Hi, Anet Devs

[yanniell.1236]

Could u be a lad and tell me how is this fair and balanced?

[DragonFury.6243]

you want fair and yet you play scrapper

[yanniell.1236]

@DragonFury.6243 said:you want fair and yet you play scrapper

Yes, that has everything to do with the topic in question. Keep the good work.

[Euthymias.7984]

Ouch. It is pretty odd that two duoQers ended up on the same team.Shouldnt they have been split between the two, or does their rating /class choice have something to do with this particular case?

[Ziggityzog.7389]

@Euthymias.7984 said:Ouch. It is pretty odd that two duoQers ended up on the same team.Shouldnt they have been split between the two, or does their rating /class choice have something to do with this particular case?

It should never have 2 duos vs no duos but that's anet. Plus if you go on a team chat and have 2 or 3 2man teams click que at the same time. It accounts for who goes into the que at what time also.

That's how the wintraders use alt accounts with more then 1 buddy.

[Arkantos.7460]

wtf is this sht, SB does not even has top stats .... i think they need a buff to this elite

[Multicolorhipster.9751]

I doubt you need a developer to explain why DuoQ is unfair and breaks the matchmaking. They'd probably agree with you since they already tried to restrict it once, even though they should probably remove it altogether.

[Shadow Dragon.1469]

haha nooott still plays havent seen him in ages anyway what you dont think fighting coordinated duos is fair and even? you dont think its fair to go against people that are more bound to listen to & help eachother & maybe even use the targeting system? what are you crazy?

[witcher.3197]

Would a premade of 5 bronze players beat 5 soloQ legends?

Anet has admitted in the past that duos have a harder time than solo players because the matchmaking will put them against way higher rated teams.

You lost because they outplayed you. Stop searching for a scapegoat, get good.

[Snellibee.2761]

@Arkantos.7460 said:kitten is this kitten, SB does not even has top stats .... i think they need a buff to this elite

Hard to read if this one is sarcasm or not

[otto.5684]

@witcher.3197 said:Would a premade of 5 bronze players beat 5 soloQ legends?

Anet has admitted in the past that duos have a harder time than solo players because the matchmaking will put them against way higher rated teams.

You lost because they outplayed you. Stop searching for a scapegoat, get good.

No, but it creates highly imbalanced experience when both teams have equal rating. The team with duo que is at an advantage. And games with duo que usually end up very one sided either for or against them.

Almost all other games either match premades against other premades or force the entire premade team to take the rating of its highest player. Trying to sell it as none existent issue is just ignorant.

[yanniell.1236]

@witcher.3197 said:Would a premade of 5 bronze players beat 5 soloQ legends?

Anet has admitted in the past that duos have a harder time than solo players because the matchmaking will put them against way higher rated teams.

You lost because they outplayed you. Stop searching for a scapegoat, get good.

No, Anet didn't. The algorithm just use the higher player's rating. Your claim is just false.

There's a reason why people aiming for the top flat out refuse to queue without a partner. I'll let you figure out why.

Hint: it's not because they want harder games.

[Multicolorhipster.9751]

@"witcher.3197" said:Would a premade of 5 bronze players beat 5 soloQ legends?

Anet has admitted in the past that duos have a harder time than solo players because the matchmaking will put them against way higher rated teams.

You lost because they outplayed you. Stop searching for a scapegoat, get good.

Yes, they restricted DuoQ for people at higher ratings to "improve matchmaking at the higher ranks." I am 100% sure you're right, and they did those things, said those things, because those higher-rated players were having too tough a time being matched fairly in their favor.

This is definitely a get good thing. There's a lot to learn and a whole lot of fun to be had fighting two stacks of top players with uncoordinated golds and low plats.

[shadowpass.4236]

@yanniell.1236 said:

@witcher.3197 said:Would a premade of 5 bronze players beat 5 soloQ legends?

Anet has admitted in the past that duos have a harder time than solo players because the matchmaking will put them against way higher rated teams.

You lost because they outplayed you. Stop searching for a scapegoat, get good.

No, Anet didn't. The algorithm just use the higher player's rating. Your claim is just false.

There's a reason why people aiming for the top flat out refuse to queue without a partner. I'll let you figure out why.

Hint: it's not because they want harder games.

Actually, it's because the games are extraordinarily difficult to win once you get into the top 10-ish.

Matchmaking expects those players to hard carry. So, it gives them very bad teammates to balance out the rating between the two teams. As a result, they are forced to play duo in order to have more than a sliver of a chance of winning.

If they lose, they will drop anywhere from 30-40 rating just because their teammates don't know what to do. Winning nets them 2-4 in most cases.