Mmr. handicap etc etc

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@Rambo-14952

thanks a lot. so theres no such thing as being handicapped?

@Kaedi-11739

No. There is not.

Incorrect. As per the thread you relied on:

@Kaawumba-1133

The game uses MMR to determine whether a match is fair, and attempts to match teams such that the game is fair (each team has a 50% chance of winning).

@Kaedi-11739

Your skill rating is your own.

Your hidden MMR skill rating is your own. But you’ll never see it. You’ll never know how it’s computed, where you actually stand, and how it is used for/against you. The SR gains/losses you see will be the byproducts of a rigged/handicapped system. You can still climb the ranks but realize there is active rigging and handicapping built-in.

How MMR works exactly is speculation. But we know that, by definition, it is an implement of hard-rigging and handicapping. Nothing can change the physics of it’s existence.

MMR is blatant rigging and handicapping.

See for example the basic definitions:

to-rig; rigged; rigging;

1. To manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means.
   “MMR is used to rig and Overwatch match towards a 50/50 outcome”.
2. To fix in advance for a desired result.
   “The MMR rigs the matches so they seem fair.”

to-handicap; handicapped; handicapping;

1. A match or contest in which an artificial advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on a contestant to equalize chances of winning.
   “The matchmaker handicaps players with MMR”.
2. An advantage given or disadvantage imposed usually in the form of points, weight to be carried, or distance from the target or goal.
   “The MMR handicaps good players with bad ones, making achievement more difficult.”

Look, we get it. They don’t like hearing it. It’s bad press - like your esports are a total sham kind of press. But the truth hurts, and needs to be said.