MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
As far as I know, there is no such difference.
MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
Matchmaker still has to try to find players with as close PSRs, as possible.
As I said above, the matchmaker does not care about differences within one Tier. For the matchmaker, all Tier 3 players are the same, no matter where within that Tier they actually are.
MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
And therefore there should be 40..60% playerbase between me and them.
Tier 3 encompasses the largest part of the players pool, since Tier 3 are average players - not too good, not too bad. Just ordinary guys and girls.
MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
Why it's always me, who is chosen to pad almost every of their matches?
I think that this is a confirmation bias: You remember strongly when you lose a game, but you do not remember so strongly when you win other game.
MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
You should understand, that Tiers are just formal. If all 5 Tiers are 100%, then advancing from Tier 4 to Tier 3 doesn't all of a sudden make me more skilled - it's just something like 40%->41% change. This 1% shouldn't make so big difference
Maybe it should not, but it does. In Tier 3 you can meet Tier 1 players much more often than in Tier 4. And do not be mistaken, I have seen some elite Tier 1 players that can have a big influence on the result of the game, either when dropping as a single player or when dropping as a pair.
MrMadguy, on 28 December 2021 - 01:39 AM, said:
I still should play with these 35..45% guys, as before. Only difference - it's now possible to be matched with Tier 1, if game lacks players so much, that there are no other players to play with. And here is the question: WHERE ARE ALL TIER 1, 2, 3 PLAYERS?
It all boils down to the number of the active players. If the number of the currently active players is high, the matchmaker can create separate game for Tier 1 players, separate game for Tier 2 players, separate game for Tier 3 players, etc.
If the number of the currently active players is low, the matchmaker must scrape the bottom of the barrel and put available players of all Tiers together, so at least some game can be launched.