Blizzards ability at trying to make a fair comp/consistent match

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What is it with Blizzards ability at trying to make a fair comp/consistent match?

Why are the matches so one-sided? One side stacks the kills, the other so little. How can be difference in matchmaking be so vastly different per match? The matches genuinely feel one-sided also, very few are grindy.

Also, why does this game have so many leavers in the matches? Of the few that have occurred over the past couple of days, they have always been on my team, resulting in unfair (basically bias) results.

Are blizzard incapable of making a good match?

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What if the made was “good” when it was made… but the players did things that made it bad.

Because their data says most matches are within tolerance for match making.

So maybe the issue isn’t that… but the players. And that is not something that can be fixed.

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Matches were pretty much balanced in OW, I don’t recall stomps being the norm back then. Would be interesting to see what “tolerance” they were looking at. Whatever they’re stating, seems pretty suss, its definitely not worthy to be believed given they have lied in the past over PvE.

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MMR range. As that is the only thing they match people on.

Possibly a dash of selective memory there. It was probably just as “stompy” when you good look back at it. Especially modes like 2CP.

The problem is, the way OW is designed, the whole point is to push advantages which make it into a snowbally game. It is why they designed the new modes (Clash & Push) in the way they have. You get to a point where the defending team has such an advantage, that naturally the snowball should stop.

Not sure they lied. They said they were working on something, which they were. Then the call came from over their heads to cancel it. If you want to blame anyone for being cancelled. Blame Kotick for the decision, and blame Kaplan for not accepting the additional people during development.

I get the disappointment about it not happening back then. You played OW1, you didn’t get into the game because of PvE. So, in reality the game hasn’t really changed. It is still the same basic concept played by the same mix of randomers that make it so chaotic.

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They really were stable Schmit. Really does make me wonder where they have gone wrong to make the matches so so one sided. Was it you or someone mentioned about the difference in how OW was highly praised, and OW2 was negatively praised.

The 6v6 mode does go someway in showing how the game could be improved.

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Unfortunately, Blizzard or the Overwatch team doesn’t care about what we, as players, think. Their focus is solely on finding ways to make more and more money.

Matchmaking is clearly broken in some way, and this isn’t new—it’s been like this for quite some time. I see no real intention from the developers to fix it. Right now, all they seem to care about is milking the players and squeezing as much money as possible through skins.

If Overwatch 2 weren’t a free-to-play game, I wonder if things would be any different.

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Not sure that is true. If they didn’t they wouldn’t do surveys and act on literally everything we “vote” for in them.

Clearly? what part of it do you think is broken.

Purely going from their updates. 95% of matches are within acceptable ranges. So it is clearly doing what they want it to do.

You mean, like any live service game.

It would of collapsed. As OW1 was doing. You might not like the change, but it is why you still have a game to play and complain about.

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Can’t say I respond on these forums that much, but I may have done. It is there for the world to see in regards to peoples honest reviews of either game. They definitely dropped their guard on this game.

Very true.

Indeed

Unfortunately most games are going that way. Some developers do it better than others. For instance the Apex developers, Valve, PUBG have done it without don’t ruining the base game.

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what is kinda funny, the matches in OWC mode right now also feel less stompy than normal modes lol, even though probably much fewer ppl play it

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I think “feel” is carrying a lot of weight there.

I doubt they are any more or less stompy than the normal game. But if your mind is on “this game is just giving me stomps” you will naturally just remember the stomps more than any normal match.

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Yeah. It’s almost like the game was made for 6v6. The mode is great, the format is great.

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They’ve been poor since OW2 in my opinion. Unsure what it is, maybe a complete change in the developers who know little to how to making a balanced match. I don’t recall OW being this one-sided. Very rarely are the matches a grind, and when they are, it’s actually pretty fun.

Another odd one. Play R6 or Steam games and it’s rarely a problem, and if there is, the matches handle it - pause, hold the game temporarily, so you’re not at a disadvantage if they did leave.

In my opinion, yes.

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Lately yeah matches in QP feel not fun at all
10 losses - 2 wins - 6 losses - 1 win - 5 losses - 4 wins and so on
Stomps are more common, each 2/3 rd game is a stomp one side or another
No matter how hard you try, you swap or not, counter specific player on other team, 5v5 left no space for mistakes. If matchamker put on crazy one tricks or diamons and abose players and not in youe team - you’re doomed.
And I as casual plaey on lvl maybe bronze/silver just can’t even remember those fair games… they occure maybe 1/10 games, so negative > positive emotions