Bad Matchmaking Thread

Still waiting on that big matchmaking update Valve. I love getting put into a match where the entire time utterly eviscerates us without giving us a chance to breathe. Keep it up. [ID: 33800552]
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First ever game on Abrams since I started this game, placed in a game with Eternus 6 players in a Phantom Average Lobby as an Oracle II. Double down arrow on Abrams, but am in OCE so player numbers may have caused this. It may be good to implement rank difference limits, but I don't have player number data, it might mean we get no games. Match ID: 338057101741696979910.png
 
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I knew from the first moments in lane that this loser was a smurf. He was hitting every shot, even if I was behind cover.

Honestly I have only rewatched a few minutes of the replay but I wouldn't be surprised if he was aim-botting as well.

I will never understand why people do this, especially in a game that is in Alpha and currently has a lower playerbase.
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Literally lost a 6v5 within 23 minutes because the matchmaking is so incredibly bad right now. Their Holliday left at 8mins and we still couldnt take any lane @15mins, my lane was the only lane that hasnt been lost within minutes - every game is a mandatory loss for me right now. Deadlock Screenshot 2025.03.11 - 18.17.10.47.png
 
yep there it is. fucking bullshit matmaking. was ritualist 4 yesterday but thanks to rigged matchmaking ive dropped 2 tiers ggs to anyone that still plays this game. im not playing it anymore thanks valve for your shit ass devs making unbalanced team comp games and giving me straight ass cheeks of teammates the past 9 games. 2 wins 7 losses. fucking dog shit ass game. 2nd image is the game i just played. fucking bulllshittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
yep there it is. fucked up match making.jpgggs.jpg
 
Use this thread to share matchids for games that you think the matchmaker did a bad job at. If you can explain what you felt was a problem in it that would be helpful as well.

Do not post matchids for games that were within the past 24 hours from this post. Games older than that are fine and games going forward are fine.

Thanks for the help
Match ID: 33820529

They had 2 supports on their side that
Not to mention the rank desparity
 
Use this thread to share matchids for games that you think the matchmaker did a bad job at. If you can explain what you felt was a problem in it that would be helpful as well.

Do not post matchids for games that were within the past 24 hours from this post. Games older than that are fine and games going forward are fine.

Thanks for the help
Match Id: 33821319
Five subrank difference. Was a 60k 19 minute stomp
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Woof.

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I can't even imagine going 4-23 in a 46 minute game. they must have been dead more time than alive... And somehow the other team was significantly lower ranked? Seems crazy to me.
 
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matched with someone who clearly didnt understand how to play the game and hard quit after 20+ minutes. Insane that this game counts as a loss honestly. Come to think of it I dont think I've noticed one match where by the time somebody quits the match its already past 5 minutes so the game will count as a loss no matter what

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A case of knowing exactly how this game was going to turn out from the start and a case of one player dictating the entire pace of the match. It's insanely frustrating how often this happens on either my team or the opposite because you can not reasonably coordinate dealing with/focusing the power player in that team and also keep up with lanes, urn, and defending objectives.

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A game that felt tilted from the start. Notice how usually with these games it rare to see the top points on any category goto my team.

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a game that devolved into me chatting pure shit in the game just to get any form of enjoyment out of the match. Just look at the kill diff alone, this shouldnt be a possibility so often!! How is someone expected to climb rank when a match can be decided simply by what characters are put together. Mirage in general is a weak and often detriment to a team due to his ult presence being lackluster and his kit only really being deadly by people who are focusing on what their doing and that makes me really sad. I love him but I do not think he's in a state that benifits the team in the mid and endgame.

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Another example of hero diff meaning more than anything else in the current state of deadlock.
Mirage is used well here alongside Talon, Krill, Lash and Bebop. There is no situation where this team comp could fail if the team is semi aware of what they're doing. not fun at all to play against solo.

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another match where hero diff decides the outcome. Vyper is not a very good character at the moment and her ultimate does more harm then good if used like any other ult in the game. She needs a heavy rework to make her more interesting.



there are multiple other examples of these things happening in the majority of the matches I play and considering these games on avarage last over 20 minutes, it doesnt feel good at all to dedicate that time to just continue to run into these matches and make not considerable progress in rank meaning i continue to run into lower quality matches with people who have less experience than I do.
I understand this game is far from being released and matchmaking is an ongoing problem but I cannot stress enough how frustrating it is to try to dedicate and learn its mechanics and quirks only to run into games where its instantly apparent how a match will turn out. It makes wanting to spend so much time in a match not worth the time.
 
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Matched with an enemy that has aimlock hacks. thanks guys. please take this case seriously, i reported him for cheating and his account is still not banned as he has played 8 games after that. Here is a 5 second clip of him just aimlocking my grey talon on the zip line so perfectly. This is literal proof he cheated his whole way and ruined the game for me and my teammates.
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PLEASE BAN HIM. I FIND THESE TYPE OF PLAYERS ALMOST EVERYDAY AND THEY STILL CARRY ON.

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Pretty much a stomp game, enemy team were crashing out mentally too
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Also Im currently Emissary 3 and got sent to Ritualist Lobbies... lol
 
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