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KaylaClaire

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Ok so... I know the matchmaking is a little screwy atm, but am I in some sort of MMR "Limbo"? either I get a match where I get owned, or I get a match where I own... and when the latter happens it makes me feel terrible. my MMR floats between 1800-1900... average I guess


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Not enough players atm....player base needs to increase, which I believe it will. Though it may be a slow progression.

 

 

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Blarg. I'm in a limbo too. Now the lack of games is affecting me at 2100 mmr roughly. The matches I get are basically me, a top 50 player, and assorted others. It turns the game into a kill race when I'm on the top player's team to the point where I struggle to keep up at times and that's no fun.

 

Stop undermining my opportunistic playstyle with your oddly effective janitor sweeps. I just see them with a broom primary and a dustpan secondary. The enemy team gets swept under the rug.


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I had it equal last time  I played myself, however thats long ago as my ping was on average 100-200...


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Kayla, I've watched your stream and I know exactly what will help. In the server browser, servers are rated 1-3 stars based on how your MMR compares to the server average MMR. 3 star servers are a good match, while 2 stars are less good, and 1 star will be furthest from your MMR.

I know the server browser doesn't make this very clear, but 1 star matches are not the matches you should be joining.

 

Off topic: If you check your stream chat between matches you might catch somebody like me mentioning things like this.


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ah thanks, I always thought the 1 star was more of a challenge while 3 stars were easier lol...


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KaylaClaire, you are pretty close to my MMR (1950), so here's what I get from the different star ratings:

 

3 Stars: A match with a very wide skill spread.  I usually fall right in the middle of the MMR range and score range by the end.

 

2 Stars: A match where I am the lowest MMR player and get my butt stomped.

 

1 Star: A match where I am the, or one of the highest MMR player(s) and I am almost always on top of the podium.

 

So, maybe that will help you.


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3 Stars: A match with a very wide skill spread.  I usually fall right in the middle of the MMR range and score range by the end.

 

2 Stars: A match where I am the lowest MMR player and get my butt stomped.

 

1 Star: A match where I am the, or one of the highest MMR player(s) and I am almost always on top of the podium.

AFAIK: 3 star matches don't necessarily have a wide spread.

2 Star matches are either right above or below your MMR range.

1 star matches are either way above or below your MMR range.


Pubstomping is a whole different strategic discussion, however, and usually just becomes an exploration of the ethics of dumpstering randos.

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eth0, our experiences are just different then.  I barely ever see any variation in the experience I posted.  I honestly believe that the way you posted it is how it is supposed to work, but that's not what I see.


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