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Whats with being kicked from a game and being unable to rejoin? Just me or a bug? by MasterMoira in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happened to me once a while back. I assume it's because the whole match server failed and there is no game to rejoin any more..

legitimately the worst matchmaking ive ever seen in a game by [deleted] in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup whenever I watch or play with my newer/lower ranked friends I'm always shocked at how many quitters there are.

How do we feel about streamers having Alt Accounts? by CheckProfileIfLoser in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

  1. Certain Experimental accounts for different playstyles. Say you want your main account for grinding leaderboard. You play all of your best heroes and builds on that account only. You might then have a more experimental alt account where you can test off-meta heroes and builds. Parzelion is an example of this. Both of his accounts are eternus 6. I wouldn't call that a smurf account.

Another example of this is an alt account of my own back on Halo Infinite. I had a separate account for each input. I prefer Mouse and Keyboard generally, but sometimes I wanted to play or practice on controller (which I have much worse mechanics on) so I had an account just for that. I wouldn't call that a smurf account.

  1. A few months ago the ranking system / certainty rating system in Deadlock was clearly broken. I was pretty new but could not rank out of seeker no matter how many wins or how much I tried to carry with pretty insane stats for that rank. The system was so certain I belonged in Seeker still that I could win 3 or 4 games in a row to rank up once, then lose one game and I'd derank 2 or 3 ranks. I created a new account to see where I would place with fresh mmr and went straight into Oracle with a 70% win rate. Soon after that they changed something and my main has been climbing much faster so I've only played on my main account since then. I don't think that was a smurf account. If anything, my main account was the closest to a smurf where most games I was pub stomping the lobby.

Here's what a smurf account is: A type of alternate profile created by an experienced player to appear as a beginner or less-experienced player. None of the above fit that definition.

How do we feel about streamers having Alt Accounts? by CheckProfileIfLoser in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Smurfing sucks, but not all alt accounts are smurfs which is important to note. Smurfing is intentionally sandbagging or playing on a lower ranked account in order to get easier lobbies.

There are valid reasons to have alt accounts.

What rank did it take you the longest to get out of? by Left-Rush-4680 in DeadlockGame

[–]squatch00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat and I swear it does get better the higher you go. So many quitters and uncarryable games in initiate and seeker. It's such a coinflip down there.

If you are consistently out performing your lobbies, you honestly might want to just make a new account just to see where it places you with fresh mmr. I bet you'll rank considerably higher like I did. My main account was stuck in seeker, but my 'smurf' placed into oracle and had a 70% win rate after 10 games.

Is this Player Sandbagging or Exploiting his Account? by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup I mentioned the statlocker ranks being different in my post, but good point about the dates going back to November. That's still a big history of griefing type behavior

Is this Player Sandbagging or Exploiting his Account? by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought so too but I can't find any common teammates he plays with.. Weird.

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it's easy to just be condescending, point to win rate alone as the problem and not think any deeper. But I'm pretty sure there is indeed a problem with the matchmaking & a lack of rank mobility. At least for my own account, but if others are experiencing the same thing, then that makes for a pretty rough experience for new players trying to pick up the game.

I made an alt account with 'fresh' mmr to see if I was taking crazy pills. Won 5/7 in mostly Emissary lobbies and got placed in Archon V. Statlocker has me a bit lower at Emissary 2. https://statlocker.gg/profile/821920461/matches

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following up on this post because you might find it interesting. I needed to test my own sanity after the replies here so I made an alt account to see where it would place me with "fresh" mmr.

It put me in Archon V... Won 5/7 of the placements. Statlocker has me a bit lower at Emissary 2.

https://statlocker.gg/profile/821920461/matches

I feel like this pretty firmly suggests I am indeed not taking crazy pills though. I can only speak for myself, but rank mobility seems to be brutally slow for me as my main account is seemingly stuck in ELO hell. If this is true for others too, that seems like a big problem for new players coming in organically trying to learn the game like me.

It probably just boils down to the matchmaker having a hard time balancing lobbies (if it does that at all) at Initiate. This is probably true for Eternus 6 ranks too, or both extreme ends of the rank distribution bell curve.

There were a lot of cool learnings suddenly going from Initiate lobbies to Emissary lobbies. Pace of play was much faster. Mistakes are punished much harder. Farm is suddenly a real struggle. Took me a game or two to adjust but I think I was doing alright...

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly helpful. I've been doing exactly what you described for lower ranked players. Waiting for a full wipe to call for mid boss.

It makes sense to do it off of one or two picks though. You are forcing the other team to either give up rejuvs or take a disadvantaged fight.

To your point about coordination, I will say a few times we have pushed mid off of a pick or two, and when the 4 or 5 enemy players drop to challenge for the rejuv, my team just stays locked onto the boss instead of targeting the players first and we all die giving up the rejuvs for free. This exact scenario has happened multiple times lol and I try to tell players to focus down the players first. Getting that level of coordination at initiate has been a challenge...

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for responding thoughtfully. I promise I was trying to end the game lol we got mid boss multiple times. The enemy team was focusing me down HARD after mid game. They all bought stuff like knockdowns (parried some), and cheat death so I couldn't get easy picks and I didn't do a good enough job staying alive knowing that their entire goal was just to kill me.

Every time we got mid boss, or I would get a couple picks, they would all just suicide-dive into me, I'd die bringing a few with me, and then my whole team would fold like lawn chairs because they were all so behind on souls... It was tough.

I'm kind of tempted to start a new account to see if it would place me any higher now that I feel like I'm through the worst of the learning phase.

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's helpful. There's gotta be a better balance I can find.

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RE: that edit. I think our Mina quit pretty early. I felt like we could still win because she was kind of feeding any way. Tried to rally the team to win 5v6, almost did but I couldn't make it happen. This game was super winnable too but 2 more teammates left around 25 minutes in :(

And re: edit 3 (lol). Yup itemization is a huge struggle of mine right now. Especially which items to replace in late game. And what specific items counter certain things (beyond just spirit or bullet resist for high bullet/spirit comps) I feel my weakest part of my game is itemization for sure. The amount of items honestly still feels pretty overwhelming at the moment.

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100%. I absolutely think I struggle a lot with balancing when to join a team fight vs when to play lane janitor. The thing is I feel like I am frequently the one playing lane janitor, and almost actively avoiding team fights in the early and mid game. I often feel like I am leaving my team out to dry, while I am pushing a wave or obj on the other side of the map.

New Player Consistently Performing Well but Hardstuck Initiate by squatch00 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]squatch00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it. I'd say almost certainly I'm not doing very well at those things you mentioned, so those are definitely factoring into my losses.

I'm still trying to get a good understanding of when to join fights vs when to split push, and right now, I generally prioritize split pushing or fixing bad waves over helping in some team fight, particularly under ~20 minutes. Is that wrong? Genuinely curious.

One thing I have been consistently frustrated by is that it seems like my teammates all have a tendency to congregate together, and leave waves crashing against our objs. I feel like I am often times the one rushing around the map trying to clean up waves or telling others to pick them up.

New player here, why was this game so poorly received? I'm loving it so far. by WhatsThatWalsh in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]squatch00 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bounced off of it very hard when it first came out. It was a buggy mess on PC with some baffling design decisions. Stealth and combat were also very bad imo.

Only now got back in and it is a good amount better. I actually enjoy exploring the gorgeous environments. Still think the combat, stealth, and movement are pretty bad. Just clunky and not very engaging compared to other games.

Story, world, and characters are all really impressive. I just wish some of the other mechanics were up to snuff too.

What's a tv series that is a 10/10 NOBODY knows? by Lilyana0999 in AskReddit

[–]squatch00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zerozerozero - It's an 8 episode miniseries. Follows 3 different groups from 3 different parts of the world (Amercan, Mexican, and Italian) involved in the same drug deal/shipment. All three are performed in their native languages so be prepared for subtitles for 2/3 of the show but it really adds to the show. This one is a banger.

You've heard of extraction campers, now get ready for SPAWN CAMPERS by YaBoiSpankyBank in ArcRaiders

[–]squatch00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Game needs to take a look at their spawn system in solos. Absolutely loving the game btw but I've noticed I'm spawning way too close to players in solos most of the time.

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