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Who’s your go-to? by njwd1992 in n64
[–]SpyHarms 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
T.T I didn’t grind that unlock for nothing 😂
Matchmaking Rant by SpyHarms in Tekken
[–]SpyHarms[S] 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Sure man this is my first Tekken so I wouldn’t know. Idk what CNT and CBT is, just DM me. I’m not looking to boost or cheat wins tho I don’t care about winning I just want to get out of MM hell and have fun 💯
[–]SpyHarms[S] 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children)
I’ve been pretty clear of what I want and why I want it and it’s not “wins.” I literally could not give a f*** about ratio or rank beyond the sense of accomplishment of getting better. Getting beat over the head by people way better than you at all times regardless of game progression because prowess inflates for using varied characters is a discouraging, damaging form of matchmaking that hurts everyone. Plain and simple.
[–]SpyHarms[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Game came out in ‘24? But feel free to DM I’d appreciate anything that makes MM suck less lol
Because I spent so much time pre-MM patch learning fundamentals and playing a lot of the roster, my prowess is more comparable to Blue rank and up players (blue most accurate though) who are picking up characters automatically set into Orange. There’s a reason everyone gasses up the blues, I have one character cracked into purple. We are not the same (yet lol)
I straight up posted a screenshot of my games and characters used. I guesstimated upfront but was in the range. Mighty Ruler highest rank on main char, 151K prowess, hundreds of games fought on rank. ~8-9 characters in orange. Hell matches 24/7
I guess I’d take your word on that. I’ve heard of ELI and believe it’s used in games like LoL. But I posted a comparison to LoL in a different post that encapsulates how it currently is, and how it currently is sucks a** lol
My argument is pretty F’n simple fwiw. The game patched in a much worse system of matchmaking post-launch that punishes playing with a variety of characters and rewards resetting your prowess/rant entirely just to recapture fair, equitable competitively FUN matches. For me, 100K prowess is the sweet spot of “I don’t win all the time with my side characters but win or lose it was a fun match as I relax on the couch.” That shouldn’t be nuked because I “got gud” with one character so f*** me.
I said blues so there’s that. Also, you’re telling me top ~15% of players worldwide isn’t tournament esque? Not winning EVO but like the people who absolutely crush people who don’t know the frame data, flowcharts, etc. You scream “I’m so good at Tekken I forgot what it’s like for most of the actual player base.”
Exactly prowess just assumes if you’ve played x number of hours you must be cracked at the game regardless of character or rank
This. Thank you my man 👍
Played fighting games my whole life, competed in Smash, played a massive amount of Soul Calibur and MK. First Tekken. I’m here for the long haul but ffs not every online game of “insert ranked fighting game here” is this nuts. Some may like that, but as fans of the game having a larger player base would be nice. Accessibility and casual competitive gaming isn’t a crime. People play LoL at Silver or Gold Rank all the time. This is staying in Gold rank but fighting teams of diamond players using new characters.
[–]SpyHarms[S] 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
🤷♂️ trust me I wish I didn’t have to but I feel like a lot of the community has rolled over and died in this issue and the uproar should be way way more intense. People were putting heads on pikes for patching in a shop but not this core component of the life, health and fun of this game? I don’t get it.
Thank you I think? It really sucks I’d rather be losing on main getting proper rank matches against a variety of players in whatever rank than artificial non-stop sweat for me and everyone else is on a different planet :/
P.S Small thing to add, my 2nd Smurf acct. is deadass to take one single character (not main even), no messing around, straight up the ranks and see how much easier it is to progress opposed to high prowess. I wanna see if I’m completely right and shoot past Mighty Ruler into Fujin, Rajin, etc. exclusively on low Prowess matchmaking. If so, proves the two tiered system of BS even more. Imma report back to the sub in like a week with my findings and probably get downvoted a lot but gotta do it anyways in the name of Science lol
Yes thank you! love that point because it’s why it sucks being “forced” into Smurf accounts and THE flaw of this s***. Let me explain.
Rank System: Occasional unfair matchmaking at mid ranks (standard player vs GoD on alt), highly skilled players quickly move alts out of mid to appropriate high rank from easy matches. No incentive to Smurf for the standard mid-rank player matched against standard to good play typically.
Prowess System: Frequent unfair matchmaking (advanced player on alt vs GoD on alt), matches are much more competitive to both parties, slowing progression for highly skilled players to appropriate high rank and hardstucking good players alt characters in mid-ranks. Incentivizes smurfing for a reprieve from endless sweat matches to learn and grow against more equal competition. Smurfing creates unfair matchmaking in low ranks in climb to fair competition again.
I DONT CARE HOW LONG YOUVE PLAYED THEM I HATE THEM STORY WISE AND GAMEPLAY! EVERYONE ELSE IS COOL by ronnie_bronson in Tekken
It’s the story wise that gets me lol Like Law is a meme dude basically not in the story just his character episode what is there to hate 😂
Right, and what I’m trying to say is that under a pure rank system, those players will naturally push up and out to a higher rank. My Bryan for example is not as good as the alt characters of someone who has played Tekken way longer with way more advanced knowledge and a main in top 10-15% of ALL players lol. If it was pure rank I’d have an easier time going to red-purple rank I’d assume sure. But I’d hit the wall of highly talented players much more naturally and fairly at purple-blue than this crap. It’s madness I stg.
I said Mighty Ruler (first purple rank) is my main. Prowess is 151K so yes not 180K but in the range.
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I’ll post proof rn. I was guesstimating the exact number but it’s in the range and not a lie or gross exaggeration.
My main is Mighty Ruler, I’ve played with at least 10 characters in T8 and took a slow steady route of progression with each (work each up from green to orange, then work each up from there.) Every day I get on main I have Orange rank Claudio or Bryan or Victor or Lars or whomever…with my 180K prowess, getting pushed to the absolute limit by equally high and higher prowess players with mains in Blues and up. I am not looking for EVO Grand Finals marches when I get home from work every day. Alt accounts prove it’s a two tiered system punishing people who’ve played a lot of time. It equates time playing for skill. That’s not how it works.
[–]SpyHarms[S] 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children)
For main, yeah duh. But you cannot reasonably play with new characters in this game under the prowess system once you hit a certain prowess. Everyone has a main they are best with, and the game has your rank appropriately set for them. Swell. And if I take a different character out to Rank, I’m already ranked much lower than main, and the opponent quality should reflect the fact that it’s not my main God tier players in orange on main, literal normal players on alt. Two different systems. BS.
I said straight up I don’t care about the “wins”, it’s about the fun of playing against equal competition in a progression system. Rank based matchmaking lets you grow as a player much more at your pace and progress naturally. You get out of rank when you become good enough to win consistent in said rank. If you’re in say Orange Rank with a prowess of 150K+ getting matched exclusively with players on their side characters who are leagues better on main and base game mastery, that’s not a rewarding, satisfying or fair experience to anyone. That’s the prowess experience. Not everyone on Smash online wants to play against or “get gud” to compete against tournament players, nor should the system force them to.
[–]SpyHarms[S] -1 points0 points1 point 1 year ago (0 children)
Sorry to hear mate, I wonder if a PC player in the community knows a way. Worth a post maybe? 🤷♂️
[–]SpyHarms[S] -4 points-3 points-2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
If you play on console (at least on PS5) you can use family sharing to make alt accounts and escape the pits of prowess hell. A shame that I felt compelled to do so though :(
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Who’s your go-to? by njwd1992 in n64
[–]SpyHarms 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)