Post: [CONFIRMED] Skill based matchmaking is a thing in PUBLIC matches.
11-23-2012, 11:07 AM #1
joelbluhme
Bounty hunter
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Over the past week a lot of people, including myself, on forums has expressed that they are constantly being matched up with ultra tryhards with high above average KDs and SPM. This is sometimes a great thing, close games are fun sometimes but at the same time nobody wants to go full try hard EVERY game just to manage to go positive. Although a lot of people have experienced this there has been no actual confirmation of the skill based matchmaking until today when David Vonderhaar replied to a tweet from youtube commentator BlameTruth who said "So Vahn, is there skill based matchmaking in the normal modes or no? I face good and bad teams, just wondering." Vonderhaar then replied: "The matchmaking system is only as good as who is available to play with at that point in time. Skill is one part of the measurement."

So there you have it, skill based matchmaking is a thing in public matches, not only in league-play. I'm not quite sure what I think about this yet but I think it will be pretty frustrating. The most fun thing in a COD for me is demolishing noobs and kids and rack up kill streaks, that feeling is amazing. If I want competition i should be able to go into leauge play but I don't want to try hard every single game in pubs. What do you think?

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11-24-2012, 10:28 PM #20
Rath
Today Will Be Different
This is probably why I don't like the game. I have a high spm because I constantly play the objective and confirm tags, capturing flags and holding HQs so it keeps it high. So I assume I get matched with people who have high spm because they try extremely hard at killwhoring.

It would be nice if I got matched with people who played the objective but weren't as tryhard.
11-25-2012, 01:50 PM #21
ResistTheSun
In Flames Much?
Originally posted by ResistTheSun View Post
Skill based matchmaking does not over rule the ping element or other matchmaking elements it just on top. It a weak factor like gamerzone on xbl.

SPM/K.D/W.L are factors. Some people are reporting that SPM is the only factor other people are saying K.D also factors in or W.L. < I don't know.

Also from what I know that skill matchmaking is pairs you with people who have 50% higher or lower SPM wise and 15% for the rest. Based on what I seen so far.
SPM looks like the biggest factor right now based on a tests people have done.
It would explain alot and also quite happy with how I done so far.
FYI it only does it for the party host but if the host lives in US you're getting a USA game and bad players.

One thing is part of me thinks this tweet has been takend out of context but given the fact treyarch has lied before with matchmaking I think not.
This sort of ruins LP so why add it into the game ?


Adding to this vahn said past CODs also had a system.
So maybe the overall group has got better at COD ? until we get some hard numbers we won't know.
11-26-2012, 02:00 AM #22
sonofpops
Are you high?
The whole fun of the game is raging when you get smashed by great players then feeling better when you get to be god of noob killing in another. I dont want to get players who will kill me as much as i kill them 24/7.
11-26-2012, 03:05 AM #23
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if this is true I must be the unluckiest guy ever because I don't get any good players on my team >.>

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