I’m curious if there is any matchmaking for QP because it certainly doesn’t feel like it.
I don’t know if others feel this way but the skills match up seems way out of whack.
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Yes. Same system as ranked. Uses your MMR
Only difference is who you’re allowed to stack with.
So it’s just an unseen MMR if you don’t play ranked?
Yeah, same as ranked. MMR is an unknown value for everyone.
If you play ranked, your SR/rank will follow your MMR closely though.
But that MMR figure is used for match making, but it is hidden and what impacts it is kept secret, other than wins and losses are the biggest factor.
rigged one, forced win or loss. solo players are being matched vs full 4-5 premade people.
Rigging and forced results aren’t a thing.
Thanks for all the responses. It does feel insanely unmatched and utterly unfair.
I’m also astounded how many high end players or teams I end up against that are simply a slaughter. Very few games actually seem to be equally matched and those are actually the most fun regardless of whether you win or lose.
Stomping or being stomped is not fun. Equal teams is so much fun.
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It has a “MMR based matchmaking”, but the MMR range it forms matches with is extremely wide.
Prio 1 is to find fast matches and this means that sometimes you have the equivalent of Bronze and GMs in the same match.
(Most likely because of the otherwise long wait times for high rank players)
It sucks and I will never stop complaining about the garbage match quality it produces, but it’s not pure random.
If this was true and happened. Luckily it is only quick play.
But the reality, the only way you get a bronze and GM in the same lobby in quick play is if there are stacks involved.
The only difference in the match making is stacks. They said in the past they’d like 2 match makers, but haven’t done it yet. Because every time they adjust things to shorten queues for QP, it adversely impacts ranked… and every time they tighten things for ranked, it works the other way.
So they’ve had to try find a nice middle ground.
Honestly, this is something they should have sorted years ago, but it obviously very low priority for them.
There is MMR in QP, but Smurfs are ruining OW2 in the metal ranks.
Yea ppl have masters challanger title (not the masters open challenger title which is for the open Q) and hang around metal ranks. Are you telling me you got to masters, then lost both of your arms in a tragic accident and are now playing with your feet?
No shame in these players for blatantly waving the smurf flag, knowing most of the ppl they play with dont even realize whats going on. I report these as Gameplay Sabotage > Boosting/Deranking. And dont give me the “they are masters in one role but plat or even gold in another”, OW doesnt work like that. There is max 1 rank difference when you apply your game knowledge and dont go around throwing games to derank.
This just isn’t true. Its far wider. and Comp is already way too slack as it is.
OP they care only about getting fast games in QP nothing more.
And ultimately they only care about making money off you.
They don’t care about your quality of experience, they care about doing whatever it takes to make you want to repeat play with the full intent of you buying something, and that doesn’t necessitate you having fun, heroin addicts stop having fun very quickly but they keep using. This game is designed to have the same effect.
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Unless they’ve added a separate MM for quick play and not said anything, it is still exactly the same as ranked.
Certain people in management do. It is business after all. The core game devs do seem genuinely only interested in the game. Most of the OW2 monetisation options were directions from above and not something they “wanted” to do initially.
In my case it does.
Before the new placements happened my support was plat 5 but my dps was silver.
Mostly because it is a very different game between the roles with very different jobs.
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Similar. Got my tank back to masters 4 on my main
First DPS placement. Silver 1.
Support. Gold.
It does exist but it’s broken unfortunately. MMR has been on the downside for a while.
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Can you give some context? I’m not sure what you mean by it being “broken”.
I’ve not played quick play in months, but last time I played the games were exactly same as ranked, but with half a match.
Agreed. Rarely come across an even game. It’s either stomp or be stomped really.
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And those rare games are so much fun but so very rare 
I just don’t get why a pleb like me ends up in matches with Diamond, GM etc players.
The other day I even had a top 500 on enemy team xD
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Poor matchmaking. That is why.
That is why the lobbys are also seriously one sided on the results.
Very very rarely are they balanced where everyone has a great game.
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