Almost definately, the matchmaking system issues a rating multiplier when you team queue.
It seems the more the people in a single party, the higher the rating. (Which usually makes sense)
Now, the drawback is that if you are a premade of newbies.. that will still give your premade team a much higher rating than you deserve -- you will be most certainly be meeting people way above your level.
So beware when you make teams.
Stop making excuses. Be a man. If you know something to be broken, stop using it. Otherwise, you've got no right to be speaking of 'balance.'
Almost definately, the matchmaking system issues a rating multiplier when you team queue.
It seems the more the people in a single party, the higher the rating. (Which usually makes sense)
Now, the drawback is that if you are a premade of newbies.. that will still give your premade team a much higher rating than you deserve -- you will be most certainly be meeting people way above your level.
So beware when you make teams.
Good point, but of course (hopefully) after a few matches their team ELO rating will ensure that they only meet 'casual' teams. The rough start may be annoying though...
Had this happen. Solo queing I have not lost a single match under the new system. My buddy had a day off and had not tried it yet so I grabbed him and another friend and the three of us qued. Got 2 fairly poor players and they matched us with a full pre-made. Basically you can PVP with friends if you are all good and do a full pre-made. Otherwise solo it is.
I'm not sure they matchmaking system takes team compilation into account either. I've had games when pugging with 2 DCs and the other team with none and a team fully of squishies and multiple tanky characters on the other.
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Good point, but of course (hopefully) after a few matches their team ELO rating will ensure that they only meet 'casual' teams. The rough start may be annoying though...
I don't think you've fully thought about that statement..
Lets make an example.
Player A is using Rank 10's and Perfects. With 100 games won, the last 40 against equally geared players...only 6 loss's.
Players B, C, D, E. Are a mix of Rank 5's and lessers. With 100 games played, and 48 losses.
Do I even need to explain what the out come would be?
IMO...it should take everyones ELO, and average it. So things like this don't happen.