You do not understand how MMR is used

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@wheasypeasy-1420

Uhhh no it’s basically forced based off your previous game to keep you at 50-50

Where did you get this from?

@wheasypeasy-1420

You’re not getting paired with “better players” . many times you are the best player on your team but you lose anyway. Please stop drinking the koolaid

Of course this can happen - welcome to competition. You can play well and lose. But if it’s the matchmakers fault, you are suggesting the highest MMR player on your team?

Can you tell me how that is physically possible to do at scale?

@Kristenikov-11843

No it does not try to find you a 2400 game. It finds you A GAME that both teams have a 50% chance of winning. You could be 2400 mmr, and someone on your team could be 2000 mmr. Someone on the enemy team could be 2700 mmr. All that matters is the combined team averages.

The example is to illustrate that important distinction is that it uses MMR, not SR. And one team can be stronger than the other with the matchmaker actually predicting this is the case. The rest is irrelevant but I’m not sure why that is rigging giving rigging is by definition malicious.

@stinkfinger-11378

No body here knows how the matchmaker works no one in 6 years has confirmend what goes on behind the scene.

That is just not true - there is a wealth of information out there on the matchmaker directly from Blizzard. I’m an stating what has come out. Those talking about “getting bad teammates” are literally making it up.

Have a look at this link for historical comments:
https://mystgraphics.com/overwatchforumarchive/competitive.html#skillrating

Have a look at this one for a detailed video on a general Activision approach to matchmaking:

Skill, Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems Design

And obviously the most recent blog post brings more clarity more recently: Matchmaker Blog post

@g0blin-11294

the shill blizzard employee of the month clutchin’ it with one last post before the end of the year huh??

I actually think the matchmaker is doing a poor job. I’m just trying to stop people being stupid and actually focus on what’s wrong with it. It clearly won’t work with you though.

@wheasypeasy-1420

Lol I guarantee you cannot carry games.

Listen - you made a claim, please back it with quotes or I can only believe that this is why you think you get “bad teammates”. You don’t believe you can carry because it’s likely true - you aren’t good enough to carry so you are in the right rank.