Rank matchmaking is somewhat unbalanced... And thus making the game unsuitable for beginners.

[UN1UCKY]

I can safely say I'm a fighting game enjoyer. This is the first SNK game I was actually excited to play and get my fair share of hours in. Sadly, as of late, I noticed something off regarding the ranked system and its matchmaking process.

I am often matched with people who can be either a full letter tier up or down to mine (currently in rank C-III). And I know the game has been released not too long ago but my god do these players does not play like their respective rank like some people may be assuming aka beginners...

On one side, you can be paired with an opponent whose in the C or B rank who is consistently imputing perfect blocking strings with feints in between and can punish you almost every time you whiff something and with such precision. While on the other hand, you can be paired with someone in Newcomer or Rookie who is trying to learn the combos of the character he chose and has maybe some trouble to link inputs correctly.

And please be aware that both of those situations can occur reversely as well.

To preface, I just finished a set against a Jenet player who was in Newcomer with 8 rank points but there was a catch... The player had already 96 RANKED WINS ON HIS PROFILE SUMMARY while I'm not even at 40 yet. And you can probably imagine, that guy was not really a Newcomer. I think this was the most one-sided fight I've had since I began playing this game. When I say I got wrecked, It's an understatement.

Update : I've just been paired up against an Hotaru B-V rank with 246 RANKED WIN and i'm now at 44

Update 2 : Now at 53 wins. just finished a set against a Gato player B-V with 472 RANKED WINS PLEASE CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN HOW IS HE STILL IN B TIER!??!?!?!?!?!

I know that in the beginning you can choose your rank based on your experience in fighting games and of course there will be some ''smart ass'' who will choose the lower rank to either troll or be a nuisance to beginners but they need to balance things like that especially when it's currently occurring way too often.

For example, just like in casual match, they can add the player's rank. They can also add the profile summary of said player such as wins, win rate, fair point score etc. just like any other game do essentially instead of just having the profile pic with the connection rate and that's it. All of this tiny changes will probably help the majority of players in the lower ranks to choose instead of always having to shoot in the dark in the hope to find someone of their calibre.

Anyway, that was my opinion on the matter. I'll stop ranting now and go practise some more...

[kiteless 凧無し]

The match making feels fast because of the lenience on the the rank restrictions

At A-1 I was getting people in SS rank and also getting people as low as C-1

Now I understand, the game doesn't have a massive player base, which is gradually dwindling on a day to day basis but a rank mode with no real restrictions is a waste of time

So no, I don't enjoy flip flopping between a super hard opponent and a relatively easy one. One of the main reasons I just stopped playing.

Plus all characters being tied to the same rank is ridiculous

Honestly, the worst rank mode I've seen so far in a fighting game

[THE ABSOLUTE MAIN CHARACTER!]

Originally posted by kiteless 凧無し:

The match making feels fast because of the lenience on the the rank restrictions

At A-1 I was getting people in SS rank and also getting people as low as C-1

Now I understand, the game doesn't have a massive player base, which is gradually dwindling on a day to day basis but a rank mode with no real restrictions is a waste of time

So no, I don't enjoy flip flopping between a super hard opponent and a relatively easy one. One of the main reasons I just stopped playing.

Plus all characters being tied to the same rank is ridiculous

Honestly, the worst rank mode I've seen so far in a fighting game

Well, just try the next 5 fighting games, surely one of them will be handling free effortless wins and make you happy. Feels genre's fault!

[SaulD]

Did you consider that the Jenet with 96 ranked wins was trying a new character and was demoted down to 8 points because of this? You've seen her wins, but what about her losses?

I've encountered all kinds of players during my playtime, some with 1000+ points that I could still win sets against even though I'm currently in the 300 range, and some others with lower ranks that utterly destroyed me.

I've yet to find a game without a massive player base that can provide a somewhat accurate ranking system. I would say that this one is still reflective of one's ability at climbing the ladder but I agree that it favors maybe a little too much finding matches fast over looking for an opponent in the same bracket.