Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?

(PeterComputer) #1

Ok so, I have this little issue with Ranked. Every time I decide to do a marathon of matches, I end up playing the same map over and over again. For example, yesterday 5 out of the 6 matches I did were Underground. A few days ago I played Terminal 3 or 4 times in a row.
Look, I like these maps as much as anyone else but I don’t think I’d play them for 3 hours straight.

The easy solution to this is, obviously, take them out of the map preferences in the lobby. But them I remember that I already have to wait 2-3 minutes with every map in the rotation so I let them stay there. Then a new match come up and lo and behold it’s Underground/Terminal/Other map again. Hooray.

I know I’m probably being nitpicky but I have talked to a couple of people and they are also experiencing this on different degrees.As such, I feel like I need to ask: Is there something wrong with the algorithm that determines what map you’ll be playing next? Or is this function really working as intended?

As always, please feel free to post down below your thoughts or answers.

(GatoCommodore) #2

serious talk tho,

if you do it like warthunder, every server has its own map rotation, next thing you know everytime you are matchmaking you get to play on server 02 and its the exact same map because the server number before this is 01, and then after 02 finished, the matchmaking throws you to map 03 aaaand its the same map because in 03 is after 02.

an algorithm to be implemented with the number of players daily?
probably, but it would be a nightmare when it fails

(Dawnlazy) #3

I do tend to get the same map in a row a lot in ranked. I wonder if it’s just RNG doing its thing, or if there is 1 guy that only queues for that map.

(SnakekillerX) #4

Underground is by far the most player ranked map. I’d say 80~90% of my matches have been on underground, with it often being played back to back to back to back to back.

Its annoying and I also feel like removing it from my list at times… but don’t because I ultimately just want to find the next game faster.

I’ve never seen Dome come up a single time, I’ve had Chapel come up only a couple of times.
Had Bridge only once, and Terminal once. So definitely there is something favoring Underground as the ranked favorite map.

(hawkeyeguy99) #5

I’ve taken Chapel completely off my list for good, can’t stand playing on it. But I’ve gotten a lot of Bridge honestly. Most of my matches have been on bridge with only 1 or 2 games on underground. Honestly surpised people are getting it so much.

(BazBling) #6

I also experienced Underground back to back to back to back the night before last and it is NOT uncommon to play the same Map back to back if you immediately search for another match as soon as one finishes.
This can definitely be annoying especially if you don’t really like playing or favour ‘whichever’ Map. :frowning:

(Press E) #7

Wish they had prioritized Dockyard more tbh. If it was released before ranked, this wouldn’t be nearly as bad

(PeterComputer) #8

@STARRYSOCK I’m 98% sure it would probably be the same. If already with 6 maps, I’m pretty much only playing 2 of them, I don’t see how adding a new one would change the numbers all that much.

If you want my opinion on Dockyard though, it’s probably going to get released after Season 2 is over. Last time they closed down Ranked, they did it so “people could get used to the changes” (MOFO update).
Would make sense to close Ranked again so people “could get used” to Dockyard…

COUGH …and Turtle. COUGH