MM BR range now +1/-1?

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Hello chaps,

I’ve settled on what I think is a reasonably historical BR bracket of III.

Recently I’ve been seeing on my start button a new MM range of II-IV. I do recall that this used to reflect I-V previously.

If this is correct and not just a psyop cosmetic, then one of the most long awaited changes to the MM has been stealth dropped in, and I for one am extremely excited about that, because potentially I can now shift to BR IV as the median of the new upper bracket, but still enjoy all the benefits of relatively historically authentic load outs.

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A nice suprise for you. Was added over a month ago

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Yah I’ve been playing sporadic games but never really noticed it until recently.

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The term used was “soft rule”.

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Yea it a soft rule so it sometimes will use old br rule too

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I think the extra influx of players from Steam is starting to have an effect.

I played some Allies BRII last night and the matchmaking was correct again at I-III, not II-V as it has been since the MM update. Progress! :slight_smile:

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soft rule = take it with a grain of salt. :blush:

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II-V?

Well, playing on the NA servers and a very firm BR2 set of squads, I do occasionally see some BRIII equipment, but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen any BR4 or BR5 stuff. E.g. since the MM update, it seems the same, except less of BR3 in the matches I play in. YMMV.

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I think it was just because a lot of people were playing Soviets and Axis for a time.

But yeah, Allies were getting II-V matches (Japs too I believe, though I don’t know for sure). It seems to be working better now.

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I’m still new (I started during the May sale). I play Allies about 60% of the time, Russians about 30% of the time and 10% German.

The freaky thing for me has always been, if I gear up in BR3, I’m invariably dropped into a III-V match. And get walloped. It was only from these forums that I found out people did the BR3 thing to group with BR1-2, and would just desert the higher tier.

Overall, I agree, the MM is definitely improving. I think the Devs take it on the chin a lot, and we (the community) should also give them some positive feedback when improvements are made. :slight_smile:

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Yes, it is mightily unfortunate that they are restricting BR MM. Thankfully, it’s just a soft rule so I can still somewhat enjoy my BR III still

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I’m currently playing soviets at BRII, but now getting BRII-IV, so it seems the playerbase has shifted somewhat.

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Is it true that US and Japan still get 1-3 and 3-5 MM?

Because when I take German BR3 I see this
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But when I take US/Japan BR3 I see this
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So the MM keeps throwing my BR3 lineup to BR5 T20/Autohei fakeland?

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soft rule was only for axis and Sovs.

they experimented with it.

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It’s the soft rule they implemented. It all depends on the current playerbase and what they’re playing.

It was the same for Allies recently.

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Interesting.

Well, I ain’t using BR3 for US/JP then until I can be saved from T20/Autohei fakeland hell.

Must have missed this golden era.

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I’m not really a fan of SF rifles either…

br1 is where the fun’s at! thought br4 got really sweet semis…

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When I play with my strictly level 1-2 Allied squads , I almost always encounter level 3 weapons as I see flamethrowers almost every match, and pick up level 3 weapons off the battlefield. I am not sure how often I would encounter lower levels when I choose BR3 squads because I almost always seem to get uptiered, so I don’t even use BR3 or BR4 weapons anymore. For me, It makes no sense to choose BR3 squads when your in the BR 3-5 tier and I can’t see using an M1 Garand that is always in semi auto mode with an 8 rnd clip vs using a BR5 T20 with a 20 rnd clip that is a much better gun and I can use it in fully auto. This is why I keep saying the DEV’s are ruining the middle class IMOP.

I would truly hate being a newbie today as level one is no where near what it was two years ago when I started playing. :rofl: