Riot's Matchmaking System needs to change

ArbiterOfTruth·May 28, 2015·3 votes·1,052 views

After learning a bit about how the matchmaking system works I'm starting to get frustrated with it.

For those that don't know if you start winning games the system matches you against people with 100+ mmr than you have and with people that have about 100 mmr lower than you and it does this for several matches. So if you notice a pattern of some wins followed by a series of difficult games here is the explanation.

I find this system seriously flawed. I don't understand why the system doesn't consistently match us against people with a similar mmr. I would love a Rioter to respond as to why the matchmaking system works as it does.

9 Comments

ChargeItDownMidMay 28, 20151 votes

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DrNovaMay 28, 20151 votes

But not with people at your skill level. Hence the flaw in the MMR system

ChargeItDownMidMay 28, 20151 votes

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DrNovaMay 28, 20151 votes

No, you MMR is your win loss ratio, which is heavily influenced by what kind of teamates you get

H 3May 28, 20151 votes

At least in team builder recently I went on some good win streaks days ago and now am facing Silver and Gold people a lot. And I know I'm not that skill level at all and won those games mostly because other teammates and now I get pwned a lot :( I wanna go back to people closer to my skill but maybe teambuilder is different.

JelloineMay 28, 20151 votes

Riot probably does that because if you keep winning, then there is no reason to face the same MMR. You will be placed with higher MMR to challenge yourself and gain more LP off of the wins. And if you really deserve higher elos then that shouldn't matter. Hence why some people go up two divisions sometime.

zane yalgirMay 28, 20151 votes

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Riot probably does that because if you keep winning, then there is no reason to face the same MMR. You will be placed with higher MMR to challenge yourself and gain more LP off of the wins. And if you really deserve higher elos then that shouldn't matter. Hence why some people go up two divisions sometime.

if i have 900 mmr and my team is 4 700 mmr. odds are im gonna lose.

if they used a flat win loss system likeo there games then the people would naturally filter them selves out.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-history/NA1/211846831 im not at my elo i dont feed in lane less i have absolutely zero luck which is the rare fist pick out of 100 games if that.

every 5/2- you see is a team feeding so bad i stoped trying when i was 3/3 and wanted to tear my eyes out from the pain of seeing such bad teammates.

im talking about you luci awhile back that was 0/20 to a supp fizz and kept walking to his death over and over and over and over -_-

if this was a silver league i might actually believe bullshit about how its me. its not.

zane yalgirMay 28, 20151 votes

they should remove mmr all togather and use strict win lose. instead mmr is used and does what you said.

riot has no common sense legit zero. chat restrictions arent even humored by other companies becuase of what it does to game play.

ive said it alot but the problem was never the flamer. its the guy feeding for no reason or trolling or starting cs wars for no reason in a ranked game. dont beivle me? play a couple dozen games. every time you get a good team its gj this or will get it next time.

the moment you get that ass holes though it shows and the joy is sucked outta the game. there is we tried and failed. then theres this bs riots protecting.

3 strike rule: three games of 5/15 say high to ranekd restrictions. replay funtion: all the sudden they can see you heat seeking to steal cs via last hits in a cs war to harass an ally you "dont like" allow dodging: "i dont want your eve vs lb mid" or "to play with a guy picking leo into a morg/zyra supp...." stupid much for self countering when not first pick?

as i said they have no common sense skills and lyte is a "scientist" meaning these programs arent here for us they are for his research nothing more nothing less.

Buttercup2May 28, 20151 votes

I agree I wish riot could improve something i mean look at the picture i attached. Hurr durrr. Shame riot could care less about newer players... oh well thats life.