Stop wasting time Splash Damage with pointless Min / Max servers!

(Phukka) #1

Right now, a new player can end up playing against much better skilled opponents. That in itself is fine, every game has that issue. However, other games from match one are tracking stats and building up an idea of your skill level. After 5-6 matches played, you now have a skill level (rank), assigned, visually or not. From then on, you only face opponents of similar skill level to you, making each match balanced & fun!

Ranked mode is fine in itself, but the name should probably be called Competitive as Ranks should be always ‘there’ - Visually, perhaps not, but for balance, absolutely!

All this Min & Max level locked servers is beyond stupid & totally missing the point.

If anything, ALL new players, level 1-2 should be locked in a ‘Noob State’ - whereby they are playing same levels & you gather the stats. At level 3, an incentive, they unlock a rank & move out of ‘Noob State’ too.

There should be no level restrictions, only rank / player skill matching. I’m Lvl 11 and can walk over Lvl 100.

Get some common sense Splash Damage, seriously, bloody retarded…

(Orivar) #2

I see people who are level 10 that play like a level -1…

(straightforwardMacadamia) #3

I’ve seen level 5 players absolutely stomp higher leveled players. What’s your point?

(Phukka) #4

Well, exactly - Lvl means nothing. Player skill is what should determine team balance.

(LifeupOmega) #5

Do you just not keep up with the MM changes coming up? This has been talked about constantly.

Stomps still happen even between “even” teams, people are delusional and will cry regardless.

Ranked isn’t Competitive in the slightest though. Don’t further confuse that.

(neverplayseriou) #6

now I’m forced into a min 10 server to 6v6 greaaaat .-.

(bontsa) #7

Reading comprehension seems to be all-time low at the moment when people are missing the obvious part this is change aiming to stabilize things in the meantime we’re still testing and waiting for Casual MM.

After that hits most newbies get funneled anyways to “their own league” through it and those with varying amounts of experience either also use it or go with Server Browser. I can see maxlvl servers completely gone when CMM lands permanently. However free-for-all and minlvl servers will still keep their “reason” as a place where peope deliberately go to for a range of reasons.

So its not a waste of time. Whenever or not it was completely necessary is something I take no stance on. Reasoning behind it seems…reasonable. Doesnt look like something that took away any time from other developing processes either.

(neverplayseriou) #8

@bontsa or they just leave the game the same until they release cmm, they’ve been doing that for quite some time already anyways.

I hate min 10 servers since half of the people in there are just as bad as any non level restricted servers but still manage to do ‘decent’ because they either go fragger/thunder, spam explosives with nader/fletcher or camp with a burst rifle.
6v6 on a normal server is far better since not everyone has already unlocked a ton of mercs or realised what mercs/guns are just completely overpowered.

(bontsa) #9

For your last part @neverplayserious isn’t fancy then that the 6v6 is only available for min10/20 now, funneling all those who previously played 6v6 freeforall to these 2 server types :wink: Meaning we should be getting more frequent action in min20’s. Same exploiting will be everywhere in differing amounts anyway until we get weapon balance changes and community servers with personal rulesets.

(Orivar) #10

I’ve seen level 5 players absolutely stomp higher leveled players. What’s your point?[/quote]

I see them using HACKS

(straightforwardMacadamia) #11

I’ve seen level 5 players absolutely stomp higher leveled players. What’s your point?[/quote]

I see them using HACKS [/quote]

So do I sometimes, apparently. Nothing wrong with some good old cheating, am I right?

(AlphaUT) #12

I see them using HACKS

“I am like an aimbot, but in real life.” - Vassili

(yesser) #13

yeah but imagine if you have to wait to find someone from your lvl wouldnt that make too good players impossible to find a match or new players cause there is isnt a lot of new players now ?

(AlphaUT) #14

Level does not means skill level, it only represents the time that you spend on this game. I mean, yes, it is true that one is better when he’s more familier with the game, but that’s it. It has nothing to do with your actual skill level. I have seen low level players beat up high skill level players. Once you reach at certain level, you should know where to go, how to use cover, and where is the best spot to plant the c4, how to move correctly, and how not to die so easily.

(jokingShale) #15

There aren’t enough players in the game for this. A server made up of mediocre players will always have a few good players wreck everyone eventually, simply because there is no other place to put the good players who want to play the game.

(The_N00Ba) #16

i find it is up to the individual player to decide how they want to play. I personally adjust my skill dependent on the match. if it is a lower skilled match I take my skill down a couple of notches to keep the game balanced and fun for every body. That way every one is more likely to learn something… even me. Not every one feels this way though.

(AlphaUT) #17

@The_N00B I don’t find it easy to pretend I am a noob or lower my skill level.

(Herr_Hanz) #18

[quote=“neverplayserious;194901”]now I’m forced into a min 10 server to 6v6 greaaaat .-.

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and i am forced to play 6v6 in min 10 servers instead of 7v7.

went on my level 5 smurf yesterday, got called a hacker by a level 114 sparks XD

(SaulWolfden) #19

The only thing I’m hoping is that the level 5-6’s unless playing with friends in the new casual match making are only put against one another so they aren’t simply getting absolutely slaughtered by people who will have for certain played the game much longer than them. Server browser will still exist so people’s alternate accounts could just use that until out of that level bracket.

(frostyvampire) #20

2 words:
Casual matchmaking