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Vell0cet wrote:

Death Shadow117 wrote:

Onesimus Tarsus wrote:

Death Shadow117 wrote:

Onesimus Tarsus wrote:

Two words: kdr matchmaking fixes this.

Not really because then you can have a newberry that is great in the academy and gets a high kdr. Then what happens? The newberry that was good at fighting other newberries has to fight high kdr scrubs. Next why it would be bad would be logis dont usually have high kdrs so they will be put against low kdr newberries. Find another way cause only cod scrubs measure your skills by kdr.

Try, try, try to think deeper than one match. If your high kdr NP plays other high kdr players, someone's kdr goes up while someone else's kdr goes down. All the time. Every time. In every match. For everyone.

Think. I know it hurts, but think.

Um no if i tank all day wery day ans kill 25 ppl with a blaster without dying then my kdr goes up this doesn't just apply to tanking. Your idea is invalid and stupid and like i said only COD babies measure their skills by kdr.

WPs/death is a better metric. Also a WEIGHTED K/D is a lot more valuable metric for determining player skill for matchmaking purposes. Getting a kill against a player who regularly kills a lot of high K/D players shows you're more skillful than killing someone who regularly kills a lot of players with low K/D.

A second tier academy would solve a lot of these issues. It would be like the other public game modes but restricted to players under some SP threshold (I think 5mill is a good cutoff). It would be the only mode checked by default. This would give new players a refuge from protostompers, but still allow them the option to play in more competitive modes if they want. By the time they've hit the cap for this mode they should be able to field a reasonably competitive advanced fit with some core skills. The reason why you don't just extend the existing academy is because you don't want to have players with 4.9mill SP stomping players who are launching DUST for the first time.


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Death Shadow117 New Age Empire. General Tso's Alliance 297	Posted - 2014.08.19 05:05:00 - [1] - Quote Onesimus Tarsus wrote: Two words: kdr matchmaking fixes this. Not really because then you can have a newberry that is great in the academy and gets a high kdr. Then what happens? The newberry that was good at fighting other newberries has to fight high kdr scrubs. Next why it would be bad would be logis dont usually have high kdrs so they will be put against low kdr newberries. Find another way cause only cod scrubs measure your skills by kdr. Why?
Death Shadow117 New Age Empire. General Tso's Alliance 300	Posted - 2014.08.19 17:04:00 - [2] - Quote Onesimus Tarsus wrote: Death Shadow117 wrote: Onesimus Tarsus wrote: Two words: kdr matchmaking fixes this. Not really because then you can have a newberry that is great in the academy and gets a high kdr. Then what happens? The newberry that was good at fighting other newberries has to fight high kdr scrubs. Next why it would be bad would be logis dont usually have high kdrs so they will be put against low kdr newberries. Find another way cause only cod scrubs measure your skills by kdr. Try, try, try to think deeper than one match. If your high kdr NP plays other high kdr players, someone's kdr goes up while someone else's kdr goes down. All the time. Every time. In every match. For everyone. Think. I know it hurts, but think. Um no if i tank all day wery day ans kill 25 ppl with a blaster without dying then my kdr goes up this doesn't just apply to tanking. Your idea is invalid and stupid and like i said only COD babies measure their skills by kdr. Why?
Death Shadow117 New Age Empire. General Tso's Alliance 300	Posted - 2014.08.19 19:43:00 - [3] - Quote Vell0cet wrote: Death Shadow117 wrote: Onesimus Tarsus wrote: Death Shadow117 wrote: Onesimus Tarsus wrote: Two words: kdr matchmaking fixes this. Not really because then you can have a newberry that is great in the academy and gets a high kdr. Then what happens? The newberry that was good at fighting other newberries has to fight high kdr scrubs. Next why it would be bad would be logis dont usually have high kdrs so they will be put against low kdr newberries. Find another way cause only cod scrubs measure your skills by kdr. Try, try, try to think deeper than one match. If your high kdr NP plays other high kdr players, someone's kdr goes up while someone else's kdr goes down. All the time. Every time. In every match. For everyone. Think. I know it hurts, but think. Um no if i tank all day wery day ans kill 25 ppl with a blaster without dying then my kdr goes up this doesn't just apply to tanking. Your idea is invalid and stupid and like i said only COD babies measure their skills by kdr. WPs/death is a better metric. Also a WEIGHTED K/D is a lot more valuable metric for determining player skill for matchmaking purposes. Getting a kill against a player who regularly kills a lot of high K/D players shows you're more skillful than killing someone who regularly kills a lot of players with low K/D. A second tier academy would solve a lot of these issues. It would be like the other public game modes but restricted to players under some SP threshold (I think 5mill is a good cutoff). It would be the only mode checked by default. This would give new players a refuge from protostompers, but still allow them the option to play in more competitive modes if they want. By the time they've hit the cap for this mode they should be able to field a reasonably competitive advanced fit with some core skills. The reason why you don't just extend the existing academy is because you don't want to have players with 4.9mill SP stomping players who are launching DUST for the first time. Like i said about kd you cant judge people by it because then where would logis be? Judging by wp gained by match is a better way ro do it. Why?