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Tier Matching (No MMR) / Faster Queue Times

To improve balanced matchmaking and Faster Queue Times:

1.) Internal MMR is redundant and not needed
2.) Tiers Provide the same functionality as MMR, so remove MMR altogether.
3.) Initially, all players selected for a match MUST be within 1 tiers of each other.

4.) For every 30 seconds a player is in a queue, the “1-Tier Rule expands” to become the “3-Tier Rule” the “5-Tier Rule” the “7-Tier Rule” etc…

5.) If you prefer “Closely Ranked Matches” you can set that in your options (explained further below)

For example lets say you are currently in Diamond Tier 4, this is what your matchmaking looks like:

0-29 Seconds: “1-Tier Rule”
Diamond Tier 4 (You)

30-59 Seconds: “3-Tier Rule”
Diamond Tier 3 <- Diamond Tier 4 (You) -> Diamond Tier 5

60-89 Seconds: “5-Tier Rule”
Dia Tier 2 <- Dia Tier 3 <- Dia Tier 4 (You) -> Dia Tier 5 -> Dia Tier 6

90-119 Seconds: “7-Tier Rule”
(etc so on and so forth)

Hypothetically as a Tier 4 Diamond:

-After 1.5 Minutes You are eligible to be matched with anyone in Diamond (T1-T7)

-Closely Ranked Matches Option

For example You could set in your pvp options to “Only Select Players within ‘X’ Tiers of Me”

If you chose “Only Select Players within 2 Tiers of Me” (as Diamond T4) then matchmaking would look like:

Dia T2 <- Dia T3 <- Dia T4 (You) -> Dia T5 -> Dia T6

And you would not exceed the “5-Tier Rule” effectively

Tier Matching (No MMR) / Faster Queue Times

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Posted by: Patrick.2987

Patrick.2987

To improve balanced matchmaking and faster queue times:

1.) No one needs tiers, remove pips and tiers.
2.) MMR provides the best functionality for skillbased matchmaking and no players in pip range needed so faster queues aswell.
3.) Make it visible.
4.) Every 30 seconds the MMR range expands to get a fast match but a quality one.
5.) Nothing else needed, job done.