Bad Matchmaking Thread

[Domineeriv]

Match ID 50017505
Nobody used mic, and after me and Sinclair lost lane Sinclair started throwing the game. Bought magic carpet, flew on top of rooftops to die only, refused to play game or was feeding. Unbelievably miserable way to start 2026. I wish for harsher punishments for people like this, we don't need them in Deadlock in 2026.

 

[Token81]

I dont have a match id because someone on our team intentionally dc'd just to free us from the match maker bullshit prison.

12 mins in 2 kills to 38 kills, they had everything down we had nothing down.

Match maker put all super high ranking players on one team.

Devs have no idea what they are doing, super obvious.

 

[jporter917]

I dont have a match id because someone on our team intentionally dc'd just to free us from the match maker bullshit prison.

12 mins in 2 kills to 38 kills, they had everything down we had nothing down.

Match maker put all super high ranking players on one team.

Devs have no idea what they are doing, super obvious.

They literally have no idea what they are doing anymore. Deadlock was way better when it had 4 lanes and a center dome. Everything after August of 2024 has really turned the game into a simple shooter. It isn't even a MOBA anymore to be honest.

 

[omgitzface]

50030716 like clock work, after a win streak, you get put with actual bots. Teammates don't even know what guardians or walkers are. what a waste of time

 

[daney]

match id: 50032107

we completely ran them over

 

[derpey kong]

Match ID: 50036893

Not fun

 

[mlcdbrry]

50043360

I wonder how much data valve needs to "collect" in order to figure out their matchmaking system is horrendous.

 

[Sun1111]

we absolutely sluaghtered these guys. Their drifter has like 2 games on record.. And their seven has about 15.

I have nearly 2000.. this must of been great fun for them

Match ID 50042946

 

[jporter917]

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we absolutely sluaghtered these guys. Their drifter has like 2 games on record.. And their seven has about 15.

I have nearly 2000.. this must of been great fun for them

Match ID 50042946

This is matchmaking working as intended, not sure why everyone keeps complaining about it. This is how they want the game to be. C'mon! JEEZ.

 

[noreception]

50046448 why the fuck are oracles being put against eternuses man

 

[jporter917]

50046448 why the fuck are oracles being put against eternuses man

Working as intended.

 

[Bengalnz]

Match ID: 50046017

Junglelock

My teammates spend 90% of the game in the jungle while enemy groups everywhere and does objectives. I'm the only one doing objectives on my team. How is the matchmaking so fucking awful?

 

[cool_slowbro]

50047386

Phantom/Oracle player, put me in an emissary game. These were the stats 13 mins in and then end game. Really don't know wtf is going on with matchmaking but the game is unbearable. No one is reading this but I really hope there's a better matchmaking system because it's been a month of extremely un-fun lopsided games for me, even when I do my part.

 

[omgitzface]

50051539 put with actual initiatives, entire team was learning how to play. don't know what flex slots are, don't know their abilities, and spent the entire game running in circles in the jungle.

 

[omgitzface]

50054206 won the last game by mistake, so I get put with EVEN worse teammates, It's so bad they rage and start throwing 5 minutes in. Team was comprised on players throwing and afk bots. Also a few players in the game were known cheaters, but not banned. Despite everyone on my team having an average 3 higher ranks than me, they were ALL significantly worse, bot like. Something is wrong.

 

[the4thdimension]

(cont.) impossible to get out of a lower rank as matchmaking destroys you.

Here I was playing incredibly well, yet 2 idio** in the lane (haze, lizard) just refused to listen to team tactics and would solo push a lane. I guess I was able to carry the entire match until the end as the other team was clearly better k/d wise

 

[OdinVertbotenTV]

50055925

This is the match that made me leave the game. Well done dev team.

Stuck in a lobby that is FOUR ranks where I typically play and forced to carry a team of bots.

This game is DOA.

 

[OdinVertbotenTV]

50047386

Phantom/Oracle player, put me in an emissary game. These were the stats 13 mins in and then end game. Really don't know wtf is going on with matchmaking but the game is unbearable. No one is reading this but I really hope there's a better matchmaking system because it's been a month of extremely un-fun lopsided games for me, even when I do my part.

I was shoved in emissary lobbies the past two games and play between Phantom and Ascendant. Similar team stats.

At least I can play other stuff because I'm finally dropping this game. It will never get any better.

 

[the4thdimension]

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This is the match that made me leave the game. Well done dev team.

Stuck in a lobby that is FOUR ranks where I typically play and forced to carry a team of bots.

This game is DOA.

Yea. Matchmaking is definitely not good. Pretty sure my rank is Emissary/ Oracle level but I'll never know as I'm stuck in Initiate

 

[Breeder of Mina Ha]

@Yoshi Why is there a Phantom player on Billy ruining this match from start to finish in a lobby full of high Ascendant/low Eternus players? This guy couldn't get a single lick in an almost 50 min game.

Your dev team strongly underestimates how hard it is to carry just one monkey in this game and somehow thinks the top 3 ranks are similar in skill and can be tossed together regularly. They are not.