Please change the Custom Matches XP Reduction Factor from 0.2x to 0.5x
That may look like a huge increase in the amount of XP you’d get, but it’s really not.
Here’s some examples:
> Base XP 2,500 x 0.5 = 1,000 xp | only a 500 XP increase from 0.2x.
> Base XP 5,000 x 0.5 = 2,500 xp |only a 1,500 XP increase from 0.2x.
> Base XP 7,500 x 0.5 = 3,750 xp, |only a 2,250 XP increase from 0.2x.
>Base XP 10,000 x 0.5 = 5,000 xp | only a 3,000 XP increase from 0.2x.
With no Victory or Battle Hero Multipliers given still. When you factor those in:
0.2x is only 8% what a Normal Match would get at 10,000 Base XP. Lost 92%.
0.5x is only 22% of what a Normal Match would get at 10,000 Base XP. Lost 78%.
Increasing from 0.2x to 0.5x only provides an increase of 14%*.
*When comparing overall Custom Match XP given to a Normal Match’s XP given.
An increase of 14% in the grand scheme of things is basically nothing.
Yet also feels like everything to people who actually play a Custom Match.
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Furthermore, because this is more XP, you can put in a hard limit of 15,000 XP given per person in a match with less than 2 real enemy players.
More than 2 enemies removes the reduction factor anyway so no need to worry about that.
I think it’s a good trade-off to be honest.
Can get a small bit more XP for the more average matches BUT there’s a hard limit to stop it getting too high & no farming.
The limit of 15k is more than high enough to accommodate some high score legit games, but low enough to help stop abusive farming and prevent Custom Matches from being better than normal matches.
-It’s this second part that’s probably going to get the most hate tbh; but at the end of the day compromises need to be made; of course an increase XP gain on it’s own isn’t just going to be added without something preventing farming, abuse, or just really high CM XP gathering.
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If anyone replies with “but Custom Games = bad for Normal Games” or something along those lines, I’m just going to ignore you. The fact is Custom Games are here, and the Devs clearly have no intention of removing them any time soon, so let people play them if they want to and get something out of it in return.
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Please note all figures are based on a solo, average game with no Premium boost.