Edited by IronWatch, 26 April 2019 - 05:42 AM.
Game Balance And Matchmaking
#41
Posted 26 April 2019 - 05:41 AM
#42
Posted 26 April 2019 - 06:33 AM
They wouldn't even need to really adjust how the MM puts together matches, as the image shows the quality of the games would still improve by placing the most undeserving T1 players in T4 where they belong.
Edited by McGoat, 26 April 2019 - 06:35 AM.
#43
Posted 26 April 2019 - 07:21 AM
#44
Posted 26 April 2019 - 08:43 AM
#45
Posted 26 April 2019 - 09:30 AM
Nightbird, on 26 April 2019 - 07:21 AM, said:
It is a far better system than what is currently in place, there is simply no denying that. It may not reflect skill in its entirety, but it does reflect knowledge of the game and its mechanics. A 90%+ player is going to be better than an 80% player in at least the team setting.
In any case, over time the wasteful damage players will gradually fall as those that they're spreading damage against will also slowly be moved down to appropriate levels of play. It is in no way perfect, but perfect doesn't exist.
Eatit, on 26 April 2019 - 08:43 AM, said:
It's not mine, IIRC Appogge created this version.
As far as T1 players being small, that's ok. The MM functions in such a manner that it slowly opens pools up from T1 v T1, To T1 v T2, and lastly T1 v T3 (interchangeably) until it fills all 12 spots on each side. So while there may be a slightly higher wait for a game, it shouldn't be too much longer and the quality of the match will be higher.
Given that I understand "quality" is an individual metric, but there are some universal truths that genuine higher level players seek in matches.
Edited by McGoat, 26 April 2019 - 09:52 AM.
#46
Posted 26 April 2019 - 09:48 AM
McGoat, on 26 April 2019 - 06:33 AM, said:
They wouldn't even need to really adjust how the MM puts together matches, as the image shows the quality of the games would still improve by placing the most undeserving T1 players in T4 where they belong.
A player that avg's 226ms (75th percentile) is far worse than someone averaging 300ms (92th percentile).
I would personally go for something like I've listed below. With a periodic reset. If match time is a problem you open the gates one tier at a time.
anyone below 40th percentile Tier 6
anyone between 50-60th percentile Tier 5
anyone between 60-70th percentile Tier 4
anyone between 70-80th percentile Tier 3
anyone between 85-95th percentile Tier 2
anyone above 95th percentile Tier 1
#47
Posted 26 April 2019 - 10:02 AM
1) We know from the historical experience of both faction play AND solaris that once make top tier players fight one another, they just stop playing the game. If they can't seal club, they stop playing that game mode.
2) As soon as you stack teams with only 95th percentile players (or any group of higher end players), their individual match scores will usually start dropping because it's not possible to farm damage and kills the way it is in games with a mixed grouping of skill levels. As noted above, the very best players will hit CT and head most of the time, perversely leading to lower match scores the more their skill levels rise. Does the system then bump them temporarily down to lower tiers again, creating a never ending cycle where almost no one is 95th percentile for very long?
#48
Posted 26 April 2019 - 11:08 AM
1) That's a pretty ugly thing to say about top tier players. I don't think it's true. In the Comp scene they have leagues with tiers. They don't pit the best against the worst. In FW that's a different story as there is no skill based match making. I think having a skill based match maker is what most players want including the top tier people. There may be some outliers but I don't think they're the norm. Also if they already left because they can't seal club then good we are better off without them.
2) I agree that the top players won't be able to pad stats by farming damage. They probably will have their skill/MS drop as a result. Players in lower tiers will still be able to do this. I guess the people saying Match Score needs to be looked at and values placed accordingly are right.
#49
Posted 26 April 2019 - 11:14 AM
5th Fedcom Rat, on 26 April 2019 - 10:02 AM, said:
1) We know from the historical experience of both faction play AND solaris that once make top tier players fight one another, they just stop playing the game. If they can't seal club, they stop playing that game mode.
2) As soon as you stack teams with only 95th percentile players (or any group of higher end players), their individual match scores will usually start dropping because it's not possible to farm damage and kills the way it is in games with a mixed grouping of skill levels. As noted above, the very best players will hit CT and head most of the time, perversely leading to lower match scores the more their skill levels rise. Does the system then bump them temporarily down to lower tiers again, creating a never ending cycle where almost no one is 95th percentile for very long?
No, it'll create a system where people that take low value high match score actions to get higher match scores will be placed on teams where they are expected to perform the same as players that take high value low MS actions, and therefore the poor match making will continue since the MM continues to be unable to estimate a player's contribution to winning and losing.
Statistics is what I do for a living, I use a number of factors such as demographics, lab tests, vital signs etc to estimate whether one drug is better or another. Something like that needs to be done in MWO if you want the MM to be better (replacing what I listed with KMDD, solo kills, kill efficiency etc), but at this late stage in MWO's life span it's not worth the effort.
Edited by Nightbird, 26 April 2019 - 11:15 AM.
#50
Posted 26 April 2019 - 11:35 AM
5th Fedcom Rat, on 26 April 2019 - 10:02 AM, said:
And here I was wondering why you only play like 30 games per season lol
Edited by PhoenixFire55, 26 April 2019 - 11:36 AM.
#51
Posted 26 April 2019 - 12:06 PM
Nightbird, on 26 April 2019 - 11:14 AM, said:
Statistics is what I do for a living, I use a number of factors such as demographics, lab tests, vital signs etc to estimate whether one drug is better or another. Something like that needs to be done in MWO if you want the MM to be better (replacing what I listed with KMDD, solo kills, kill efficiency etc), but at this late stage in MWO's life span it's not worth the effort.
Since you put it that way, the only thing that actually matters then in the long run is the ability to win (i.e. W/L ratio). As such, even a mascot that has a high W/L must be doing something right.
Eatit, on 26 April 2019 - 11:08 AM, said:
There is no need. See above.
Why complicate things?
Edited by Mystere, 26 April 2019 - 12:14 PM.
#52
Posted 26 April 2019 - 12:41 PM
Mystere, on 26 April 2019 - 12:06 PM, said:
W/L is a factor, but there are other factors as well and the science is in how much to weigh each of them.
#53
Posted 27 April 2019 - 12:23 AM
Result is and has been mention several times, that people end up in a Tier where they don't belong for their own good.
Just W/L is a good system for 1:1 games like Solaris 1:1 or Chess...thats why they use the ELO system for that.
#54
Posted 27 April 2019 - 03:52 AM
Edited by MrMadguy, 27 April 2019 - 03:53 AM.
#55
Posted 27 April 2019 - 03:52 AM
Eatit, on 26 April 2019 - 08:43 AM, said:
The matchmaker doesn't necessarily have to separate different tiers into different matches. It only has to make sure there is close to equal total of skill on each team, so there should about as many players of each tier on each team.
I think with such low population, there is a strong argument for abandoning the idea of separation by tier altogether, allow whatever spread of skill there currently is in the queue, and just balance the total strength of the teams. It's not really a problem for tier 1 and tier 5 players playing together as long as the other team also have a similar spread.
#56
Posted 27 April 2019 - 04:13 AM
Sjorpha, on 27 April 2019 - 03:52 AM, said:
The matchmaker doesn't necessarily have to separate different tiers into different matches. It only has to make sure there is close to equal total of skill on each team, so there should about as many players of each tier on each team.
Yeah it's really not a hard concept to grasp as I see it.
Many seem to be unable to understand it however or simply don't understand how it works right now.
The entire point is exactly as I said a couple pages back. 190 Avg Match score and you make it into T1? That's the problem.
Edited by justcallme A S H, 27 April 2019 - 04:14 AM.
#57
Posted 27 April 2019 - 06:18 AM
Nesutizale, on 27 April 2019 - 12:23 AM, said:
Result is and has been mention several times, that people end up in a Tier where they don't belong for their own good.
Just W/L is a good system for 1:1 games like Solaris 1:1 or Chess...thats why they use the ELO system for that.
Over the long term? It's highly unlikely unless a person is really lucky. A very lucky person is an asset to the team.
Nightbird, on 26 April 2019 - 12:41 PM, said:
W/L is a factor, but there are other factors as well and the science is in how much to weigh each of them.
You say "science", I say "dimensionality reduction".
Edited by Mystere, 27 April 2019 - 06:19 AM.
#58
Posted 27 April 2019 - 06:32 AM
Complete masscare.
Standard approach center ramp to then stop, block each other, swarm to each side and autmatically split and then get completly annihilated - team.
Id put each and every single one of them in Tier 5.
#59
Posted 27 April 2019 - 06:48 AM
It should do this.
1> Pair 24 players in a lobby
2> Determine their match score for the chassis type (ligh,med,heavy,assault) they're running in the game
3> Try to balance the teams by this TOTAL match score (not average, total, so if a team has what i like to call a Tier 0 player, they can be paired with ******** players)
4> Then try to balance the mechs by tonnage
EZ
#60
Posted 27 April 2019 - 07:14 AM
Anthrax87, on 27 April 2019 - 06:48 AM, said:
It should do this.
1> Pair 24 players in a lobby
2> Determine their match score for the chassis type (ligh,med,heavy,assault) they're running in the game
3> Try to balance the teams by this TOTAL match score (not average, total, so if a team has what i like to call a Tier 0 player, they can be paired with ******** players)
4> Then try to balance the mechs by tonnage
EZ
Not a good idea.
No matter how good a player is, if you have completly inexperienced players that make basic mistakes (run into entire death ball of team red with like 4 heaveis and assaults) then the game is mostly lost right then and there. If youre down 3, 4 and then 5 mechs in seconds only a miracle comeback can save you and that doesnt happen that often. Maybe everyr 20th or 40th match.
A single very good player, even emp players or top team players, cant compensate that on any level.
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