Matchmaking Preferences

So, I don’t know how everyone else is doing with the new matchmaking “preferences,” but at times I feel that “focused” and “expanded” only makes matchmaking worse.

Before anyone goes on a spree about me “being a scrub,” “git gud,” or anything that involves the word “noob,” let me just say first and foremost that I am none of those things.

I do not think it is fair when you are playing matchmaking and you have a 1.5 or 2.0KDA and you get matched against kids that have a 3.5KDA, 4.0KDA, 6.0KDA or higher. That in no way is fair. Keep in mind, not everyone is on the same playing field and obviously there is always someone better. What I am simply saying is that matching against kids who have a significantly higher KDA than you in that matchmaking playlist is in no way “focused” or even fair. Those kids who have those kinds of KDA’s (3.5+) should MATCH against kids with the SAME or higher KDA’s.

Put simply, if you are breaking even by 100, 200 or even 500 kills, you should not match against kids who have KD’s like 30,000 kills and 12,000 deaths. That is not fair.

Tell me I am not the only one who has seen this or has a problem with this.

From what I’ve seen it just makes your search take longer when you use focused. Both the player skill discrepancies and inconsistencies brought about by latency differences still exist. I haven’t seen a measurable difference in the frequency of either of these issues.

It hasn’t taken much longer for me and game play has improved. More competitive with less lag.