I'm really tired of reading rants about how unbalanced the game is in Standard/Ranked. This is an arcade game, where there is NO skill-based matchmaking; it's always been that way, and after six years, I was hoping people would get used to it...

In 9v9 teams, for example, playing in a division with two good teammates increases your chances of winning by 33%.

In 7v7, the current ranked mode, it increases even more.

There’s no way to balance this other than by playing in a division. When you start a match alone, you have a 50% chance of encountering good or bad players. This can happen for many matches in a row, and that’s just how it is.

There’s no point in complaining. If you only want to find skilled players, come try competitive tournaments where both teams have excellent players.

Having an inactive fleet is no excuse, nor is having less time; all it takes is a couple of hours a day to join a top-tier team.

And don’t tell me that a skill-based matchmaker would improve things because it would just make things worse: endless queue times, mediocre players all grouped together, and the strongest players stuck in matches that are too sweat and not fun.

Otherwise, just accept it and play as usual.

Thanks.

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• Tier - LT
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