PSA: Don't Hate Flex Q

AHarmlessTaco··2 votes·1,059 views

I've seen a good number of posts about match making being shit lately, but you guys NEED to remember something.

EVERY QUEUE HAS ITS OWN MMR.

When a new queue is added, no one is Bronze. No one is Plat. No one is anything. (Generally speaking) The difference here is that it is Ranked still, but since it is the preseason, EVERYONE is pretty much Silver because of resets.

If you are bronze/silver, you WILL be placed against people who were gold/plat until they beat the pants off a lot of noobs. If you are gold/plat, you WILL be placed with people who were bronze/silver until you show that you can noob stomp again.

It isn't the Q's fault, if anything it is the reset that is to blame. And at that, you need to know that this happens EVERY preseason. It isn't something new.

What I am saying is: Even if NORMAL RANKED stayed, it would have been shitty because of the RESET.

Also, don't flame me please. This is how I understand the system to work and I'm honestly not trying to be rude. :)

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C10 Rekkles2 votes

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AHarmlessTaco1 votes

The reset was harder this year and I think people should take that into account. Saying that the matchmaking is shit kind of sidesteps the problem without addressing why people are being matched the way they are. I agree that it is a problem though.

Vel Existor1 votes

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The reset was harder this year and I think people should take that into account. Saying that the matchmaking is shit kind of sidesteps the problem without addressing why people are being matched the way they are. I agree that it is a problem though.

Not many players know about hard-reset. Right now Ranekd Flex is stomp-fest where losing team flames eachother.

AHarmlessTaco1 votes

Yeah it wasn't advertised well that MMR was being reset, so when FQ was added, everyone just thought it was shitty not realizing that normal Ranked would have been just as shitty. I was trying to bring attention to that fact.

SailorPsycho1 votes

We haven't even had the reset this year though. That happens in December when the season begins.

Flex 5s is just a completely new ladder that has to still build up MMR and is pretty much based around the old 5s set up so of course you are going to have a wide range of players right now till everyone gets to where they belong.

Flex 3s actually looks at our Solo/Duo (Dynamic last year) Ranking and gates off people.

AHarmlessTaco1 votes

In that case I REALLY hope that Flex Q doesnt affect how you will be ranked next season..........

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