I'm a 1950 avg player and I am constantly still finding myself in 3-star public matches where the SRD is 1400 - 2500. 1-star matches are usually 1500-2100. 2-star matches are 1950 - 2600.
I'm not sure what point I'm making exactly, but I don't see how the lock can be working as described or how people can be having trouble getting into matches of a wide variety of skill. The whole system barely makes any sense.
Agreed...I see the same things happening here.
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Punish vets, so noobs can have fun!
I guess you have to use the matchmaker then :]
Didn't mean for this to be long winded.
No player should be punished to be able to play.....you and I and all know the game simply needs more players. Till then I think everyone should be able to play any server anytime regardless of skill lvl. I know this may be a can of worms to some but I think the most important thing for now is to get as many people playing at one time as possible till the community grows to a much larger scale.
This may cause some irritation to higher lvl players, in that they feel it would cause their team to suffer in high tier matches with having a new / newer lower skill lvl player on their team. Effectively adding a non-effective player that can't contribute to a win. And I'm sure this would, so lower skill players should be aware of this and try to find matches more suitable for their playstyle. How practical this is, not quite sure.
But I guess that works both ways with top players entering low skill matches, the newer player generally gets destroyed either way. Again, low player population is the disease.
I struggle to find matches because of my skill lvl (average player) but try my best whatever game I get into. Not everyone can aspire to the top / Pro ranks (I'm sure I never will) but love playing this game and always try to do better. Hope all players can recognize the different abilities and I think most do.
As this game moves forward with the new team on board, I believe that there will be a place for all players to find decent matches and many of them to fit into whatever skill lvl they are or hope to be.
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Edited by DieselCat, 01 July 2015 - 01:19 PM.