Algorithmic Handicapping is Wrong for Online Games

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@Bloodartist-21937

Its the thing that made me realize the 5v5 changes are going to be good for the game.

Ehhh…. Depends on what you define as “good for the game.”

@Bloodartist-21937

Basically OW2 ditches the emphasis on teamplay, and makes it more like a standard shooter. This HAS to be good for the game.

In one of the first ever Dev Updates I saw from Papa Jefe, he stated that 6v6 was the perfect number of teammates to enforce team play.

Welp…. They were right. It works so well that individual impact is VERY difficult to measure and almost has effect on the outcome of a game unless you’re hard smurfing.

5v5 allows for much more carry potential.

@Bloodartist-21937

There is nothing more infuriating and toxicity-inducing than having to rely on dumb teammates that have no arms or legs and mash keyboard with their foreheads. The answer? Simply reduce dependancy to them.

Sure….

But you’re always going to have heavy teammates. And I absolutely guarantee you’ve been a heavy teammate more than your share of times.

Just remember that.

@Bloodartist-21937

Also show more stats during the game so bad players can see how bad they really are so they would shut up.

Hopefully they’ll make an after-action report as in-depth as Valorants. It gives you a lot to work with!!

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

I’ve been talking about how bad the comp system is for years

It’s honestly not that bad. People perceive it as bad because they need to find an excuse outside of human error/behavior to scapegoat their shortcomings as a competitive video game player.

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

big YouTube channels, have pointed out how bad it was in the earlier years of overwatch

And it has been updated and changed “a few” times. Definitely not as much as Valorants though. So a lot of those old videos are likely irrelevant.

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

people have either moved on to other games or realized blizz will never change it because their entire design philosophy now is just too keep people addicted and giving them money.

Ehhhhh…. Nah….

Yes but that’s not how their match making works. It is how their game design works though.

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

Yes you can climb beyond where it anchors you

Yes!!

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

but the moment you lose 3 in a row it will push you right back down

Uh…. No…. That’s not how it works.

If it did, I wouldn’t be able to boost numerous accounts from any rank to above 3000.

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

providing evidence

Skewed for his narrative….

@Kaedi-11739

Win streaks and loss streaks are common, but are not related to your actual skill rating or MMR. Naturally of course the higher you climb the more difficult the matches will get (that is the point of a ranked ladder of any competitive game). It’s also not uncommon to ride on your emotions (get energized when you win, get tilted when you lose). Anyone who says there are “forced wins or losses” in Overwatch are fooling themselves.

Here is a handy detailed guide to matchmaking and skill rating in Competitive Overwatch.

The rating and matchmaking system is confusing, and a good overview does not appear to be available. The official overview1 is incomplete and does not answer a number of common player questions and concerns. This information below is gathered from sporadic developer posts and videos, salted with my own experience and experiments, various forum threads, and watching streams. Note that since Blizzard does not give exact algorithms, I do have to fill in some gaps, or leave some items unknown. Final…

This article is much better supported….

@StrawbrryGuy-1554

Lmao no. People like you are just in denial; blizz fan boys

Toxic, inflammatory and unnecessary behavior….

@slaithe-1683

In this era of data mining and exploiting addictive behavior it’s somewhat expected to be more likely.

I’ll definitely agree with this for certain….