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harmless_kittens

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Hey guys, me again.  Even though I am not playing anymore, I come here sometimes to ask questions on behalf of my son, Kaotic_Beaver.

 

His MMR has actually dropped to about 2020 now.  (It was over 2100 recently.)  He plays for one hour a day, usually in the late afternoon EST.

 

He recently told me that he can't get into any TDM matches anymore during those hours because it says that the match he wants to join is outside his MMR range?  Is this really possible?  He knows how to scan servers and find matches, and he said there are matches going on with fewer than 12 players but he cannot join them because he gets this message.  First off, is he perhaps exaggerating, or is this really possible?  Second, if the match is outside his range, does this mean he is too HIGH or too LOW?

 

He assumes he is too high, and now he wants to make a second account to start over with, on the THEORY that he can get into more matches.  In principle I'm against this, because I REALLY HATE "smurfing", and I know the MM would place him with players far below his current skill level.  However, if this is the only way that he can continue to play his favorite game then I may have no choice.

 

Please advise.  Thanks.



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Quickmatch will always put you in a match, even if no servers are within MMR range.

 

Which such a small number of total servers available, queuing for the right mode will more than likely land him in the match he wants to join unless he is trying to join on very low ranked friends.


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With how low the current population is, it's not surprising he isn't finding games, especially with high MMR ratings. You can check what matches are currently running and what MMR rating they are on by clicking on the link below. If there are multiple games with acceptable MMR level and he still can't join, then it's another issue.

 

https://hawken.herokuapp.com/


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Yes.

Congrats. Your son is now one of those pilots people were trying to convince you didn't exist and wouldn't have trouble finding games.

But don't worry, just queue in "Any Mode" and he'll get put in something eventually.

Or, you know, smurf.

:D :D :D
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That mmr isn't high enough to routinely bar him from finding matches. Besides this, creating a smurf account will only be a temporary fix as eventually he'll return to the same mmr range. Having played with him and seeing how he conducts himself when I assume you aren't sitting next to him I'd say it is more than likely he just wants to pub stomp. However, if I were you I'd just let him do what he wants as barring him from making a second account will only make him want to do it more - if he hasn't done so already when you're not around. A secondary solution is to encourage him to play some of the tougher mechs to master - pred, g2r, g2a etc. - this will naturally lower his mmr until he gets the hang of it but also, at least in my experience create a new level of fun.
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I REALLY HATE "smurfing",

 

Tell me more?


Did I say Call Me Ishmael?

 

You should call me Luna.


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even with high mmr you can jump in any match with "quick play". u just need wait a little longer (about one minute on EU, maybe 1.5 minute), game trying to find you a match, failed trying, and put you in any match, even with 1000 average mmr. u no need smurf to play, actually.

for example, you see one siege-match 11/12. without star. just press "play siege mode", wait a minute, and game put you in this match, becase no other match is exist.


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Nothing is going to happen to the game right now but when they do update I hope they remove this. If you think it's bad at 2000 try it at 2700.


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Merl must be a scout fuzzy bunny user. if he's in a lower MMR game use mechs he's not good with and give them ago



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Merl must be a scout fuzzy bunny user. if he's in a lower MMR game use mechs he's not good with and give them ago

 

Ugh, community trolling isn't what it used to be


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Merl must be a scout fuzzy bunny user. if he's in a lower MMR game use mechs he's not good with and give them ago

 

No, hon.  Use the mech you're good at... oh, wait, you do.  And we still rek you.

 

I agree, forum trolling is not what it used to be.


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No, hon. Use the mech you're good at... oh, wait, you do. And we still rek you.

I agree, forum trolling is not what it used to be.


Children... behave.
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Children... behave.

 

That's what they say when we're together

 

 

Yeah.


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Did I say Call Me Ishmael?

 

You should call me Luna.


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That's what they say when we're together


Yeah.


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and then if you're -1875 or +7899 you get put into a match all by yourself. count your lucky stars. you are between 0 and 3000. you have a chance. mine jumps by 40 to 240 per day, up or down.....

try getting a match at -3052mmr.  heh

:yes: :no:


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No, hon.  Use the mech you're good at... oh, wait, you do.  And we still rek you.

 

I agree, forum trolling is not what it used to be.

I love how you say we as if you're in my league.


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I love how you say we as if you're in my league.


While I'm certainly no fan of Adama, I must say you conduct yourself almost as poorly merl. Everyone is garbage and you're the best accordingly to you if anyone pays attention to your stream. Yeah I know, you are barely old enough to know how the world really works but IMO there is no doubt you are just as toxic an experience as the ragers or hackers - at least those guys have character flaws you may or may not share but they're transparent. It's similar to the the Ami situation where all the good doesn't outweigh the atrociately bad. Sorry man, you know I think you are one hell of a player but unfortunately your online persona has negated all the good will at least in my opinion.
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Having played with him and seeing how he conducts himself when I assume you aren't sitting next to him I'd say it is more than likely he just wants to pub stomp.

^^^This.


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Everyone is garbage and you're the best accordingly to you if anyone pays attention to your stream. 

 

This is probably true tho given the game's current population so I'm not sure what the problem is.


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This is probably true tho given the game's current population so I'm not sure what the problem is.


There is such a thing as being a winner with class, also called a good sport. Merl is one of the best players I've run across hands down. That is not in dispute.
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