Carisma1005:
I just had the displeasure of going against a team made up of a 4-Stack and a duo, with higher SR than my team. What was my team made of, 4 solos and a duo with over 30 team SR lower. In what realm were we even supposed to have a chance at winning? The one thing you can do correctly is match team if not the March Sr. Neither of those simple task were fulfilled and we still managed to take 5 rounds with 60% on last point ultimately losing. But the most mind boggling part is in a game were we had every measurable disadvantage, I still lost 39SR at the end of the match. People complained about being matched against every teams when they grouped up, so your good is to give teams ultimate advantage and punish solo players. Tht doesn’t sound like a good fix.
Prinicipal Designer Scott Mercer has actually taken time to explain a great many factors of matchmaking including why this happens in this mega-post here:
The Looking for Group tool in 1.25 is an exciting new in-game feature that gives players more control over their online play experience in Overwatch. It allows players to find like-minded or similarly skilled individuals who want to work together. Groups can lead to better team play with less negativity and, ultimately, more fun. Since Overwatch is at its very core a team game, there’s really no better way to play.
We’ve seen some reluctance from the community when it comes to grouping, especia…