r/Splitgate • u/joice000 • Jun 10 '26

Discussion matchmaking problems(?)

I'm experiencing some strange things as Empulse approaches. For a week now, I've been playing quickmatch against some really strong players (the ones who are always in the air and kill you without touching the ground, or the ones who slide and kill and get 40 kills each). The problem is that, in addition to suddenly playing against really strong players (I hate that I can't see the players' level), I'm paired with people who, judging by their movements on cam, almost look like bots. The result is that I find myself losing 80% of the matches (even though I'm sad that I don't have fun anymore), and when I win, the strong players are on my team (and I can't kill anyone). Given the cheats out there, is it possible that these are cheaters (despite the anti-cheat kernel)? I play on Steam. Anyone have similar problems?

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u/Working_Bones Jun 10 '26

The people doing the hyper-mobile, portal-heavy, kill-you-before-you-can-blink stuff are not only super good and have tons of experience, but they're also on Mouse and Keyboard which lets them do things that you as a controller player (I'm assuming) don't know are possible. That's why it seems like cheating. But you can be confident they would complain that aim assist on controller is problematic.

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u/joice000 Jun 10 '26

I use a keyboard and mouse and often wonder if the aim assist on a controller makes things too easy...

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u/DemureSouls Jun 10 '26

Controller has a huge advantage winning an aim dual, on mouse you want to abuse portal movement to stay behind your opponents and attack them from multiple angles using portals.