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| Re: Maybe the TU is just exposing another problem. | |
| Posted By: Hoovaloov | Date: 1/31/12 3:17 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Maybe the TU is just exposing another problem. (RC Master) I agree with all of your points about how a strict restriction on True Skill matches for MM increases waiting times, makes every game "wearing" (aka competitive...), and could lead to a population decline for these reasons. But here's the end result of that line of thinking: We don't want high wait times for matches, so let's match unequally skilled players more often.
This is what Default Reach did. Zero Bloom removes almost all luck factors in 1v1 DMR battles and will reward the more skilled player in almost every encounter. ZB also makes every non-DMR/NR, non-power weapon worthless. Is this "fun"? Depends on your tastes. Lots of people in MLG think the trade for true outcomes in tests of skill is worth the limitation of the sandbox. Lots of people think this is quite boring. The TU doesn't remove all luck like ZB, it just increases the odds a more skilled player will win a 1v1. And shouldn't the more skilled player have an advantage? I believe those who like the TU are of the opinion that Default Reach didn't give more skilled players enough of an advantage. This would be just fine if MM was doing a good job matching equally skilled players more often. Games would be close no matter what bloom setting was being used. Your point is that a strict matching of True Skill is ultimately not fun (see: Arena). I agree. My point is that the very loose matching of True Skill in everything but Arena is now being exposed by the TU. I like being rewarded for being more skilled than an opponent. But I do not want to wait forever for matches, nor do I want every game to be 50-49. I just want a compromise. Not only should the TU gametypes be slightly rebalanced to buff automatic weapons, they should also have a slight tweak to True Skill matching. It shouldn't be as strict as Arena, just a bit tighter than it is currently. I don't mind winning a large percentage of the time, I just don't like winning 100-43 every other game. Nor do I want to have every game be a nail-biter. Something in between would be nice.
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