-/+ 1 is easier and better IMO, a whole lot simpler to balance.
Eh, +/- 1 just reads better imo.
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Ok then, I’d redo all the BRs to be 0.5 steps and then do a 1.0 matchmaker (1.3 becomes 1.5, 1.7 becomes 2.0 etc.) I think that would make current top tier 20.5
and +/- 2 steps should be easier than +/- 3 steps to balance, simply because there is less of a range of opponents to consider when looking at any individual aircraft
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Hey guys guess what,
6 BP had 4 vehicles
9 BP had 3 vehicles
So far we had 3 BP with 2 vehicles
So what after the 12th BP with only 2 vehicles they gonna change it down to 1.
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+/- 3 steps can be easier mitigated, for example the current system of max 4 vehicles being 1 above you (still needs improvement). And it allows for an easier to understand matchmaker, the game is convoluted as is. There is no need to make it near impossible to get into.
yeah, that is the specific bit I’d remove, as far as I can tell that is the sole feature that leads to so many BRs getting constant full uptiers, if they’re going to insist on it then they should do the same for the bottom BR of a range as well, so:
4 x 1.0
8 x 1.3 + 1.7
4 x 2.0
that way the teams at least end up mostly in the middle BR range and overall feel more balanced.
I don’t see how what I suggested would make the matchmaker more confusing, it’s still +/- 1.0BR it’s just that it’s in 2 steps instead of 3, all you have to do is change the numbers on the BRs, not the number of steps between them
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It’s a whole lot easier to just decompress than redesign the matchmaker top to bottom. It would also be easier to limit the amount of +.7 vehicles in matches to be even better. For example a max of 4 +1 and a max of 6 +.7 ensures there is at least 6 vehicles of your BR or .3 higher on the other team.
That is a lot better than making an entirely new matchmaker, reengineering their servers, learning this matchmaker and teaching it to new players. As well as all the weird matchmaker quirks that would inevitably come from it.
I blame the players who complained about FOMO. This is a video game, you are not REQUIRED to play it.
I do recognize it sucks when unique vehicles get BP/event-locked, but now we have stale battle passes, which is a worse problem. We ought to accept unique BP vehicles, as long as it’s not something that could’ve otherwise filled a long-needed BR gap. And yes, it would be up to Gaijin to do this correctly
example of the Israeli tree with a 2 step Matchmaker
it’s not the best example tree as it is full of holes already, but it’s small so I could do it quick
Unfortunately. I am very much hoping for it to come with things like the R-73M and Python 4 to reduce the chance of this.
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2 step is an even worse idea than decompressing. Not only does it space out trees unfairly it also leads to way bigger points of compression. For example you could have a the F-4S at 12.0, JH-7A at 12.5, MiG-29A at 13.0 and suddenly there is no space for things like the F-20, which is better than the JH-7A but worse than the MiG-29A, leading to recompression all over again.
Most people who complain about the BP are actually valid it’s need a huge rework as it’s out of date.
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Cost = For me to get my moneys worth out of this then I need something rewarding that I can so off and not feel like it was a waste of money.
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C&P = I know this drum been beaten so many times but for the BP it’s worse the others are fine since you can skip them but for the BP it’s every single time.
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Vehicle reward For the love of god please I want 4 vehicles again not 2 low effort pieces of junk.
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End the BP after Level 100 there no need to spam out 20 odd levels just make the previous ones more higher.
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most BPs have near-endless levels to throw in more rewards for the player. but yeah, this BP is a waste of money
IMO they ought to include paper vehicles that have historical validity like the J4M
I would also like them to add low tier reward between 1 to 20 like the Toldi, a mid tier reward say around 40 to 50, and a top tier reward at 90 to 100.
“even worse” implies that decompression is a bad idea, I think what you mean is “not as good as”, which I agree with, but a 2-step matchmaker is a much quicker fix than decompression is, the tradeoff is between making the game a bit better now, or a lot better later. and a 2-step matchmaker doesn’t remove the possibility of decompression either
It also doesn’t exacerbate compression like you said, that F-20 that is better than the JH-7A but worse than the MiG-29A already has the same matchmaker as the better MiG-29A, but now it suffers less from it because the best aircraft it can face are worse than the best aircraft it could face before, now that F-20 can only see at worst the J-17 or SU-34, and not the much scarier, SU-27SM or F-15 that it could before
Honestly I don’t mind having 2 vehicles but it needs to be worth it. Either 2 good vehicles or make the vehicle crate have something worth it. Like maybe put in some old event vehicles and stuff you can’t get anymore like the Tandem MAI or something.
Also letting us choose the reward instead of it being random would be far better
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That was not the intended meaning of my words.
We are going to have to agree to disagree, but I will say that I sincerely hope a 2 step matchmaker never comes to pass.
Not for me since the task are getting more difficult, I remember getting up to level 51 without even trying on the first couple. Now it’s barley getting towards 10 if you played causally
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Well Gaijin have already effectively ruled it out, but if they continue to drag their feet about decompression then I keep on saying that a 2-step matchmaker is better than nothing
Yeah the tasks are getting ridiculous. They seriously need to tone them down. They just get worse and worse every single BP
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