Titanfall updates matchmaking system

TheShrew · 2014-03-27T19:12:14Z

Respawn is changing things up in its epic new multiplayer title Titanfall. A new matchmaking beta debuted just minutes ago.

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Geekman4422d ago

N4G stopped caring about Titanfall after they realized it wasn't coming to the PS4. (Which was a couple of hours after launch.)

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GentlemenRUs4422d ago

*slow/golf clap*

There's always one...

- Before you hit that Disagree button, Think! Is it worth it? Reply to why you disagree with me.

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Geekman4422d ago

It was worth it. I felt like disagreeing.

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Audiggity4422d ago

I like that you're using that for your comments... I agree, the phantom 'disagreers' and 'down bubblers' need to start validating their negativity.

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GentlemenRUs4422d ago

@Audiggity
I'm just waiting for N4G to change the whole comment system, So I shove it at the end of every single comment :P

A point needs to be made with these people and I am finally calling them out on it.

- Before you hit that Disagree button, Think! Is it worth it? Reply to why you disagree with me.

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4Sh0w4422d ago

Who cares, I'm enjoying the game. This is a nice update.

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Tedakin4422d ago

Still far and away the most points of any game on N4G! I'm still playing it hardcore. Love it.

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Darth Gamer4422d ago

i'm loving the game and find it fantastic that Respawn is working hard ( and rather quickly) to fix the issues that need addressing. Good work Respawn!!

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mhunterjr4422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

Great update... Reminds me of the way Halo2 used to work... I still don't understand why halo2's system didn't become the norm...

Anyway, this should go a long way towards making matches more competitive. Sometimes it would feel like I was stuck playing against teams way above or way below my teams skill level.

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Audiggity4422d ago

Me and a buddy went through a few matches the other night, it was like a meat grinder. I think the other team was a group of pro-gamers, it was hilariously frustrating, we were ruined.

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Volkama4422d ago

I'm on the fence about skill-based matchmaking. On the one hand it should keep games competitive, which is good. Dominating a weak team can get tedious, and being that weak team is worse.

But on the other hand it kind of breaks the natural metagame of practicing to get better. Your reward for getting better should be more kills, more victories, better ranking on the scoreboard. That's intuitive and just how you expect things to work.

If a skill based matchmaking actually works well then you will never feel that improvement. You will always be about as good as the players around you.

I think the old Xbox method of "ranked matches" and "practice matches" worked best, as it gave you the option of skill-based competitive games or just seeing how you stack up against whoever happens to be playing. Just change the name from "practice" to "free" or "open".

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mhunterjr4422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

I don't think it breaks the meta game of practicing to get better, if done right, it enhances it.

It doesn't neccisarily mean that you'll only play against teams that are equal in skill, it means that the game will recognize when you play against someone who is better/worse than you, then adjust your relative skill ranking according to how you fair.

On top of that, matches are made based on the overall skill of the team. If a less skilled player is in a party with skilled players, he'd likely get matched against more skilled players. As the game notices his worth increasing in these matches, he his skill ranking would climb.

Back in the days of Halo2, it was folks had no problem practicing to get better within the confines of the TrueSkill system. That said, have ranked and practice modes would alleviate any concerns.

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vikingland14422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

The match making was the main reason I sold the game. I played through the campaign and there were level 43 players in my game when I was level 3.

I wish they would have done this sooner because I liked the game. I would have kept it.

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Elit3Nick4422d ago

The game came out not even a month ago...

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Ripsta7th4422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

Came out march17th. Not even 2weeks

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vikingland14422d ago

Yes thats true but that doesn't change the fact that the matchmaking sucked.

I gave it a try and FPS's aren't my favorite genre anyways. But I still tried it.

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n4rc4422d ago

Just remember tho.. Skill and rank are two totally different things..

We've absolutely spanked a whole team of gen5+ while having two of us gen 2, the rest 20 and under..

Higher ranks just mean more game time.. Never assume you'll lose just by looking at a teams rank..

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vikingland14422d ago

@n4rc
I understand but I'm also not very skilled at competitive FPS's. I do like SP FPS's,though I did make it to level 15 before I sold it. I may get it again sometime.Practice is best I guess.

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B1uBurneR4422d ago

Nice add private matches while you at it.

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Tedakin4422d ago

This should be their priority. We do game nights and only having 6 spots is uh.. yeah no.

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Kiwi664422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

you will be able to do private lobbies soon as part of the new modes Respawn have talked about

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Kiwi664422d ago

How can people disagree with what i said as that is what they are going to do geez if you don't believe me then google "private lobbies coming to Titanfall" and see for yourself

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air14422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

Lol that's how my chart looks after a few games, I only play a few hrs 2 days out the week. So when I do play I warm up slow have a couple great games then back to the bottom.

Is it possible to fix performance like screen tearing by updates? If they can I wish they would focus on that more.

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pompombrum4422d ago

Lol! Are they actually having the audacity to claim there is actually a skill based matchmaking going on or are they adding it in this new update? Because seriously, if it's in the game now, it's broken. I play 1 maybe 2 hours a day and in the last seven days I can count on one hand the amount of matches I've lost while playing on my own.

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Jag-T10004422d ago

So now instead of waiting 80 seconds for a match, you might have to wait maybe 120 because it's looking for players at your level? We used to complain about load times. Now we are okay with 2 minutes? Anyway, I sold my copy of this game already. I wanna play solo sometimes and this game will never give you a single player offline mode.

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BLKxSEPTEMBER4422d ago

Didn't you no it was a online only game before you bought it? I'm sure you did.

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Jag-T10004422d ago

Yes, but they also hinted on the fact that it had a campaign. I was hoping there was more to the campaign mode, but I soon realized that it wasn't any different than the attrition mode.

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n4rc4422d ago

Those aren't load times.. That's pregame timer that allows you to check challenges, change burn cards and loadouts.. Or just grab another beer.. Lol

Its a design choice..

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parentsbasement4422d ago

I went on to play last nite and when the teams came up ( im at 35 and I suck and don't even know how I got that high) we had me at 35 , one in the 40's , 2 in 20's and one G2 15 I think.....looked over at the other team ......One freaking G10 and 3 G4's and 2 G3's.....REALLY?

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ic3fir34422d ago

be different Gen does no player be better, I see lots of players up to Gen 5, and are very noobs, this new system is based on stats (skill, K:D vs Players, win spree etc ...) of each player, not in Gen.

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DaMist4422d ago (Edited 4422d ago )

Sweet I have to check this update out then. BTW im a starting artist creating rap videos of our favorite past time. here is my first project, the Titanfall rap "Drop a Titan on Em" http://youtu.be/CInq5sZWItY

and a teaser of my next one, a rap based on The Last of Us: http://youtu.be/tCkMXTkS7gw

i'll take any and all feedback :D

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marlinfan104422d ago

there should be 2 different sets of game types. social and matchmaking. the matchmaking should be like halo where you would lose ranks if you lost games. the game becomes so much more competitive if its like this

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