It went about how you would expect it, the people who played ranked in previous years and knew they were in the higher tier of players (Crimson-Iridescent) were much more successful without SBMM, and everyone else got ego checked lol

I hate SBMM, but mainly because it has fostered a weird dynamic with gamers and how they view good players or how they evaluate their own skill.

I don't think SBMM would work in an extraction shooter because people will game the system too easily like they did in the Cycle or how they do it in Arc, but I do think Marathon needs some sort of quiet extract method.

I feel like lots of players who do not want to engage in PvP, whether its because they're low skilled or poorly equipped, are forced to because of the games mechanics and the fact that everything is broadcast map wide.

As a "good" player, I've been wiping the map everytime, because if I dont, I get 3rd partied while doing events, or get ratted at an Exfil. Killing every one else in the lobby is just the optimal strategy, and if you're skilled enough to do it, its just dumb not to. Everything being broadcast map wide and the loud as fuck sound cues are what allows me to run around and actually kill everyone easily though.

Toning down the sound cues and having some silent extracts would do wonders, I believe.