Now that we have ranking system it would be good to have skill-based matchmaking in the game. Most battles I get are either easy win or complete slaughter of my team. Only 10% of battles I get are actually fun and teams are balanced.
Skill-based matchmaking is a type of matchmaking system where teams are formed by skill. In Enlisted it could look like this:
One team would have up to 2 marshal-general class players, 3 colonel class players and 5 players of rank master sergeant to Major.
Newer Players of rank bellow master sergeant cannot be teamed up with higher ranking players in order to master the game mechanics and gameplay. This is in order to prevent new players of being bullied by veteran players and uninstalling the game.
Of course, new players should have the ability to play together with veteran players by joining party and playing with friends.
The biggest problem that we currently have is that most players want to boost their rank by playing easy-mode factions like Tunisia allies for example where allied teams win 99% of battles which is an easy way to boost ranks. Skill based matchmaking could be used to prevent this issue and also make factions balanced.
As opposed to what? All above average players being on the same team with best players and facing newbies and bots? It’s almost impressive how quickly people unlearn basic math when it comes to this topic. Or maybe it’s intentional misdirection to keep the advantage, I can’t tell anymore.
Not that the proponents of SBMM actually know what they are asking for most of the time either… So many seem to think they’ll be able to just relax at their skill level, which is the exact opposite of what SBMM does. Almost always it means you won’t get to relax at all anymore, not without deboosting your own rank.
ranking <> skill
you can get to marshal by being completely useless brick in game just by selecting e.g. normandy axis.
i am against SBMM cause people dont need cuddling. what i am for is equipment based MM where you stand equal chance against other players whether they are skilled or not. so you dont have newbies with stuarts matched against tigers.
I said it before if I’m nailing 150-300 kills a game why should i wait 2 hours for a match just to find the 19 other people that are even capable of such
But if sbmm is implemented, people wont be able to get to marshal by playing axis normandy and the ones who did that will just drop ranks if their skill is not marshal-class. I already used tunisia as example:
I do agree that’s a good idea. It would be a nice punishment for whales that spend all their bank account for a game but in Enlisted you can perform well with even the basic guns if you know how to use them. the only problem are lazer weapons such as stg44, fedrov, mkb-42, that broken american MG etc. which can be balanced
not really. the way the rankings are implemented, you only need to keep 50% WR for people to keep their marshal rank. and if they somehow manage to get award in every few matches they can keep marshal rank even with sub 50% WR.
also we dont even have playerbase to get normal MM without bots you want SBMM? that is awfully optimistic of you…
I think there should be a health balance in both teams - some high ranks, some low ranks, some bots (if required), but I doubt there is a player base for that.
Playing against bots is not fun, but playing against a full team running 3 maxed assault squads with best maxed out automatic weapons while you want to have some casual fun with bolt action is even less fun…
if you want skill-base matchmaking go to COD.
The problem is that you often play against bot teams where only 1-2 real players are filled with bots in the opposing team.
This has nothing to do with skill, but with the fact that some factions are simply better equipped in some campaigns.
This leads to an overhang of players on one side.
Something has to be done, think bonus EP would be appropriate, because if you already know from the outset that you are on the other team with only 1-2 players, 5-10, you can desert right away.
But SBMM doesn’t need anyone in Enlisted, not to mention it’s a huge factor in advancing the campaign.
Just because you are higher in rank, you may still have just started a campaign.
With repeating rifles against MP42 or PPsh, has absolutely nothing to do with skill.
Why rank or skill and not current campaign level?
Let’s say you’re at level 20 on some campaign and you click start. You would join a battle with other level 20 players. Or you could have current level and 2 levels under and 2 above. So you would end up with players ranging from level 18 to 22.
well i am saying that rank is not equal skill for SBMM. also i am for equipment based MM (not campaign level). cause even if someone is level 20, he can have bolties/low level tank/plane equipped. makes battles much more enjoyable when enemies are similarly equipped as you.
Not sure if that’s ok… You could have 2 squads with high end weapons and a sniper squad with bolties. Also you might be in the mood for sniping and you bring all 3 sniper squads with you and nothing else
