ObiWankov

According to some people (looking at you @Floofz ) in this thread this game should have been unwinnable, but guess what? Turned out to be a victory and one of the better games I had lately (same goes for my div mates). Play with the right people in the right ships and you can carry any game.

But you have a fair chance at winning? Matches are found within seconds and balance has never been so good as it is now in terms of compositions?

Lower your expectations and be happy with what you get, thats how you will enjoy the game again. If you have in your mind that you need to win 65%+ but you dont its only going to ruin your mood. Play with your friends, be silly, make jokes and have fun. If you end up winning - good, if you dont you still spent time with your friends? All your complaints are comming from your own unhappiness about your performance/results. Probably wouldnt be posting here if you kept winning every game...

What do you mean a troll? You think me and my div mates get MM rigged in our favour and aren't faced with the exact same situations?

@Floofz sorry but stop being delusional. You play 9 games and expect the sample size to be sufficent to give you a good picture? 0.5 frags avg in 4 games and 100k dmg is not enough to carry. Once again the problem is someone expecting to win it all but not performing accordingly, leading to frustration. Ah yes, facts are boring. Surely you deserve 90% wr for your contributions.

statistically random not literally random

The mode is called random, so expect a random outcome when you join a battle all by yourself. Definition of working as intended imo.

Matchmaking is fine. Go play clan battles if you want something thats close to skill based. And about the T9 premium ships in the hands of a new player... I find those games I have them on my team to be more interesting, as it won’t be 12-0 in 5 minutes, gives you something to fight against. But then again I haven’t played solo seriously in years and would not recommend anyone to do so (as long as your div wins more than 50% on average I guess). On a side note I very much appreciated to be able to buy high tier ships and even flags for money, thank you WG. Some people don’t have the time required to get all the things by only playing...

Gave up? The CBs got stale after 150 battles yes. Still, we had some fun and good moments playing CBs and that is all that matters. So being OK with the format means I gave up?

Am I? And would it even matter? All I am saying it is silly to fight the system to the point of where you quit playing the game at all and you only post on the forums. Then again this reads like a good drama

The best thing about this season is all the people unable to adapt and just get on with it.

With everyone and their mother playing smokeless DD (Halland, Smalland, Marceau...) even the "weaker" DD get stronger again and more fun to play. I suggest you give the Z-52 a try.

What keeps me playing is the possibility of improving myself. If subs get introduced without additional slots, i.e. 15vs15, it’s going to be very hard to keep your average damage values up. Not sure what to do if they don’t reset the stats like they did with CV rework...

Da wurde aber eine schöne Tomate im CoOp-Gewächshaus aufgezogen, meine Güte... Würde für solche Spieler ein eigenes MM bevorzugen. Sagen wir alle mit weniger als 500-800 PR in einer eingenen Kategorie, rest egal. Sollen die doch mit den Bots fahren wie die neuen Spieler bis und mit T4...

But I like winning more than 50%, and I bet most people would like winning more than 50% if they could

While it does not provide to the conversation about MM I'd still like to get back to you. Also, I do not like to be called unrepresentative, my opinion matters just as much as yours. I started playing in 2016 and probably put in like 3000 games solo before ever divisioning up properly (got tired of playing solo and joined an actually active clan). Ever since then I have been playing solo rarely, simply don't enjoy the game anymore if there is nobody to talk to. Has become more of a social thing tbh, playing divisions together and having a laugh really. I find myself a lot in sticky situations as well when playing solo, since I'm so used to have back up lol. First records show me having 49% WR and 1K PR, pretty sure that was some time after I started playing the game. So for someone that started playing a year after release, going through all the stages of the game, turning from a bad player to a better player, would my opinion not be representative?

Only played this sprint because you could div up with a friend. Think we both enjoyed it since it was different. Although I'm glad I ranked out after playing for a couple of hours, more would not have been too much fun imo. Arms race with the healing and what not gets old real fast and just starts to piss you off.

That's called Clan Battles. Let Randoms be just that, random.

@ACe_1983 if you don't like being up-tiered I suggest you go and spend some money to get T10 asap. Alternatively Georgia or Friesland is a nice ship.

But you can. 150 Games should be a decent enough sample size to get some value out of. Solo is an entirely different story, but with 3-man divs you can influence the match greatly. Not meaning to show off or anything, just trying to provide some facts. WR would have been higher even, but then I played some games with @Excavatus EDIT: @BLUB__BLUB You said "I'm plenty good enough", however it would seem you are not. Not trying to attack you or anything, but if you wan't to base the discussion of a system affecting everyone on your own expierence, please take into account "your place" in said system. I suggest you adjust your expectations according to your own level, you will have much more fun, trust me. Hunting wins and PR only gets frustrating if you can't achieve what you aim for, afterall... it's only a game, why you heff to be mad? (and yes I do realize the irony of me saying that, for those that know me )

The amount of self-delusion in this topic is awesome, thanks for this goldmine Exca. I thought the match maker was flawed before reading this topic, however now I think it's working almost perfectly fine. Here is my little guide to improve your winrate, which seems to be the main concern of many (to be taken with a grain of salt): Be patient and wait for your chance. You are of no use to anyone dead within 5 minutes of the game. Be active and not too passive. Invest your HP into kills/dmg or caps. You gain nothing from surviving a battle with 90% HP and getting a defeat. You can block caps as a DD without getting instantly killed (pro tip turn your AA off initially). Play "impact-ships". You are more likley to win a game playing a DD or radar cruiser than playing a BB in most cases. Sitting in the back and farming 200k+ of fire damage on GKs with a Yoshino will likely not lead to a big impact on victory. Play in divisions. Join a clan that can help you improve and listen to feedback you might get. 3 Ships working as a team can influence the battle greatly. Make sure you have synergies in your division line-up (like BB+CA+DD). Learn the basics. Look up videos or material that will help you improve your gameplay. Accept the match maker as it is and make up for the flaws in your team

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