For Season 3 we did major changes to the placement algorithm, which resulted in everyone getting placed a lot higher than they did in previous seasons. But there is also another, bigger reason as to why we see a larger amount of players higher up in the ranks, and that is due to the higher placement position everyone got. To a certain degree it is true, the Win Streak system have made it easier for players to climb, even more so than we hoped for. Players have brought up that it is too easy to climb and reach high rankings, primarily blaming the Win Streak Bonus system that was added in Season 3. Let’s move on and talk about the two remaining concerns I want to address a bit. Strict Matchmaking will only be available for League. At any time while queuing you will be able to toggle Strict Matchmaking on or off without having to rejoin the queue. Queuing with Strict Matchmaking may significantly increase the queue time, but will instead guarantee opponents with similar skill. In Season 4 you will be able to queue in what we call Strict Matchmaking. We should still see some more growth over the upcoming months though, thanks to Battlerite Lite, and further down the line we also have the F2P launch of Battlerite to look forward to later this year.įor Season 4 we are looking into improvements in matchmaking by moving some of control of it to the players. However, it will still take some time for the new players to be able to compete against our veteran players. We can already see some improvements with the recent release of Battlerite Lite as the influx of new players have helped the population grow. The general rule we’ve followed is that “it’s better to play an uneven match, than not play at all.” I know some of you will disagree and of course there are situations where waiting would be beneficial. On top of that we also have parties, champions, archetypes, latency, and skill – all of which also need to be evaluated for matchmaking.
Battlerite features a lot of different options for play such as the tutorial, the playground, vs AI, 2v2, 3v3, league, and casual which all need to be taken into consideration in some way when matching players. So let’s begin by discussing the uneven matchmaking.
During Season 3 the main concerns raised by the community had been regarding uneven matchmaking, less skilled players reaching the higher leagues, and win streak bonus rating inflation. The best teams of those regions - decided by the RLCS Regional Ranking - that did not make it to the World Championship within the Group Stage Spots will be invited to this Wildcard Event.Hey everyone! Shelt (from way back in Dev Blog #2) here to once again to talk a bit about the previous season and about some of the updates for Season 4.
The 16 Wildcard Spots are 'fixed' and are not flexible like the 8 Main Event Spots, outlined below: The teams selected within these region spots will of course be decided by the cumulative RLCS Ranking Points within each region. For example, if Team BDS finishes 1st in the Fall Major, they will receive 601 points towards their RLCS points total as well as add 601 points to the EU #1 Seed Region Spot.Ī visual example to help process this format can be found below:Īfter all 3 International LAN Majors, the Top 8 Region Placements will secure a spot at the Group Stage of the World Championship. Their results will contribute to the points total the region spot will have. Throughout the 3 International LAN Majors, teams will not only be fighting for a spot at Worlds but also for the quantity of spots their region will have at the final event. In the past, the quantity of teams that would qualify for the World Championship from each region would be 'fixed', for example in Season 8 it was guaranteed for 4 EU, 4 NA, 2 OCE and 2 SAM teams to qualify for the World Championship. 8 teams will go straight through to the Group Stage and 16 to the Wildcard Event. In total, 24 teams will go to the World Championship. With the RLCS 2021-22 season going global with double the amount of regions participating compared to Season X, more teams than ever will have a chance to go to the World Championship.
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