Equalizer and matchup logic the worst ever
Thats right, I have to say it again, bc this year it is as obvious and bad as it can get.
I've recently made some tests with different lineups in different MTO seeds. First of all, nobody understands the OVR rating system of 2k as discussed in another thread. Which is bad and non-transparent. Second, the matchmaking logic does two things (Europe):
a) it takes forever to find a match if you either have a stacked team in a lower seed or a low rated team in a higher seed. And I am talking about half an hour and more.
b) People try to lower their OVR or use Emerald players to get matched with lower rated teams. Also, the incentive to buy or collect high rated cards has decreased for a lot of people (2k, if anybody reading this, this should be a monetary argument that could be of interest for you)
Like last year, there is an equalizer/rubberband implemented in MTO. To avoid another discussion: it is not provable (like evolution). But this year it is even more obvious than last. Everybody can form his own opinion and use an unusual lineup that is either very high or very low rated and see what happens.
The interaction of these things leads to very dissapointing results. I am very impressed with the new gameplay and graphics, but for these reasons (and the horrible input lag) 2k messed up MTO again imo.
I've recently made some tests with different lineups in different MTO seeds. First of all, nobody understands the OVR rating system of 2k as discussed in another thread. Which is bad and non-transparent. Second, the matchmaking logic does two things (Europe):
a) it takes forever to find a match if you either have a stacked team in a lower seed or a low rated team in a higher seed. And I am talking about half an hour and more.
b) People try to lower their OVR or use Emerald players to get matched with lower rated teams. Also, the incentive to buy or collect high rated cards has decreased for a lot of people (2k, if anybody reading this, this should be a monetary argument that could be of interest for you)
Like last year, there is an equalizer/rubberband implemented in MTO. To avoid another discussion: it is not provable (like evolution). But this year it is even more obvious than last. Everybody can form his own opinion and use an unusual lineup that is either very high or very low rated and see what happens.
The interaction of these things leads to very dissapointing results. I am very impressed with the new gameplay and graphics, but for these reasons (and the horrible input lag) 2k messed up MTO again imo.
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