If you get reported too much you're placed into the downrank queue

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Have you guys noticed how if you get reported for “throwing” too much then you go on a loss streak? I used df as a one trick and was rarely reported and ranked up to my proper rank easy, never had a single loss streak, ever.

Well I recently changed to hammond as a one trick and am getting reported for “throwing” (even though I have never purposely tried to lose a game ever). I received a message as a warning and then went on my first loss streak in 4 seasons, I have lost 200 SR because of it. Unwinnable matches.

So sometimes if you get wrongfully reported enough times you will be placed with other people who are actually throwing, or people who the matchmaker wants to downrank. This is probably the devs bright idea to place people who are “throwing” all on the same team so it doesn’t affect people who are “not throwing”, however their algorithm fails because of poor design.

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Maybe playing hammond as a one-trick is why you went on a lose streak, not because of the report.

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There is a queue system in the overwatch matchmaker that “tries” to recognize people who are

  1. throwing
  2. boosted

and it places them with other people who are

  1. throwing
  2. boosted

at times (more often than it should) it incorrectly places players in this queue and this is why you will find yourself in a string of completely unwinnable matches.

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You have less than a 3 e/d ratio on Hammond. You’re feeding hard with him. You aren’t losing because of your teammates.

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I highly doubt that.

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Wrong, not even talking about this account. You don’t understand how this matchmaker works.

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I think you’re reversing cause and effect.

You’re on a loss streak and people are reporting you for being the reason for each loss.

Blizzard has stated in the past that they don’t like the idea of a separate “undesirable queue”, they’d rather just have undesirables removed altogether.

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Incorrect. I’m using hammond and so people report me, too many reports is seen as “throwing” and I am placed into a “throwers queue” and start downranking. I am almost always, easily the best person in the entire match every game. I’m complete nuisance to play against.

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And judging by the ego, you might be a nuisance to play with, too.

Anyways, you’re free to think the system is rigging games against you all you want. If it’s what you feel, no one can convince you otherwise.

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Adversely, when we are winning I don’t get reported, and go on a huge win streak where I will gain all of my SR back and win matches at ease…because the other team is the “throwers queue”. But once the ball starts rolling on the losses and reports you can’t stop it and get placed in the throwers queue.

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“You wouldn’t know her, she goes to a different school.”

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lol

twenty characters

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Well, I could see your point.

But I would just like to know how to show that this is the case how matchmaker works outside your own accounts.

Do you have examples from other players that experience the same thing with the matchmaker?

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This season has been pretty brutal. But thne you gotta remember we are what 1 week in? The first 2 weeks of a season has always been awful. The ladder is a mess right now.

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mY aNeCdOtE iS eViDeNcE.

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There isnt “a” system in the matchmaker for detecting throwers or smurfs.

The matchmaker “is” the system for detecting throwers or smurfs, specifically everyone gets an MMR and you are matched with other players at your MMR regardless of your SR.

So smurfs get to play in higher skill games and throwers in lower ones.

If there is a large Delta between your SR and your MMR you get larger SR adjustments.

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You’re just sort of regurgitating things the developers have told us about. There are things the developers don’t tell you about because they believe if the public knew then it would negatively impact the game experience. One of those things are separating players into queues when they deviate from the norm.

If a player suddenly begins playing far beyond his current level of skill he will be placed in a queue with other players who are playing far beyond their skill. Who do they play against? People who are throwing and people who have been playing bad that need to be downranked.

I’ve seen this posted by multiple people on different forums and I can now see that it’s true. The problem is the matchmaker INCORRECTLY identifies players and places them into the queues when they shouldn’t be there. Those of us who used to play back in season 2, 3, 4, 5 remember that it used to be far worse. You could easily go on win and loss streaks that were around 800SR. They tweaked it and it doesn’t happen as often but is still awful.

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Yes, I’ve noticed that if I am toxic and get reported, quality of my teammates immediately gets terrible. Not only soloq, LFG too.

If I play too long, I can get tilted and start being less “nice” in voice. Happens to us all and some people push your buttons on purpose. As soon as I feel a report, LFG groups go from like 5-10 available endorse level 3/4/5… to like 1 or 2 available groups with like level 2 endorsement or below… it is plainly obvious what is happening.

THERE IS A HIDDEN TOXICITY PENALTY/QUEUE
IF YOU ARE TOXIC, YOU PLAY WITH OTHER TOXIC PEOPLE

My advice: stop being toxic. If you think you’re gonna rage or possibly tilt someone else… just leave voice chat immediately and avoid the report at all costs.

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Brah 3 e:d is good don’t be a troll

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But he has a 2.2 e/d on Hammond. That’s awful.

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