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[FlipOver]

Since the introduction of the voting system, I've been way less active on the battlefield.
The only reason I'm not more active, isn't about balanced matches but about only playing a select group of maps in a select group of modes. That makes it boring after a short while.

But the matches I've played have turned out surprisingly balanced.

Often getting to 7-7, then 8-8, then 9-9 ... and this is showing me that the PSR is starting to do its thing with the MM.

This was very unusual in the past. Yes it happened from time to time, but not often enough.

Leads me to believe the PSR system is starting to work correctly and the more matches played by all, the better it will be.

I understand there has been a lot of negative reactions to the voting system and the MM, but to my experience, PSR is starting to work (granted in a very small range of matches).

Is this a premature post or are there any more pilots who have been more active and noticed the same?

Edit - I've added the "Gameplay" tag to the post so people know what I'm talking about even if they don't understand by reading the post.

Edited by FlipOver, 11 November 2015 - 12:57 AM.

[Mazzyplz]

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I understand there has been a lot of negative reactions to the voting system and the MM, but to my experience, PSR is starting to work (granted in a very small range of matches).

psr has nothing to do with voting for maps and modes;
that line inside the quotes makes absolutely no sense


it's like saying i know the rain makes it harder to drive but my burrito is delicious

Edited by Mazzyplz, 11 November 2015 - 12:46 AM.

[Daelen Rottiger]

I don't feel a difference in regards to psr since implemented - if at all it seems easier as it was with elo.

Less "Solo-Leroys" though

[FlipOver]

Mazzyplz, on 11 November 2015 - 12:45 AM, said:

psr has nothing to do with voting for maps and modes;
that line inside the quotes makes absolutely no sense


it's like saying i know the rain makes it harder to drive but my burrito is delicious

As fun as your post might seem to you, my point was to refer to the things that influence the matches we play. Those 3 are part of the equation.

[van Uber]

Mazzyplz, on 11 November 2015 - 12:45 AM, said:

psr has nothing to do with voting for maps and modes

Not per se. But putting all players in one bucket (due to the voting mechanic) increases the MMs ability to put together a fair fight.

[Paigan]

I have seen just as many close games in the past and I still see lots of 12-0 / 12-1 roflstomps (on both sides) up to today.

You can't just take a handful of samples and derive trends from them, because such a low sample number has no statistical significant whatsoever. The rest, as always, is subjective, biased, [wish- or spite-]ful, emotional human thinking and interpretation.

Imho, the stomps occur mostly because MWO with the small maps, high mech count and short match times is a very volatile game: a wrong collective tactical decision and the whole team is on a disadvantage, falling apart like a house of cards. Even IF the teams are perfectly balanced in terms of skill. No MM can ever fix that, it's a natural consequence of the match design.

[FlipOver]

Paigan, I agree with you about the low amount of samples. As you notice I refer to it in my OP.

That's the reason for this whole thread, to know if it was a strike of "luck" on my part, or if it's been happening to others aswell.

One part of the OP was wishful thinking about PSR getting to work better (and I want to believe it will work better in the future with more matches made and more pilots playing).

But to be honest, even if it was just luck, I'm glad I got those matches and just wish more of those to come

[Paigan]

FlipOver, on 11 November 2015 - 03:22 AM, said:

Paigan, I agree with you about the low amount of samples. As you notice I refer to it in my OP.

That's the reason for this whole thread, to know if it was a strike of "luck" on my part, or if it's been happening to others aswell.

One part of the OP was wishful thinking about PSR getting to work better (and I want to believe it will work better in the future with more matches made and more pilots playing).

But to be honest, even if it was just luck, I'm glad I got those matches and just wish more of those to come

I see I didn't quite read the rest of your initial post.
Sorry .

Okay then my contribution to this thread is:
I had many close games before PSR and I still have lots of roflstomps since.
But I don't think it's the MM's faul either way.

Edited by Paigan, 11 November 2015 - 03:57 AM.