Depends what you mean by worst.

Here are my observations.

- Advanced or proto gear is a must. I used to only run my bpos but I can't seem to get away with it in pubs anymore.

- When the team numbers stay even, the games are very good and balanced. The gap between the top of the leader board and the bottom is much narrower than it used to be.

-The games are much harder than before. The competition is fierce and as such you can't just coast and do well.

-Too many players are dropping from battles. This was really bad the first night and seems to have gotten better since.

Obviously when you end up with 15 vs 3 the match is going to suck, but when that does not happen the matches are much better although they are also much more difficult.

I am assuming the best and figuring that Scotty is trying to pit me against players with similar lethality. That said, as soon as I see what looks like a stomp squad, I drop the match to give Scotty another chance at doing just that.

I am quitting games more than ever, but I'm sure it's all for the best.

Personally all the games I joined were dead except 2 that were excellent. The game has never been so boring. I don't care about who I'm facing as long as I can get into big fights, but right now there is no action.

I'm sorry...
What?

Do what I do.

At the start of every match, look at the roster. Count how many players are on both sides. Midway through the match, check again. And then once more at the end of the match. Doing that along with observing their scores relative to each other should give you an idea on what's going on.

As I fight in my main character with tons of SP invested in it, I see balanced matches. However, looking at it from my newbie alt, it's completely different story. What I suspect is going on here is that the matchmaker is accidentally pitting new players against maybe low-tier veterans who are not as good compared to the high-tier veterans, but are still overwhelmingly powerful against a newbie because they happen to have better weapons overall.

Remember, I managed to leave the academy in just 3 matches in a new character. That is nowhere near enough time for a new player to be able to build up enough SP to optimize their fittings.

What I recommend to remedy this problem is to split the academy into two tiers. Low-tier new players would stick around for a while even after grinding (let's say) 20 matches so they can get a chance to build up their SP before moving onto the second tier where they then face off against slightly-better new players for about the same amount of time or maybe longer. By the time they graduate from the academy, they should be able to accumulate enough SP to at least beef up their core skills and maybe some of their guns.

Also, the tutorial system needs to be re-enabled to help the players better understand the game.

A new player should never have to face off against a veteran after just 3 matches in the academy.