Apex Legends Dev Responds After Matchmaking Changes Accused of Being a “Lie”

Respawn have had their say.

Apex Legends’ matchmaking has been a big subject throughout the battle royale’s final couple of seasons, with the playerbase desirous to see it balanced out. Particularly, many gamers have grown uninterested in being dropped into lobbies with exceptionally proficient opponents, particularly in a title that has publicly addressed its skill-based matchmaking greater than a variety of its BR counterparts.

Season 16 introduced long-awaited matchmaking changes, designed to alleviate imbalances and maintain video games as truthful as potential. Nevertheless, as we strategy Season 17 of Apex Legends, gamers are nonetheless scuffling with imbalanced matches, being eradicated by gamers they contemplate to be far above their stage.

Venting their frustrations by way of the sport’s subreddit, one participant accused the matchmaking alterations of being a “lie”, saying: “It’s not possible for matchmaking to be this unhealthy accidentally, so I assume it’s intentional, however I can’t work out why they suppose it is a good concept.”

Responding was Reside Ops Technical Designer Aaron Li, who defended the adjustments and defined that they’re but to be rolled out absolutely, which may clarify a number of the enduring inconsistencies.

“I’m assuming you’re a excessive ability participant taking part in in Ranked,” he stated. “We’re solely testing adjustments on a couple of chosen knowledge facilities, and the matchmaking adjustments (below take a look at) are most blatant on the decrease finish of the ability distributions, which could clarify why you aren’t noticing the matchmaking updates (below take a look at).”