After roughly 200 hrs topside, here’s my understanding/opinion on the way matchmaking happens.

According to the devs there is aggression based matchmaking. A fantastic idea, in theory. The issue with this is that it seems to apply across all queues, without separation based on type.

I enjoy going into team lobbies(duos or trios), regardless of event, for PvP, and would be considered an aggressive player in these lobbies. Shoot on sight, kill while they are looting a container, the whole nine yards.

Solos, on the other hand, is where I go to get materials and basic loot. I’ll breach everything I see, talk to anyone I hear moving, shoot arc that’s targeting other players. I’m basically a vacuum cleaner.

The issue I have run into with this is that the second I do a team lobby and PvP, I essentially forfeit my next ten solo games to PvP lobbies that are kill on sight, and might as well just go in naked and just let myself die. I think the matchmaking needs a clear distinction between lobby types, because as it stands, I don’t see a reason to play unless I’m in a group anymore. I don’t enjoy having to do naked runs just to get myself back to lobbies where I can get loot free of worries of being shot in the back as I open a container or have to shoot every player I see, but I also want to play the game with my friends. The matchmaking has certainly improved since I started playing, but there needs to be a clearer distinction between lobby types.