- Would you like to see the Match Maker use a smaller BR spread for top tier Air RB matches (Jets)
- Yes. Change it to a smaller BR range.
- No. Keep it.
Question:
Would you like matches with JETS to narrow the Battle Rating differences to less than the current +- 1.0 BR?
Issues:
I’ll start with the Cons:
-Less BR range leads to less players available for the match. So, less players per team and longer wait times for a match.
Pros:
-Less BR spread means less impact of getting “Uptiered” in a match. That means less chance of getting into a match with planes that have missiles when you don’t. Or planes you cannot catch because they are too fast.
There are points that I know I missed but I also know that you all will point them out here.
Your poll title is an option
I think the entire MM could do with being narrowed to +/- 0.7 as I think it would “fix” the compression issues far more than any level of decompression could actually achieve.
But a solution for top tier only able to see downtiers would be useful in all game types. So having 14.0 in air. 12.0 in ground and 8.7 in naval having some form of deliberately narrowed MM or significantly increased chance to have pure top tier lobbies could be interestng
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GJN denied it, supposedly too difficult to change it.
I want it to be a smaller BR range for matchmaking across the board for all BRs. Not just top tier. All BR ranges would benefit from a tighter spread.
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All jets shouldn’t be punished with less diversity due to a number of over-BR’d planes.
Of course GNDM supports BR compression for diversity in vehicles.
Honestly if anything, top tier is probably the best suited for a 0.7 spread and probably the only BR that has the population to work with it reliably.
At lower BRs Id disagree (especially WW2/prop BRs because the difference in a 1.0 uptier is far smaller than at top tier). But specifically for 13.0 and above? It would definitely help with some of the massive changes in tech and weapons going from 3rd gen to 4th gen fighters and SARH to ARH missiles
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Tech mod doing a poll like this is something.
Where is the attendance though.
smth like “only 4 uptiered players” just like the “4 downtiered players” may be a good start,
e.g. in a 14.7 match there can be at most 4 13.7 per side and the rest must be 14.0
If they were to make matchmaking changes, it should be from top to bottom.
Making changes that should affect the entire game just appease players of certain segments of the game just doesn’t make sense.
While I do understand there are parts of the game that do not work the same way as other parts, “cherry picking” the parameters doesn’t seem like the best answer, to me anyway.
There is a lack of continuity across the board on how things get/are done and this seems to cause “division” among the player base that we don’t really need.
Example: Anti-cheat - there is no good reason to have an anti-cheat program if it does not apply to the entire game. I play another game that uses BattleEye and you have to have it installed and operating to log into the game . . . period.
It is not just required for certain parts of the game, but the entire game, PvP, PvE, everything. WT should do this as well. The current requirements, make no sense . . to me anyway. And as with several things . . lack of communication/explanation just make it harder to understand.
Another example: Matchmaking - Air AB is still employing this outdated “averaging” system. Just make it highest BR like the rest of the game.
There is not need to have this and allow “manipulating” line up BR’s to seek unfair advantage . . . . “Run what ya brung” . . . this is the way.
While I can understand there are difficulties with the higher BRs(this has and most likely will ALWAYS be there) . . . just how it is
All I would suggest is seeking solutions that benefit the entire game, not just parts of it.
and yeah yeah, I know, all the game makers and a large part of the player base care about is top tier and especially jets now, but not everyone is obsessed this way and ignoring 85% - 90% of the game doesn’t sound like a great idea to me.
Just saying, think about all of us.
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Yeah, I noticed but it was too late.
Long time no see, my friend. I hope all is well with you and yours.
I knew I could count on you to cover all the bases. Thanks.
I actually wouldn’t mind seeing BR shrinkage at all game modes too. But the current range really does effect jets more than other vehicles.
I play all modes and vehicles and until Jets, I was against any change at all. ‘Skill Issue’ mixed with “Learn to play to your vehicle’s strengths”. But Missiles come with jets when nobody has countermeasures. The current BR spread makes it so that things get really lop-sided and cannot be overcome simply by skill.
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Oh yeah brother, the differences between the planes we started out with and what we have now is stark and vast. They have always impressed me with their ability to model the vehicles and that just seems to have gotten better over time really. Some of this stuff we get to play with is nothing short of amazing, no doubt.
But the big differences in the planes and how they evolved over time is just a tough nut to crack to maintain a good playing environment . . I do not envy any of those with that job.
Game is HUGE now . . . . BIGLY even . . . lol.
But there is time and change is always around in this game . . has to be
Yes, good to see you again, and glad you are still here . . . making the game better
