Some people are just extremely unlucky all the time :).
Build fun deck,see rare counter 5 games in a row. Switch deck,see rare counter to new deck 5 games in a row. Switch deck agsin,not a counter this time but horrible draws while opponent hits the uber rare nuts.
No, theyâre not. What they are is a lot less skilled than they believe.
If you think youâre getting âsuper unluckyâ multiple games in a row, then post your replays so we can lovingly point out to you where you messed up.
So, my 16 month old has been sick the last two days and has been awake 11:30-2am the last couple night, as well as the wife, so Iâm too tired to come up with anything more complex than:
Matchmaking is rigged, but not in the way you think. The way in which itâs rigged has been well advertised.
Hereâs how it works according to Blizzard:
At the end of each month, players are assigned a star multiplier based on their finishing rank. That multiplier can be adjusted up in some cases where a player finishes with a low rank but maintains a very high MMR. That star multiplier allows players to advance through the lower ranks more quickly, moving them up to a rank at which they meet comparable competition to their skill level. The star multiplier decays by 1 at each rank floor (B5, S10, S5, G10, etc) until the player eventually earns only 1 star per win. (Note that the 3 game win streak double-bonus is completely independent of the multiplier feature.)
While you still have a star multiplier, you will be matched against other players based on your MMR. This endeavors to match people with similar skill levels. Once your star multiplier has decayed all the way down to 1, you are matched by your Rank. And when you are in Legend, you are again matched by MMR. Casual mode players are matched by MMR.
The matchmaking system does not look at your deck composition or your win/loss streak or if you are a paying player or if you put on clean underwear this morning. It looks at your MMR and your Rank. Thatâs all.
If anyone has a statistically relevant body of data of sufficient sample size that might suggest otherwise, they are welcome to post it.
You should take your army to a lawyerâs office and start a class action. One of your soldiers will have the skills to perform some analysis to get the legal eagles interested!
Technically, it is not on the list, because it is not a crime. They can rig their game in any way they want, and it is perfectly legal. As long as they officially donât claim otherwise. Which they donât. So there, perfectly legal
Well, since you finally figured it out, are you done playing?
Anyone else? Any other rigged believers who have seen the light going to jump on their client and remove HS from their computer or phone?
Nope
You see there is an additional consistency with all you conspiracy theorists here on these forums and itâs the fact you still play the game. Maybe not all of you, but I would say given the context of the majority of the conspiracy theory posts yâall are still here. So, you either enjoy pain or, just maybe, a small part of that tiny brain actually knows itâs a deck/player problem. So, either GIT GUD or keep it to yourself because youâre not convincing anyone.
You failed to realise that once you know that it is rigged, and how it (more or less) works, you can use it to your advantage, and still have fun playing the game.
You also failed to realise addiction is a thing. Many addicts know they âconsume flawed productâ, but they do it anyway.
But i guess i am the exception as the game itself is doing very well. Record numbers of people are playing the game:) So why worry about a few people who think the game is fishy in some aspects.
I wouldnât say worried. You be you. Everyone is welcome to their opinion, but I just have yet to be shown any factual evidence to support these claims as they are spewed onto these forums as âfactsâ. If there is some truth or 100% truth to such claims as this post, I would certainly love to know as would a lot of other players.
Iâm fairly close to quitting myself, but thatâs mainly for the gameplay and other reasons plaguing the game.
Oh? Just not every single person posting on these forums, eh?
Well, shoot. I always thought âaddictionâ meant someone REALLY REALLY liked something and everyone around them was just in a bad mood. Sheesh. My bad. /s
This doesnât happen. What youâre calling a âcounterâ is just a deck that beat you. Most decks arenât polarized enough to have a direct counter, let alone a rare one.
So many people have bad experiences playing this game. And the sad part is it is highly addicting and many people can not stop. The game is specifically designed that way. It is meant to cause extreme emotional reactions in order to keep people chasing that rush of winning. If the losses did not feel horrible the people would not feel as compelled to continue playing to get a win. If you took away all the people who play this game for unhealthy reasons you would lose a huge part of the player base. Thats a pretty sick reality and says a-lot about these gaming companies and there products.
There are a few reasons why you might be getting matched up against these decks after starting to play Linecracker Armor Druid in Wild Gold.
Matchmaking is based on your MMR, not your deck. MMR stands for Match Making Rating, and itâs a hidden number that represents your skill level. When you win a game, your MMR goes up, and when you lose a game, it goes down. This means that if youâre playing a very good deck, youâll eventually start to get matched up against other players who are also playing good decks.
These decks are popular counters to Linecracker Armor Druid. Linecracker Armor Druid is a very slow deck, and it can be difficult to win with if your opponent has a lot of early game pressure. The decks you mentioned, such as Hero Quest Priest, Secret Mage, and 4 Horsemen decks, are all very good at putting on early game pressure. This means that theyâre well-suited to countering Linecracker Armor Druid.
Youâre just experiencing confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that causes us to pay more attention to evidence that confirms our existing beliefs. In this case, you believe that Linecracker Armor Druid is a bad deck, so youâre more likely to notice when youâre matched up against decks that are good against it.
Itâs also worth noting that the Wild format is a very diverse format, so itâs not unusual to see a wide variety of decks at any given time. This means that itâs possible that youâre just getting unlucky with your matchups.
If youâre really concerned about the decks youâre being matched up against, you can try playing in a different format, such as Standard or Casual. You can also try adjusting your deck to make it more resilient to early game pressure.