Because the system doesn't know you are as good as a high master player. Your MMR is what the system thinks your skill level is at. Why should the system give you more opponents above your MMR than below?

Heouf

Netherlands787 Posts

April 13 2012 11:20 GMT

#82

Well I didnt noticed it cause I only play 1 game a month. And I am only platinum.

Chrono000

Korea (South)358 Posts

April 13 2012 11:21 GMT

#83

changed that fast, why not enable lan settings while their at it.

ElusoryX

Singapore2047 Posts

April 13 2012 11:24 GMT

#84

I guess everyone was quite unhappy about it. Many rants about fighting people ranked higher and losing.

Caltu

60 Posts

April 13 2012 11:27 GMT

#85

On April 13 2012 19:32 SigmaoctanusIV wrote:
It was a really good change. Seeing how you can match up against much better players is good experience. Also it gives you a reason to try harder against everyone cause you know they might be way better than you.

This was the reason that this was an awesome change!
I am not saying it wasnt bad for forever Bronze players and IdrA's, because it was.
But for everyone else this was the best thing to happen, you'll get a better sense of the game if that Terran 10min tank push comes at 8 when you have better players playing you and you get steam rolled. You'll be like "Woah I normally own that, better accommodate this new timing" and BOOM your working at a much faster pace than if another player came with a 9:30 and you barely survive.

I still think they should just work around the top/ bottom end of MMR not the rest of us

TheAwesomeAll

Netherlands1609 Posts

April 13 2012 11:28 GMT

#86

I liked it :/ The main complaints i could find about it were from bronzies and team gamers. Making it optional and only for 1v1 would be perfect but that might be hard to have the matchmaking system working with everyone preferring something different.

boppel

140 Posts

April 13 2012 11:36 GMT

#87

anyone on EU played already?

did they change it for EU already?

Krallman

Sweden713 Posts

April 13 2012 11:38 GMT

#88

Damn it, I liked the changes

Rainmansc

Netherlands216 Posts

April 13 2012 11:50 GMT

#89

boppel its the same on EU. Ive been playing 1100 point master from previous season alot now. Personally, i dont like it.

zul

Germany5427 Posts

April 13 2012 11:58 GMT

#90

I didn`t mind Blizzard trying it and I give them props for taking it back fast, after realising this isn`t helpful at all.

mark05

Canada807 Posts

April 13 2012 12:32 GMT

#91

i dont know how i feel about the changes yet, but nice reaction time if rly it didnt work :/

crydee

92 Posts

April 13 2012 12:53 GMT

#92

On April 13 2012 15:41 niteReloaded wrote:
This would be a perfectly good adition to the personal options....
"I don't mind playing weaker opponents" [ ]
"I don't mind playing stronger opponents" [X]

Sure, it would only work in cases where the weak and strong are looking for each other, but things like that make the service better.

This would require an interface change, which simply cannot be done.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46200 Posts

April 13 2012 12:54 GMT

#93

They tried something, gathered data, and found it didn't work so they stopped doing it.

Sounds perfectly logical and worth a shot

Good work ^^

AllSalesFinal

United States211 Posts

April 13 2012 13:08 GMT

#94

I am glad about this. I was getting 6 points for a win and 16 for a loss TT.

TechSc2

Netherlands554 Posts

April 13 2012 13:08 GMT

#95

I actually thought it was brilliant and i was happy that it was implemented.

I've been playing way better then against my mmr opponents, just because i know i can do better but slack alot when i play my mmr opponents. From all the favored people i still have a 58% winrate over them, and against only my own mmr opponents it's only 59% :S

HeeroFX

United States2704 Posts

April 13 2012 13:31 GMT

#96

Lol it was fun playing really weak players one moment, and then playing that one random masters player. I just wish it would have told me when i was playing someone in a lower league.

Hulavuta

United States1252 Posts

April 13 2012 13:31 GMT

#97

Are you sure they changed it back yet? Yesterday (when it was announced) I did play several players that were VERY noticeably better than what I had played before.

Kazahk

United States385 Posts

April 13 2012 13:35 GMT

#98

This doesn't have anything to do with the match making system; but has anyone noticed the increase in zerg players? It looks like there are more this season... anyways, back on topic. It was a good idea tho, maybe if the players went against people in their own league but at higher levels? Like it would be possible for a low silver to go against a high silver, just not often.