Builder Hall Matchmaking FLAWED

So I registered with this forum, this is my first post, and it's only to weigh in on this topic and hopefully effect some kind of change.

First off, I want to point out that it was Supercell support (Someone named Hilton S) that suggested I post here. So for everyone who is taking advantage of the system and wants to call me a "complainer", just know that I'm doing this in hopes that change happens soon.

I have read the other threads, I hear both "sides" of this argument, and I'm sorry but I'm still strongly on the side that the current matchmaking algorithm is extremely flawed. Basing the match on trophies is simply the wrong way to build a 1v1 match where only the winner receives loot.

Drop your trophies, Upgrade your defenses, Watch your replays and learn how to play better, blah blah blah... These are all just excuses for a system that just is wrong. If you don't believe (or agree with) me, then consider this...

What if Clan Wars match ups was solely based on the sum total of the trophies of bases in the war? How would you all feel? I'd have my entire clan just drop their base trophies to 200 each and then go to town on some TH7's and TH8's. (My clan is made up of TH9's-TH11's). Which would be great until everyone else figured it out, then we'd just get random matches, sometimes equal but probably most of the time not.

I'm certain that those of you who have BH5's and BH6's and are hanging around the lower trophy ranges just so you can win (probably because you aren't that good at the game) will have something to say. But the fact is this... I am good at the game, I have a fairly maxed out BH4, and I win ~90% of the fair match-ups (when I'm matched against an equal BH4). I beat probably at least half of the BH5's I come against, and probably similar stats against the BH6's. I don't mind losing when I've been legitimately bested. But it actually annoys me that I'm even matched against a BH6 and there is no satisfaction when I beat them. The whole thing just makes me more and more annoyed with the game.

Everyone in my clan feels the same, and I'm sure that there are others out there who agree or disagree. I simply know this... Being matched against a BH higher than your own is an unfair matchup. The entire Clash community would be up in arms if Clan Wars matchmaking used the same method (based solely on trophies).

Please, for the love of goodness, fix this soon Supercell...

P.S. A little birdie told me that it may be changing soon anyway, so here's to hoping that is ACTUALLY the case.

ckentman

So let's start point by point:

- Welcome to forum & hope you will get help & be a help for others looking for it

- Complaining isn't bad & being tagged as a complainer isn't as well. I complained about several things in the game & will do in future most probably

- Trophies represent a value for every player based on several factors: base progression, skill, troops' levels & also luck. Gaining trophies is the result of one factor or another got a little advantage over the opponent. Having 100% "balanced" matchups means always ties. Here comes the random factors such as: picking wrong troops, doing wrong move or even being distracted by some external effect. Pure trophies match up are the best that could happen at least in mid-high trophy ranges because something other than such as matching by BH or "weight" will alienate progression & will take us back to engineering

Don't drop your trophies. Upgrade your BH. It is obvious that you will gain advantage if you go up in both ways: BH & trophies. So by stay at lower BH level you are hurting your base progression. If you are fine with that(as long as it is fun just do it) then why care about others path?

Clan wars argument doesn't work here. You are comparing oranges to apples. Clan wars is a team feature & matches are based another type of "trophies" called base weight. They are different in content because of it being a sum different bases against sum of other different bases. But in a 1v1 it works because 2 players at the same or near trophy range should have same strength with spread of value over different factors different from one to the other. One could have max base but with underlevelled troops, another with rushed base but maxed troops & another in between. All of them being at the same range means their factors are resulting in the same strength overall

Personally as a rushed BH6 I'm around 3.8K & frequently beating maxed BH6s. Someone with BH6 who has been playing since BH start should be easily at 3K. So being below means there is something that caused it as taking a break, less skill or trying to stay low(which is highly penalised by daily loot) so in all cases they are being penalised for being lower than where they could be

I don't see it broken. But as I said at the top you can beat them by joining them instead of trying to get them :)