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Arena style BGs for a better BG experience
hesobad
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Battlegrounds can be a dark and toxic place. I have a very simple solution to make it less toxic. At the moment there is a fairly complex and hidden MMR system that attempts to "improve" match making and quality of games by matching up "similarly skilled players." Other games know how to do match making, and it does not have to be complex at all.
1) There needs to be a 2 tier que system in place. If you have a pre made group, than you que for "GROUP" Battlegrounds. If your a solo player, than you'll que for regular BGs and only be matched with other solo qued players of similar level based on a MMR system. Also it would be nice to see your MMR! This would massively improve quality of games for all levels.
2) To improve que times for pre made groups, there must be a change in participant quantity for a single game. At the moment, 12 players are needed for a single game. With the already low BG population it can take several minutes to find a game. If a pre made group of 3 or 4 ques up in the current system, it will first search for other pre made groups of similar level, than it will start to extend the search to allow the group to go against players who are not grouped or of lower MMR. This is why a high MMR rated player can be placed in a group with a low MMR player against say a pre made of high level. A solution to improve the que times is to allow games to be played with only 2 teams for a pre made match. We could see a 4v4 rather than a 4v4v4 with this kind system. Games such as WoW Arenas use this system and it not only works, but is extremely satisfying!
The Tiers would be as followed for group BG game: 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 or 2v2v2, 3v3v3, 4v4v4 based on the population at any given time. However, I believe for BGs it would be nice for a group to go up against another, such as a 3v3 game.
Edited by hesobad on June 1, 2018 12:38AM 1) There needs to be a 2 tier que system in place. If you have a pre made group, than you que for "GROUP" Battlegrounds. If your a solo player, than you'll que for regular BGs and only be matched with other solo qued players of similar level based on a MMR system. Also it would be nice to see your MMR! This would massively improve quality of games for all levels.
2) To improve que times for pre made groups, there must be a change in participant quantity for a single game. At the moment, 12 players are needed for a single game. With the already low BG population it can take several minutes to find a game. If a pre made group of 3 or 4 ques up in the current system, it will first search for other pre made groups of similar level, than it will start to extend the search to allow the group to go against players who are not grouped or of lower MMR. This is why a high MMR rated player can be placed in a group with a low MMR player against say a pre made of high level. A solution to improve the que times is to allow games to be played with only 2 teams for a pre made match. We could see a 4v4 rather than a 4v4v4 with this kind system. Games such as WoW Arenas use this system and it not only works, but is extremely satisfying!
The Tiers would be as followed for group BG game: 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 or 2v2v2, 3v3v3, 4v4v4 based on the population at any given time. However, I believe for BGs it would be nice for a group to go up against another, such as a 3v3 game.
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