07-31-2004, 09:35 PM
What I've been most amazed by is that I (ranging from level 7 to 11) have been paired off with people ranging from level 1 to 27, and none of them have been complete duds. Sure, a couple of the high-twenties matchups have been losses, and a couple of the 1s weren't quite as challenging as they could have been. But there were no newb-stomps, and nobody has completely massacred me, even if they won convincingly.
So, somehow, they've got a system that more closely pairs your *skill* with someone, rather than your *level*. I was so sick of facing down 12-0 "level 7s" who destroyed everything in their path, as well as 56-167 "level 18s" who could be blown over with a strong breeze.
But the system is apparently somewhat borked for the super-low and super-high skill brackets; pairing a 68-0 ladder player with a 5-0 lucky mid-level player is pretty awful. I can also see how it would be somewhat demoralizing to have to be completely slaughtered a dozen games in a row before the AMM clues in to the fact that you're pretty new to the game.
Jester
So, somehow, they've got a system that more closely pairs your *skill* with someone, rather than your *level*. I was so sick of facing down 12-0 "level 7s" who destroyed everything in their path, as well as 56-167 "level 18s" who could be blown over with a strong breeze.
But the system is apparently somewhat borked for the super-low and super-high skill brackets; pairing a 68-0 ladder player with a 5-0 lucky mid-level player is pretty awful. I can also see how it would be somewhat demoralizing to have to be completely slaughtered a dozen games in a row before the AMM clues in to the fact that you're pretty new to the game.
Jester