool! you want to play with your friend, I don’t. Give me the option to select the amount of division drops in teammates I’m willing to have, or division ahead for people in lower tiers.
Class stacking: Give the ability to set a preset limit even a simple yes or no per class, I don’t want 2+ thieves on my team when its rare to be able to depend on 1 to play his role right and 2 is just garbage comp, can’t and doesn’t work. Please don’t say you have made it work yadda yadda, I too have had matches I’ve won with two thieves, I can also beat some players on a naked guard with no weapons just utilities equipped, doesn’t mean it “works” it means you were playing trash, to the point where if this was Pve one would say skip the trash.
We can’t pigeon hold classes to amulets… can we? because I swear I’d love the option to only ever see a zerker ele on the opposing team, cause you know, I like a challenge…
We can’t choose our teammates… can we? It’s obvious people get carried to divisions, give me a list of 5 sounds like a fair number to never have on my team, players I will never be paired with, it should really be the blocklist as you could also add someone for just a general terrible attitude but give me 5, just 5 so I feel like I have a little control over a certain teammate(s) whom always believe 3 cap is best, and only pugs don’t split 1/0/4 and it’s everyone else’s fault for not following “the l33tmlg420potato plan”..
All in all it’s been just another season of grinding, little skill is actually involved which is depressing as skilled as you as a player may be it’s still a 5v5 game and some matches due to this are just /resign option plz. I believe a majority of the problem lye’s in the fact there is to many safey nets throughout the divisions but hey, who am I to say anything, I’m just one of five on a team of who knows..
(oh and before the "find a team comments, I used to play on a very competitive one, we gave radioactive, apex, some other lesser “big name” esl teams actual matches with wins and losses to them. I stopped playing the game as much do to rl issues and had to leave my team due to this as I could not commit to times etc, sometimes sub for them but a lot of rl things keep me playing at very random/sporadic times).
Either way divisions are set up to be a grind for the most part and the way mm I it can really force some very unfavorable matches that just aren’t very “fun” which is more or less what I come to play for and am attempting to speak for more of an optimal gaming experience all together not just myself. Anyways take care guys, and gl in the season and life!
Edit: Post on alt account for privacy reasons.
Congratulations if you made it to the end, you’re a trooper to get through that wall, a real grinder, and due to this will likely hit legendary! Wahoo skill<grind
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