You get spawned right in front of enemies in tdm, I like Skirmish better even though my team always loses and I have to hack turrets myself, which is a pain because I'm a sniper. The mercenary server browser only has one or two servers It let's ke join and when I click on join, it never actually pits me in the game once it starts. Also, anyone looking for a Sniper to join their whatever clan are called in this game? I'm pretty descent, I don't wanna sound like an arrogant ***, but only one with good player in because I hate losing. Ps: don't care if it's just one or two players in it, that's all you need in publics to win anyway. Thanks in advance.

There is not a lot I can say to this that's not already well known by the community.

CCP have said repeatedly they know the matchmaker needs work and they're looking into it. Either skill based division or SP based division. This will eliminate Pub Stomping beyond smurf characters (To borrow a LoL term).

Planetary conquest at the moment is the only outlet people really have for true competitive gameplay and it's a needed stepping stone to fine tune and work out what needs to be adjusted. Eventually this will expand and the competitive players will be able to field battles all around the clock, either in attack or defence.

After that will be NullSec alliance wars and I imagine the truly competitive WON'T go here. This will be the domain of the Alliances that exist in both EVE and Dust will be very political and market driven, just like in EVE. Once FW get's expanded, those who want to play cut throat will have a place to do it, without the baggage that comes with NullSec.

This will be the competitive playground. Until then, we just need to wait till CCP add in the skill\SP matchmaker. :)

Sorry for the long winded response. I like the majority of your ideas though. Though I don't know why you'd want SMALLER games when everyone, CCP included, want larger :)

PTFO.

Why are blueberries so damn dense? What is so hard about PTFO? Why must I always enter a pub with the dumbest bunch or people I have ever seen? I mean sure some parts of this game can be difficult, but my 10 year daughter understands the concept of turning an objective?

I really don't think CCP needs to make a tutorial for this particular concept of the game.

Though I don't know why you'd want SMALLER games when everyone, CCP included, want larger :)

I'm in agreeance with most of the OP. Skill balancing in matchmaking is extremely important for the longevity of this game.

However, above this system in priority should be fixing the latency and framerate issues so higher skilled Corps and squads CAN be matched together. US, EU, ASIA and AU/NZ are not currently compatible to play competitively when we face unplayable conditions that impedes highly skilled play.

Once these issues are minimized, then the system you are suggesting would be Dust paradise.

I play ambush OMS for this precise reason. Blob tactics frustrate the hell out of me because of how half the mechanics work in Dust. Ambush OMS usually only has a handful of players in every battle and so you find yourself thinking tactically to outsmart the individual, and concentrating less on surviving the various forms of spam in more populated games.

That's why :)

how about if the player base just doesn't suck?

Not everyone takes their gaming seriously. We can't help that.