i really hate the new ranked change

Fiiriius·Apr 25, 2018·4 votes·1,938 views

idk about everyone else, but it feels like it isnt really solo/duo anymore with the new change coming out, but rather 5 entirely seperate ranked queues, and i dont like it.

4 Comments

haaaaaaalpApr 25, 20182 votes

It already is 5 entirely seperate queues. The entire singular mmr accounting for how a player plays on all 5 roles is just an illusion at this point.

The mmr/elo model was never meant to be stretched that thin. It is much better at judging one skill, i.e. player skill on a singular role, than it is at trying to mix and match 5 different roles which all come at different frequencies depending on roles selected of each player and what roles are in demand.

FebosApr 25, 20181 votes

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It already is 5 entirely seperate queues. The entire singular mmr accounting for how a player plays on all 5 roles is just an illusion at this point.

I don't understand why this is such an hard concept to grasp. The MMR system, as it exists right now, judges how good we are, but not as some think. Ever since the changes to role preference and whatnot, the system is judging how good we are at one (or two) specific roles. Even before the changes, players would likely only climb when they played their main role, thus the rank reflected how good someone was at that specific role. I don't see many players being able to play all 5 roles at the same skill level.

I welcome this change. It'll be much better at comparing players, ie what the rating system is supposed to do. My only concern is how exploitable it will be, if at all. So many edge cases is a big monster to tackle.