Updated the matchmaking algorithm to better match new players.
This was the most interesting part of the patch notes for me. Anyone seeing any better matchmaking since the patch? I’m at work so I can’t test it right now.
Hey all! Let’s make sure to remember that matchmaking is based off your rating and not your PvP rank. Players cannot currently see their ratings but our new matchmaking is much more efficient at pooling players together for matches. You should be experiencing much smaller rating deviations in games without a terrible sacrifice to queue time.
Be sure to give constructive feedback on how you feel the matchmaking is working for you.
As an avid PvP myself, I can understand the wait for Solo Q can be a frustrating process. As we’ve announced in several podcasts now, Solo Q is our top priority. Fixing matchmaking was a necessary process that did not take developer time away from Solo Q and will make our implementation of Solo Q run much more smoothly.
We want to ensure you are not experiencing:
*Drastically longer queue times
*Massive losses/gains of rating per match (check ranking fluctuations)
*Mismatches (i.e. playing a top 25 ranked team as a 400 ranked player)
An example of constructive feedback for this would be:
Response A: “I’m a 300-400 ranked player and I typically play at prime time. Since the patch my matches seem to be much more even unless I manage to face a premade who happens to sit around my ranking (I checked their ranking). My queue times seem to be consistent as to how they were pre-patch and I am no longer experiencing massive ranking losses.”
Response B: “I’m a 300-400 ranked player and I typically play non prime time hours. Since the patch I seemed to be getting mismatched quite often. After checking the rankings of players I was facing I can conclude that I’ve been getting placed in buckets much higher than expected as my team was much lower ranked than our opponents. My queue times on the other hand are quite fast.”
Keep in mind you aren’t required to post feedback. We encourage you to keep things constructive and friendly. Thanks everyone!
