I am so sick of matchmaking threads. So now I post one?

I have been really sick of these threads. As I gather SC has to choose between matches taking for ever to find a close match or shortening them by allowing it to select a less close match. And from what I see no matter which approach they go with I see the group that would have preferred the other approach lighting up the forums with their complaints. I myself have had no problem with it, I have never thought it perfect but it just wasn't wrecking my day. (which I have been criticized roundly for at time)

But what the heck, I will take a cut at it - What if we allowed folks to pick their poison. Have a button on the clan info page (leader and CO access like the others) that toggles between "Shorter search" and "Closer match".

• Shorter search - This would be like today. You hit start, it tries for a bit, if no match it widens that gap and tries again, and so forth until it gets one. it is not a guaranteed 'Short' search, but it does allow it to get less picky rather than wait for someone closer to declare war.
• Closer Match - This will work like the above when you hit the start button, but never widen the search no matter how long it takes. A person choosing this one should be willing to wait a very long time for their matchup. Waits of several hours will not be unheard of, possibly common. it will all depend on what other clans are requesting war at that time.

The button is only read right at start of search. if it is pressed after that the difference is not counted until the start of the next search. (So if you start a search saying closer match and get impatient you can swap the setting. But you need to stop and restart the search for it to take effect)

There are obvious advantages and disadvantages to both choices, and this will not make things work any better, just let people choose which set of advantages and disadvantages they live with.

it will not help with the people that want to have their cake and eat it too. But for those folks nothing will.

Just to clarify this thread is NOT to question the fairness of matchmaking. I am of the contingent that thinks it is fair in the end (the game giveth and the game taketh away) so no beefs there.

This is instead just an attempt to appease a least a decent portion of the folks that then come here ticked off to open threads and then argue with everyone that does not see it their way.

My motivation is actually just to have fewer of those threads starting up.

So it's a Clan War Match making thread, took me a while to pick up on that.

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Originally Posted by EpicChris

So it's a Clan War Match making thread, took me a while to pick up on that.

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Its a good idea. People don't understand that its not supercells fault there isnt a perfect clan thats exactly your skill level hitting the button at the same time as you. This means no excuse for a bad matchup if you weren't willing to wait

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Originally Posted by EpicChris

So it's a Clan War Match making thread, took me a while to pick up on that.

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LOL, didn't you read my title? That's why I was cringing as I wrote it.

But would this reduce the number of threads we get here? That is the question. If it would not then I myself even as the OP would lose interest in whether they ever do it.

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Originally Posted by rwelshjr

LOL, didn't you read my title? That's why I was cringing as I wrote it.

But would this reduce the number of threads we get here? That is the question. If it would not then I myself even as the OP would lose interest in whether they ever do it.

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When you raid in PvP instead of ClanvsClan, it's still Matchmaking that is used too determine who you can raid. That is why it took me awhile to notice it.

This is a good idea that I would support.

I think it was commented in the clan wars section that a slider bar on how long the search could take before timing out might be good alternative so that you don't get that search that takes too long and end up with a war that starts and finishes in the wee hours of the morning, or god forbid get an Asian clan.

My only concern is that we will still get whines from people that get fair match ups and still lose, they kind of lose one of their only excuses at why they keep losing.

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Originally Posted by JKL2207

This is a good idea that I would support.

I think it was commented in the clan wars section that a slider bar on how long the search could take before timing out might be good alternative so that you don't get that search that takes too long and end up with a war that starts and finishes in the wee hours of the morning, or god forbid get an Asian clan.

My only concern is that we will still get whines from people that get fair match ups and still lose, they kind of lose one of their only excuses at why they keep losing.

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Of the matchup whiners there were those that had cried about a fair matchup because their perception is that anything not a matchup heavily in their favor is one against them. We will never be rid of those.

I also mention the people that want their cake and eat it too. these are guys that if they have it on closer match will post a complaint complain about search time, then switch to faster search and then gripe about the mistmatch. No helping those folks either. They want a slightly close match tipped I their favor found in 5 minutes every time they search. Nothing else will satisfy.

But I did see a lot of guys saying they would rather wait. And then there were guys saying they would prefer it just give a tough opponent rather than making them sit all night. I figure this will appease about half of them and cut down on at least that many threads.

I am happy as it is now, I just want to cut down on the threads.

This is a great idea! The ability to choose would allow for players to take wanted chances rather than forced.

I approve of this. However, I'm curious as to what this "gap" is in the first place.

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Originally Posted by itblobboy

This is a great idea! The ability to choose would allow for players to take wanted chances rather than forced.

I approve of this. However, I'm curious as to what this "gap" is in the first place.

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People talk of there being a gap in ability between their clan and their matchup. I was trying to find a softer term than 'mismatch' because that is not what this is about here.

Fully support this idea. In this way, complaining about the matchmaking is invalid and ruled out as it is truly the player's fault now.

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But the shorter search people wont be able to get a shorter search if everybody else is waiting for a long time. I doubt anything that splits matchmaking in any way (including other cw modes) would ever happen.

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Originally Posted by Gama321

But the shorter search people wont be able to get a shorter search if everybody else is waiting for a long time. I doubt anything that splits matchmaking in any way (including other cw modes) would ever happen.

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Interesting. I am trying to think that through. You may have a good argument there. So Shorter search may not be a guaranteed shorter search.

But also if that many people are choosing better match does that tell SC something?

Also I myself am not positive I would chose better match all the time. I would be one to consider staying with shorter search. I don't mind a tough war, would rather lose a tough one than be bored for the same 2 days. And I would not want to leave it running and go to bed only to have our start time now be like 4am or something. I have to think there will be a reasonable amount of others that see it that way too. So maybe it won't be that lopsided?

Good idea! I for one will support it.