Battlegrounds
Highwayman
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Thanks for bearing with me as I play console and do not honestly want to pull out and setup a computer other than my work machine just to verify this.
I have just watched a handful of videos and read the pts notes. I am not sure if I am maybe seeing a limited view of this based on the players previewing the pts. Would someone please confirm for me that this is accurate?
4x4 uses existing mmr (or close), shows total points and win/loss only, no medals, no kda, and is expected to home the competitive community.
8x8 has no mmr, and has an updated kda/medal screen, and is expected to be more casual.
The current iteration has solo and group (up to 4 person) queues for both.
First, isn't mmr already a filter for skill level and by proxy casualness? Isn't this redundant for a fully competitive mode? Or is it only being used as a (bad) ranking system now and not for matchmaking?
Second, why would you only put the quick competitive statistics screen on the casual side? Or is it just not shown automatically post game in 4x4?
I am confused as to how these implementations match the stated intents. I feel this is going to very obviously result at best in the opposites of the stated intents (or maybe the abandonment of the premise entirely and nobody happy). Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.
I have just watched a handful of videos and read the pts notes. I am not sure if I am maybe seeing a limited view of this based on the players previewing the pts. Would someone please confirm for me that this is accurate?
4x4 uses existing mmr (or close), shows total points and win/loss only, no medals, no kda, and is expected to home the competitive community.
8x8 has no mmr, and has an updated kda/medal screen, and is expected to be more casual.
The current iteration has solo and group (up to 4 person) queues for both.
First, isn't mmr already a filter for skill level and by proxy casualness? Isn't this redundant for a fully competitive mode? Or is it only being used as a (bad) ranking system now and not for matchmaking?
Second, why would you only put the quick competitive statistics screen on the casual side? Or is it just not shown automatically post game in 4x4?
I am confused as to how these implementations match the stated intents. I feel this is going to very obviously result at best in the opposites of the stated intents (or maybe the abandonment of the premise entirely and nobody happy). Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.
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