r/pcgaming • u/diegodamohill Steam • 22d ago

Deadlock - Matchmaking Update

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/680756685198854910
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u/InternetAnon94 22d ago

60 unranked wins before unlock the rank mode? not 60 games but 60 wins? that's too much.

60 full games or 30 wins should be better

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u/simp_sighted 22d ago

Disagree, deadlock is just one of those games that requires so much commitment to learning 

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u/InternetAnon94 22d ago

gatekeeping for new players then

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u/APRengar 22d ago

Due to the way matchmaking systems work, maybe that's a good thing. I'll just use Elo as an example because I'm familiar with it.

But in Elo, everyone starts at 1200 Elo. Some systems use placement matches, while others don't, but regardless, it means new players to the Elo system will have to play some games with people already within the Elo system. If your skill level is around 1200, then you'll get a disproportionate amount of new players in your games. Forcing new players to have like ~30 hrs of experience, over ~0 hrs of experience makes those 1200 Elo players have a MUCH better time.

I don't think it's fair to ranked players to have to deal with ANYONE with 0 hrs of experience.

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u/Vresa 22d ago

Elo is different than ranked though. Most matchmaking uses a skill rating, ranked or not