New Matchmaking System

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Hi it’s Illi,

New matchmaking system idea. It’s simple and easy to implement. You take the lowest rank and add +1 for each rank above it of other players… Then combined score should equal combined score of other team. Sample (Based on real current system) : lowest rank p3 = 0

Red team:
D2 = 5
D3 = 6
D3 = 6
P6 = 3
Team score = 20

Blue Team:
D5 = 8
P5 = 2
D1= 4
P3 = 0
Team Score = 14

You can see how this is unbalanced. The red team has a +6 advantage. For more information, please see my last slayer game and view how it all played out for me.https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/mode/arena/matches/a145246e-743a-4ec7-915b-72274761c5a4/players/illecitmind?gameHistoryMatchIndex=0&gameHistoryGameModeFilter=Arena

I think this matching principle will greatly improve game play.

Kind Regards,
Illi

2

This assumes that skill is directly related to rank/level. In non ranked modes like BTB, warzone, etc then you run into the issue of having 1-2 maxed players having the rest of the team being absolutely worthless while the other team can have 8+ moderately good players.

The issue for you is the small population size H5 has now relative to when it was closer to release.

3

If you read up on how the current system works (using MMR to more accurately describe a player’s skill) you would realize that your proposed solution doesn’t catch boosters/smurfs and sort of oversimplifies the whole thing.

4

Feel free to use the MM Feedback thread at the top of this section for specific questions.