Match ID: 43128993
Match ID: 43130268
Did some research into all the users, except two who wouldn't show up on the website, on the enemy team through traclock.gg. While I know these websites aren't the most reliable with accurate skill rating, I needed context as to why I was being put into an Oracle 1 game two matches in a row with the first match being in Emissary 3 vs Oracle 1 and the second being in Archon 6 vs Oracle 1. While the second match doesn't seem that bad in comparison to the first, my personal skill rating is Arcanist 5 with my friend duo being Emissary 5, which again, I understand being put into a higher rank, but even for a supposed Oracle 1 average skill rating, my duo claimed that it did
not feel like an Oracle 1 match (they've been ranked Oracle previously).
User "la passion", "Ruisu", and "Krillin" are a three stack. While Krillin and Ruisu showed some higher level of play, it was nowhere near as noticeable as la passion. After looking into their account, I've discovered that despite tracklock.gg claiming their average rating is Emissary 6, unlike Ruisu who's supposedly Archon 1 and Krillin who's Alchemist 4, la passion is actually an Eternus 6 player (their last Eternus match was 20 games ago). The reason their average matchmaking looks so low is because as soon as they started duoing with Ruisu (1 day after their last Eternus match) the average matchmaking has been shifting from high rank Archon to low rank Emissary.
This discrepancy is so egregious that for the first time I genuinely wanted to abandon a game. I can forgive it happening once, but twice in a row is so abysmal. I'm still learning the game and understanding itemization. Laning against, and getting stomped by someone who's actually an Eternus player who's playing in low rank because they're playing with friends (whether deliberately lowering their elo or not) does not feel good at all. They knew every abusable spot to ensure tower couldn't hit them while hitting the tower in return. They barely missed shots. Had nearly perfect positioning. It's just not fun.
Please find a way to remedy matchmaking like this. I have no qualms with high ranked players enjoying matches with their friends, but there needs to be at least something to keep an Eternus player from being matched with Archons and Emissarys.
