War matching I think needs work

[vicoftw]

How is it a fair match up if my recommended target is #10 when I myself am #5 in my clan?

There were 11 people over lvl 80 (3 of which were over lvl 100) where we had only 3 (no lvl 100+).

lol that is nothing.. i once had a clan war match up where the suggested target was enemy #34 (35v35) while I am ranked 1

[invexity]

And that just means the algorithm is broken... As I said evenly matched is not #1 vs #34 its idealistically #1 vs #1, but this isn't a perfect world so #1 vs #1 - #3 seems reasonable (given that #1 can still take #1 on other team with the best attack ever). But as you see #1 vs #34 is not even close to Evenly matched.

[SharkyFinn]

Discourage trophy dropping?

Some people value farming and base improvement more than clan wars. ...( which the only reward is a pat on the back.)

Agreed. One has nothing to do with the other. Why would you want your players to be miserable between wars?

[invexity]

Hey Chief,

Clan wars matchmaking is not done by XP level or town hall, but rather a score based on the level of your defensive buildings, traps, and more.

Also keep in mind that if matchmaking were too strict, it would be very difficult to find any matches at all. We realize that this can result in some unfair matches, but it's better than the alternative of not finding any matches at all.

Hope you have better luck in your next war, Chief.

Clash On!

-Steve

I normally wait about 5 minutes for a match and many of us start match searching before bed time... Please enhance the algorithm to search for an hour like it stated. Or provide clans with the ability to choose max wait time (ex. search for 1 hour tops *warning poor matchup possible, 2 hours *higher chance of better matchups, 5 hours *even more likely)

You just admitted that due to the algorithm unfair matchups occur to save time, give us the choice to wait more for better match up if we want to?

[invexity]

Here is supercell's response:

Hey Chief,

Clan wars matchmaking is not done by XP level or town hall, but rather a score based on the level of your defensive buildings, traps, and more.

Also keep in mind that if matchmaking were too strict, it would be very difficult to find any matches at all. We realize that this can result in some unfair matches, but it's better than the alternative of not finding any matches at all.

Hope you have better luck in your next war, Chief.

Clash On!

-Steve

If that is the case I would suggest giving the clans the ability to select a maximum wait time for the search. If the clan chooses to wait 5 hours then let them and find a better matchup.

Post if you think you have an answer, disagree, or agree with giving us the ability to determine match-up wait time because at the moment it only takes about 10 minutes for an average clan.

[feidi22]

Id still rather have an unfair war than no war at all. Theres a legitimate reason for a loose algorithm and its to find relatively close matches in a relatively low amount of time. There just arent always two perfect clans for each other going to war at the same time.

Edit: I agree more with your edit

[1thatknocks]

I kinda see both sides...we just finished a clan war where the final score was us winning 42-0. But we are new clan with a 6-1 record and our only lose was to a clan that completely outmatched us (2 TH 10s, 2 TH9s, 5 TH 8s, 1 TH7 vs. 1 Th10, 3 TH8s, 6 TH7s) but we only lost by 1 star.

That one lost gave us more confidence than the 6 wins put together. Since then we beaten 3 20+ win clans. You need those impossible match ups to see how good you really are.

Clan Wars isn't fair, but fair is a place where you judge pigs. Life isn't fair, this should be no exception.

[Godkingdavid]

Matchmaking could be better. It's still a relatively new feature so hopefully they can work out the kinks. We have had some good match ups. Haven't run into any one sided against us. Just loss due to poor attacking. I wonder how many of the "mis"matches are just from being out classed on the battlefield or one sided due to lack of participation. Sometimes having a max TH 7 or 8 will surpass a rushed TH 10.





Team Splash 31 wins Going strong

[gringoboy70]

We've had 31 matches and there isn't a single one that I think was unfair. Unfair matches are just your opinion, not fact. Too many times people think a higher th means something when really it doesn't. It's about defense level. Ultimately if you can attack well, you should win. If you cant three star a base that is the exact same advancement as your own, bar th10, then you aren't as good as you should be.

[Godkingdavid]

See above.. Couldn't say it better.