mouser wrote: Question: If I pay to skip an opponent will they still end up back in my queue a few skips later? One thing that concerns me is I frequently find my battle options are rotating among a small pool of 4-8 other players as available opponents. If players are going to have to pay to skip an opponent it would make sense that they stay skipped, at least until you've battled someone else.
Catalyst wrote: yes this is purely a wording and a perception thing, but that does actually make for a better experience. Reducing skips was a priority of the dev team, something was going to change, this is a better change to try and acheive the same. BETTER: 100/170 will be less of a delta than 70/200 so it evens out a bit more. BETTER: tax comes out of future earnings not current earnings, net result same on your iso bank but less painful perception. This is like if you had to pay for $20 parking to go to work each day but make $120 a day vs your company giving you free parking passes but only $100 per day. BETTER: avg will be 7iso higher if you dont skip at all. current average iso = 105 max 200 average iso = 128 max 170 average iso = 135 I'd like to say thanks to IceIX, Demiurge_Will and the team for listening to our voices and not just plowing stubbornly ahead.
IceIX wrote: Veracity wrote: You don't get the bonus if you lose but yes, sounds like a match completed either way resets it back to max, so "grind up the Yelena clone army for sale overseas labeled 'beef'" may have just migrated from TaT to be the new cheapskate skip button. Obviously applies only during ISO grinding sessions, not rating pushes. An abort won't reset the bonus so you'd have to actually finish the match and as a result would have Yelena and Bag-Man sitting in your front lines for everyone else to beat on till you finished another match with your A Team. That's a pretty risky proposition...
Veracity wrote: You don't get the bonus if you lose but yes, sounds like a match completed either way resets it back to max, so "grind up the Yelena clone army for sale overseas labeled 'beef'" may have just migrated from TaT to be the new cheapskate skip button. Obviously applies only during ISO grinding sessions, not rating pushes.
DD-The-Mighty wrote: What solutions do you have for players with character teams stuck in the sub 40s-50's, as they lack the punch necessary to handle mmr match-ups with players running characters 10-15+ levels above them, regardless of leader board placement?
IceIX wrote: And even then, there should still be a selection that's larger than 4-8 opponents.
bahamut685 wrote: DD-The-Mighty wrote: What solutions do you have for players with character teams stuck in the sub 40s-50's, as they lack the punch necessary to handle mmr match-ups with players running characters 10-15+ levels above them, regardless of leader board placement? Do you mean a solution to the free wins? (since 'sub 40s-50s' make up half of the top 10 in most brackets of every tourney now, since the MMR is screwed to **** ~On the final day? so you claim)
bahamut685 wrote: only 20ish levels on my team
DD-The-Mighty wrote: bahamut685 wrote: DD-The-Mighty wrote: What solutions do you have for players with character teams stuck in the sub 40s-50's, as they lack the punch necessary to handle mmr match-ups with players running characters 10-15+ levels above them, regardless of leader board placement? Do you mean a solution to the free wins? (since 'sub 40s-50s' make up half of the top 10 in most brackets of every tourney now, since the MMR is screwed to ****) I aplogise for asking NotYou about Matchmaking. I am also sorry i asked NotYou about the possibility of fighting more opponents closer to my own rosters level. and lastly i am soOoo sorry I ever dared to lose a match that was below bahamut685 wrote: only 20ish levels on my team I hope I can someday be as hard core as you, so I may too find a way to get "free wins".
bahamut685 wrote: DD-The-Mighty wrote: What solutions do you have for players with character teams stuck in the sub 40s-50's, as they lack the punch necessary to handle mmr match-ups with players running characters 10-15+ levels above them, regardless of leader board placement? Do you mean a solution to the free wins? (since 'sub 40s-50s' make up half of the top 10 in most brackets of every tourney now, since the MMR is screwed to ****)
bahamut685 wrote: It's like you think you know how the English language works, but clearly your reading comprehension fails. It's well known that low level players (20-30s) are currently getting an overly easy run at rewards. I'm in the opposite situation, being that all of my opponents are far above my level, despite not managing a top 15 finish in ages, and barely managing top 45s anymore (though this will presumably change with the no-skip +iso bonus).
DD-The-Mighty wrote: Pre thorverine? definetly. Post? NO. That's ****. The average brackets throw high, middle, and and lows all together. That is a proven fact. and the number of "low level" to mid"level" players that finish the last day in top 15 is a low percentage. If that were even the result in 30% of the brackets out there, you and every other near endgamer would be all over the forums throwing a unholy fit. You rightfully did when lower level thorverines were jacking you for 30 points a pop. Why the heck are you attacking me, when i wasn't even talking to you? You claim i want "free wins" and then you openly admit that your bootyhurt at the "mmr" for not essentially giving you "free wins" and keeping you in the top 45-15 every tourney. You sound kinda bitter buddy, wanna talk about it in PM? Gives these nice forum folks a break from your crazy? Hit me up.
bahamut685 wrote: It's well known that low level players (20-30s) are currently getting an overly easy run at rewards.