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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:17:00 -
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 Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.
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        |  Heimdallr69
 Nyain San
 General Tso's Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:21:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload It just took me to imgur no pic, might be on my end though.
 
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        |  2k2y
 Crux Special Tasks Group
 Gallente Federation
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:22:00 -
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 Heimdallr69 wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload It just took me to imgur no pic, might be on my end though. The link is not working for me either.
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 533
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:23:00 -
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 Heimdallr69 wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload It just took me to imgur no pic, might be on my end though. 
 Sorry, works now.
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        |  Duke Noobiam
 S.e.V.e.N.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:23:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload 
 
 Well it's not actually matchmaking, it's improved team balancing. Specifically, they added logic to handle squads in the balancing algorithm.
 
 This means that new players can still be put in matches with experienced players, but the teams should be relatively equal in strength even when players are deploying in squads
 
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        |  CCP Rattati
 C C P
 C C P Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:25:00 -
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 Duke Noobiam wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload Well it's not actually matchmaking, it's improved team balancing. Specifically, they added logic to handle squads in the balancing algorithm. This means that new players can still be put in matches with experienced players, but the teams should be relatively equal in strength even when players are deploying in squads 
 100% correct
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 533
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:26:00 -
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 The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.
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        |  Newbs With Bewbs
 xx The Fairies xx
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:29:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  
 Because CCP know I'd stop playing otherwise
  
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 535
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:33:00 -
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 CCP Rattati wrote:Duke Noobiam wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://m.imgur.com/upload Well it's not actually matchmaking, it's improved team balancing. Specifically, they added logic to handle squads in the balancing algorithm. This means that new players can still be put in matches with experienced players, but the teams should be relatively equal in strength even when players are deploying in squads 100% correct  
 Fair enough! I just feel as though it didn't work to well in this instance.
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        |  CCP Rattati
 C C P
 C C P Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:36:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  
 
 tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected] and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :)
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 535
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:39:00 -
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 CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) 
 Sorry I don't get ya? I posted a pic of the teams in op. I think you can see the top ten on both sides, I guess there the important ones to take note of.
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        |  CCP Rattati
 C C P
 C C P Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:41:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) Sorry I don't get ya? I posted a pic of the teams in op. I think you can see the top ten on both sides, I guess there the important ones to take note of.  
 link didn't work, works now
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 535
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:47:00 -
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 CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) Sorry I don't get ya? I posted a pic of the teams in op. I think you can see the top ten on both sides, I guess there the important ones to take note of.  link didn't work, works now 
 I must admit, the scores and kd on both teams actually do seem quite well balanced, but I'd be interested to know why Hughes was in amongst us all, he stuck out like a sore thumb.
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        |  REDBACK96USMC
 Ghosts of Dawn
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 50
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:55:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) Sorry I don't get ya? I posted a pic of the teams in op. I think you can see the top ten on both sides, I guess there the important ones to take note of.  link didn't work, works now I must admit, the scores and kd on both teams actually do seem quite well balanced, but I'd be interested to know why Hughes was in amongst us all, he stuck out like a sore thumb. 
 Because he is a tweener. Not quiet up there with the Elite but better than a large majority.
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 535
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 15:57:00 -
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 And let's not forget LHughes is ranked 31st In the all time kills leader boards. He's the last person a new guy wants to face off against.
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        |  One Eyed King
 Land of the BIind
 
 4186
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 16:02:00 -
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 My guess is because of the relatively low number of players, there is no way to confine players like this to matches without noobs.
 
 I am assuming that his higher Mu was offset by a disproportional number of lower Mu players on his team such that the teams would be balanced relative to one another.
 
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        |  Newbs With Bewbs
 xx The Fairies xx
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 16:10:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) Sorry I don't get ya? I posted a pic of the teams in op. I think you can see the top ten on both sides, I guess there the important ones to take note of.  link didn't work, works now I must admit, the scores and kd on both teams actually do seem quite well balanced, but I'd be interested to know why Hughes was in amongst us all, he stuck out like a sore thumb. 
 Because the player base is too small they were the only players searching for battle at that time. Player base is too small for any kind of match making unless you're willing to wait for games (I'm not)
 
 Lets do abit of quick math:
 
 3000 players online at any one time (avg)
 
 3 batlle servers
 
 5 game "sessions"
 
 so
 3000/3 = 1000 players per server
 
 1000/5= 200 players per "session" per server
 
 So 200 players playing the same server & game mode as you. Considering you spend about 10 mins in game and 2 searching whenever you search for a gamethat leaves about 40 players searching in the two minute time frame as you.
 
 Not enough players = Not enough Players = Game is dieing.
 
 Hope this helped
  
 
 Notes
 1.Game session I counted Ambush, Domination, Skirmish & FW as 2 (Faction vs another Faction)
 2. Results don't even include AFkers or PC
 
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        |  Joel II X
 Molon Labe.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 3483
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 16:28:00 -
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 Newbs With BewbsBecause the player base is too small they were the only players searching for battle at that time. Player base is too small for any kind of match making unless you're willing to wait for games (I'm not)
 
 Lets do abit of quick math:
 
 3000 players online at any one time (avg)
 
 3 batlle servers
 
 5 game "sessions"
 
 so
 3000/3 = 1000 players per server
 
 1000/5= 200 players per "session" per server
 
 So 200 players playing the same server & game mode as you. Considering you spend about 10 mins in game and 2 searching whenever you search for a gamethat leaves about 40 players searching in the two minute time frame as you.
 
 Not enough players = Not enough Players = Game is dieing.
 
 Hope this helped [:8) wrote:
 
 
 Notes
 1.Game session I counted Ambush, Domination, Skirmish & FW as 2 (Faction vs another Faction)
 2. Results don't even include AFkers or PC
 I'd wait .5-1 minute of waiting for a match.
 
 I, also, want my warbarge back. Gives me time to leave a game without bringing shame within the opposite team
  
 EDIT: What the hell is wrong with my quote? Lol
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        |  Crimson ShieId
 Psygod9
 
 880
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 17:23:00 -
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 CCP Rattati wrote:Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  tell me at least 3 characters on that battle and send to [email protected]  and I will verify why. I will even answer you here :) 
 
 Nothing is perfect, the majority of matches have been even and fun, though there's still been a few hiccups. Game I just got out of had several small squads of players on the opposing team, WarRavens, Skill of god, Dust Brasil, two or three of each, and they completely wrecked the team of randoms I ended up on. One guy in a Cal scout went 31/0, the rest did okay, had a few logi suits bringing them in points, but it wasn't even really a fight. Only ones who got decent KD/R's were the snipers or those who were bringing in tanks. Everyone else was decimated.
 
 
 Overall though, the stomp seems to be turning into the exception, rather than the norm.
 
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        |  Ryme Intrinseca
 Fatal Absolution
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 1896
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 17:32:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:The majority of my team were milita, so how did Hughes get put on the other side in his cko scout against a bunch of newbs fresh out of academy, well I was anyway.  Looking at the teams, they are probably as well balanced as they could be, short of making Hughes swap teams halfway through...
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        |  postapo wastelander
 Wasteland Desert Rangers
 
 35
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 17:36:00 -
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 That picture seem balanced/not big difference in kills globaly=balace
  
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        |  nicholas73
 Glitched Connection
 
 207
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 17:53:00 -
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 Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??
 I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 538
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:07:00 -
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 Just to be clear, i think team balancing is 100 times better than it was before, I was just a little shocked and surprised to have seen and had to go up against a top 100 player in my milita suit. I guess it's my lack of understanding of how the new team balancing works that led me to start this thread, never expected it to get a blue tag and I'm a little embarrassed it has done
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        |  Breakin Stuff
 Goonfeet
 Special Planetary Emergency Response Group
 
 2824
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:08:00 -
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 nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 
 Its almost impossible to match by gear. Just because someone CAN do it doesn't mean they WILL. I burn through protocrap fast when a tank driver offends me by surviving my onslaught but by and large I don't bother with anything over STD. ADV if I'm feeling particularly froggy.
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        |  gauntlet44 LbowDeep
 Heaven84 Devils
 General Tso's Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:08:00 -
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 my 10 mil merc got stomped into the ground last night.
 switched to the 17 mil merc and the matches were close and tough.
 then one game on this merc at 25 mil and i did the stomping.
 already sent pics to feedback of my 10 mil merc
 
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        |  hold that
 Krusual Covert Operators
 Minmatar Republic
 
 250
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:11:00 -
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 nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 yeah but how can you do it like that? just because someone has access to proto doesn't mean they will/want/or have the isk to run it.
 
 a couple other things. being a logi and in a npc corp i have a 1.0 K/D, and a high loss ratio. but i am top 50 i think in all time WP. i usually run solo, or join squads at the beginning of battle. am i going to get majority nubs like that now?
 
 also, sounds like those who run solo will have a higher chance to be with nubs. there was about 15 games straight where not a single ambush started with a squad.
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        |  Breakin Stuff
 Goonfeet
 Special Planetary Emergency Response Group
 
 2826
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:17:00 -
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 It doesn't separate the newberries from the bittervets. It makes it so each team has approximately the same number of bittervets, newberries and premades on each side.
 
 So if you have 10 solo murdermachines, and a squad of murdermachines for 16 murdermachines one team will get a squad + 2 murder engines. The other team will get the other eight murder engines. The rest of the eight slots will be filled by everyone else.
 
 Its a balancing algorithm, not player segregation.
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        |  Kaeru Nayiri
 Krusual Covert Operators
 Minmatar Republic
 
 29
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 18:39:00 -
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 nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 
 
 If people spend more ISK to push the win for their team, They deserve the win. I don't think this is a good mindset for balance. The issue with protostomping is when it is done without any good reason. If someone has the extra cash or doesn't die, they just don't have a reason to downgrade their equipment and use proto every spawn of every match.
 
 However in any given match, a player should be allowed to up the ante and win the match for their contractor.
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        |  DeathwindRising
 ROGUE RELICS
 VP Gaming Alliance
 
 540
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:11:00 -
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 nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 
 the most important stat missing in the Dust is the isk efficiency ratio. how much isk are we destroying and losing per clone?
 
 it should also be a collective stat for corps as well. so we can see truly, who the more effective players and corps are. running proto and stomping std and adv gear doesnt make you good. stomping adv and proto gear while running std gear makes you good. dust doesnt acknowledge this.
 
 for a game that is primarily about making money as effectively as possible, dust does do anything to showcase this.
 
 
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        |  SKULL ERASER
 Hellstorm Inc
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 19
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:14:00 -
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 Yes, obviously fixed because its announcement thread was locked immediately after a second dev agreed that the patch was awesome, and also because ambush is still filled with Japanese/weeaboo proto squads.
 
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 543
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:16:00 -
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 Posted at LHughes request, I think he felt this match was a little mismatched, I wonder why?
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        |  Ryme Intrinseca
 Fatal Absolution
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 1897
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:17:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Posted at LHughes request, I think he felt this match was a little mismatched, I wonder why?   http://imgur.com/nQPVeW Broken linky.
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        |  H0riz0n Unlimit
 Inner.Hell
 
 165
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:22:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://imgur.com/3z8N19R Nice tv, maybe you can balance the bright but sure not team, atm or you clone enemies or you get cloned
 
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        |  Ryme Intrinseca
 Fatal Absolution
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 1897
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:27:00 -
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 DeathwindRising wrote:nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 the most important stat missing in the Dust is the isk efficiency ratio. how much isk are we destroying and losing per clone? it should also be a collective stat for corps as well. so we can see truly, who the more effective players and corps are. running proto and stomping std and adv gear doesnt make you good. stomping adv and proto gear while running std gear makes you good. dust doesnt acknowledge this.  for a game that is primarily about making money as effectively as possible, dust does do anything to showcase this. If the game was primarily about making ISK as effectively as possible there would be no reason to do anything except AFK.
 
 ISK efficiency would be a pointless stat. Who's doing better, the guy in proto going 40-5 and winning the game for his team, or the guy with BPO suit, BPO AR, BPO SMG, going 5-40 and losing the game? In ISK efficiency terms, Mr BPO wins, but on any dimension that matters, Mr Proto is king.
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        |  Thor Odinson42
 Molon Labe.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 4634
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 20:31:00 -
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 I think it's a lot better. It makes for more interesting matches.
 
 Although I still think overall incentives are too poor to push people to do things that influence winning matches. IE sitting on an installation that has a 5 degree view of the battlefield for an entire match.
 
 I think that putting people in squads automatically and increasing payouts for the winners might be enough though. All those randoms not getting any passive scans or EVER getting an orbital strike is a pretty big deal.
 
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        |  Denchlad 7
 Dead Man's Game
 
 564
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 22:22:00 -
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 Yay go Hughes!
 
 Anywho, the few matches ive played recently do appear to be similar to your own, most balanced matches ive played in all the time ive played Dust. Its nice to fight for a win rather than stomp through the floor or be redlines from the get-go.
 
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        |  Spaceman-Rob
 New Age Empire.
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 543
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 22:27:00 -
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 Second link where Hughes gets a spanking works now, funny how he ends up against this lot after I posted my first link seen by Rattati, I think Rattati sent the hit squad out on Hughes ass lol http://imgur.com/5F5fVZS
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        |  Vell0cet
 Vengeance Unbound
 Dark Taboo
 
 2259
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 22:44:00 -
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 Ryme Intrinseca wrote:DeathwindRising wrote:nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 the most important stat missing in the Dust is the isk efficiency ratio. how much isk are we destroying and losing per clone? it should also be a collective stat for corps as well. so we can see truly, who the more effective players and corps are. running proto and stomping std and adv gear doesnt make you good. stomping adv and proto gear while running std gear makes you good. dust doesnt acknowledge this.  for a game that is primarily about making money as effectively as possible, dust does do anything to showcase this. If the game was primarily about making ISK as effectively as possible there would be no reason to do anything except AFK. ISK efficiency would be a pointless stat. Who's doing better, the guy in proto going 40-5 and winning the game for his team, or the guy with BPO suit, BPO AR, BPO SMG, going 5-40 and losing the game? In ISK efficiency terms, Mr BPO wins, but on any dimension that matters, Mr Proto is king. @DeathWind Rising is spot on.
 
 Your ISK efficiency is 0 if you AFK. It's about what you destroy minus what you loose. It has nothing to do with the end of match payout.
 
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        |  Ablerober
 Sea of Sin
 
 144
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 23:08:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Second link where Hughes gets a spanking works now, funny how he ends up against this lot after I posted my first link seen by Rattati, I think Rattati sent the hit squad out on Hughes ass lol http://imgur.com/5F5fVZS 
 I was on the opposing team yesterday when he went 32-0. I switched servers after this.
 
 I'll be playing with my alts during the next few days - cant wait to see who i'll be up against.
 
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        |  Nothing Certain
 Bioshock Rejects
 
 1136
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 23:14:00 -
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 Ambush presents special problems as once a stomp begins the victim team can seldom manage a comeback while all the members of the stomping team benefit. You can have teams that would result in a fairly even Skirmish match having completely lopsided results.
 
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        |  KEROSIINI-TERO
 The Rainbow Effect
 
 1302
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.18 23:36:00 -
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 Newbs With Bewbs wrote:Because the player base is too small they were the only players searching for battle at that time. Player base is too small for any kind of match making unless you're willing to wait for games (I'm not) Lets do abit of quick math: 3000 players online at any one time (avg) 3 batlle servers 5 game "sessions" so 3000/3 = 1000 players per server 1000/5= 200 players per "session" per server So 200 players playing the same server & game mode as you. Considering you spend about 10 mins in game and 2 searching whenever you search for a gamethat leaves about 40 players searching in the two minute time frame as you. Not enough players = Not enough Players = Game is dieing. Hope this helped   Notes 1.Game session I counted Ambush, Domination, Skirmish & FW as 2 (Faction vs another Faction) 2. Results don't even include AFkers or PC 
 ^ THIS
 has bitter but necessary message.
 
 People would enjoy Dust a lot more if they accepted the fact that EVERYTHING is subject to change | 
      
      
        |  DeathwindRising
 ROGUE RELICS
 VP Gaming Alliance
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.18 23:43:00 -
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 Ryme Intrinseca wrote:DeathwindRising wrote:nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 the most important stat missing in the Dust is the isk efficiency ratio. how much isk are we destroying and losing per clone? it should also be a collective stat for corps as well. so we can see truly, who the more effective players and corps are. running proto and stomping std and adv gear doesnt make you good. stomping adv and proto gear while running std gear makes you good. dust doesnt acknowledge this.  for a game that is primarily about making money as effectively as possible, dust does do anything to showcase this. If the game was primarily about making ISK as effectively as possible there would be no reason to do anything except AFK. ISK efficiency would be a pointless stat. Who's doing better, the guy in proto going 40-5 and winning the game for his team, or the guy with BPO suit, BPO AR, BPO SMG, going 5-40 and losing the game? In ISK efficiency terms, Mr BPO wins, but on any dimension that matters, Mr Proto is king. 
 ive seen 5-40 win a match simply because they didnt give up trying to win. in which case they won the match and were isk efficient while mr 40-5 gets pocket change for his effort and a loss. it can go either way.
 
 isk efficiency tells me the quality of a player. 40-5 in proto is not the same as 40-5 in bpo.
 
 
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        |  Onesimus Tarsus
 is-a-Corporation
 
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      | Posted - 2014.09.19 00:09:00 -
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 Every unfair thing:
 
 "they killed me (or someone) way more than they got killed"
 
 or
 
 "they have a thing that makes them kill more than they get killed"
 
 or
 
 "they can afford stuffs that kill more than they get killed"
 
 or
 
 "they are earning ISK and SP so fast, soon they will be killing way more than they get killed"
 
 et cetera, et cetera, et munky bumpin' cetera.
 
 Ergo, fair:
 
 "they should have to fight people who kill and get killed the same as they do"
 
 The sig is back! K/D(r) matchmaking would even fix the matchmaking fix. | 
      
      
        |  Faquira Bleuetta
 Fatal Absolution
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 459
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.19 00:11:00 -
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 Spaceman-Rob wrote:Created an alt yesterday and have just finished an ambush where I was put up against LHughes and his core locus grenades.   http://imgur.com/3z8N19R https://imgflip.com/i/c925i
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        |  Ryme Intrinseca
 Fatal Absolution
 General Tso's Alliance
 
 1898
 
 
      | Posted - 2014.09.19 05:11:00 -
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 Vell0cet wrote:Ryme Intrinseca wrote:DeathwindRising wrote:nicholas73 wrote:Maybe the gear used should also be taken into account??I don't know how you can do it but it would be really helpful.
 
 Imagine 2 teams with relatively equal strength based on their Mu score, but one team uses full proto and the other team is broke and running militia or basic gear. It would still be a stomping with equal skills.
 
 The gear used is equally important in Dust, so the matchmaking system of other games don't work for dust.
 the most important stat missing in the Dust is the isk efficiency ratio. how much isk are we destroying and losing per clone? it should also be a collective stat for corps as well. so we can see truly, who the more effective players and corps are. running proto and stomping std and adv gear doesnt make you good. stomping adv and proto gear while running std gear makes you good. dust doesnt acknowledge this.  for a game that is primarily about making money as effectively as possible, dust does do anything to showcase this. If the game was primarily about making ISK as effectively as possible there would be no reason to do anything except AFK. ISK efficiency would be a pointless stat. Who's doing better, the guy in proto going 40-5 and winning the game for his team, or the guy with BPO suit, BPO AR, BPO SMG, going 5-40 and losing the game? In ISK efficiency terms, Mr BPO wins, but on any dimension that matters, Mr Proto is king. @DeathwindRising is spot on.  Your ISK efficiency is 0 if you AFK. It's about what you destroy minus what you loose. It has nothing to do with the end of match payout. Learn2read
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