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Will there ever be improvements to the hidden MMR calculation process?

BigIdea·5/15/2015, 7:31:51 PM·4 votes·636 views

Old topic, but I don't agree with a ranked system in which rank is determined solely by win-loss record for a 5v5 game. Measurements of skill other than W-L are available and are being used to determine champion mastery grades and to detect and group smurfs in sub-level 30 games so that smurfs don't compete with new players. Why not implement metrics that are known to be strong indicators of skill level to determine MMR gained or lost in ranked matches?

I think it's problematic that players are very likely to accumulate hundreds of games before reaching their true rating and finally being able to compete with 9 other players of the same skill level. Allowing for matchmaking luck to play such a large role in determining MMR also leads to large skill variance between players that are supposedly of the same rank. I've participated in so many games in which I've found I was significantly worse (better) than players ranked below (above) me.

The system is imperfect, so why not overhaul it for a chance to make ranked play more fair and more enjoyable (and possibly even establish a new standard for all MOBAs to follow)?

16 Comments

Wickedfates5/15/2015, 7:41:04 PM1 votes

ya... umm... i would venture to guess its because they have invested so many resources into the current system and any change to a new system would bring along with it a great many additional costs.... so while u may see new games coming up with different play systems it would cost riot and LoL a whole lot more to change the system that they currently have in place....

TeakettleBlood5/15/2015, 7:54:16 PM1 votes

It's so broken. Lose a game or two due to bad games and you begin to get matched up with people who don't have a clue of what they're doing. It makes the game non competitive and unfun. I've been playing for 3 years and like to think I have a decent understanding of the game, just because I've had a bad game doesn't mean I should now be getting permanently matched with 10 death average adcs and jungles that don't understand what objectives are. It completely saps the fun out of the game.

JChaosMaster5/15/2015, 8:23:16 PM1 votes

Plus lets not forget about the Bot's that swarm different maps. I for one play plenty of Twisted Tree but a single bot can cause a complete fail. If I get penalized and downgraded more how could I ever play with decent people.