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This SBMM Experiment Will Be A Wake Up Call For BHVR
BHVR I seriously want to know what is going through your minds when you thought making SBMM permanent starting when pinhead is released is in any way a good idea, Ever since you announced this earlier this morning SBMM has been trending on twitter and still is as I'm typing this thanks to you. If it wasn't already clear enough that people don't want SBMM in the game and have to sweat every game they play and being matched up with the same sweaty players then I hope SBMM trending on twitter and the backlash you've received from that today will hopefully make you reconsider. If not then this experiment will just be like the backlash you received in the 2018 update where pallet and flashlight stuns were easier to achieve/ more op, In fact this backlash will probably be worse in many ways because like in other games like COD the regular 6v6 mode in multiplayer is completely dead thanks to SBMM. So please tell me BHVR what makes you think for one second the same thing won't happen to you? And no offense when I say this but what also makes you think if a billion dollar company like activision can't properly implement SBMM into their game what makes you think we can trust you to properly implement it when you guys can't even fix things like sound bugs that have been in the game for years and other unbalanced/performance issues? I have a feeling this SBMM experiment will not only fail but will also be a wake up call for you. I can personally tell you right now that when SBMM is introduced permanently I will not be playing this game nearly as much because the last thing I want to do is play every game in try hard mode against sweats especially when this game isn't even close to balanced, If your SBMM experiments was a little preview of what is to come then mark my words on this it will fail and it will fail greatly, You already have people back lashing so just imagine the back lash when it's permanently introduced unless you somehow create the biggest miracle in gaming and actually make a balanced SBMM but I wouldn't personally bet money on that, I hope you listen to the players and fans because if you don't it will be bad for you but as a fan I really do wish you the best of luck BHVR and that it does work out in the end.
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Experiment? I thought they already did the experiment. Isn't that why they're turning it on permanently now?
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To me it's all an experiment because just like they said the new horrendous UI from a couple months ago would be "permanent" they back tracked when enough people complained and created a new better UI, I have feeling SBMM being permanent won't be here for long because so far it's getting more back lash than the bad UI but we will have to wait and see what the future holds.
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I like SBMM. Remember - the complainers will always outnumber the people who actually like it because people love to complain.
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They are doing MMR period and no amount of twitter/forums tears are going to matter. They ran 3 test (I believe) and the most recent showed the stats they wanted to see with SBMM despite so many claiming there matches were different. Sounds like people just need to wait and see how it goes or find a new game.
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I'm not going to add anything useful to the discussion, but I wanted to say that it's very tough to read one giant paragraph like that.
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I'm not reading that.
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SBMM will be bad for the killer specially the one who play after 8 or 9pm. At least the good thing about SBMM is solo queue survivor that was the best experience i had.
For me im not playing killer again specially because i mostly play after midnight so i know i wont enjoy it. But i know those survivor match are going to be fun because i know most of the time im goung to join a 3 man so i will expect map offering a lot
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people really gotta stop with "everyone wants X" or "No one wants X".
I had good experiences everytime they activated sbmm, therefore I want it.
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Oh boohoo you won’t be able to get easy 4ks on solos anymore :( I haven’t played for a week now because of how miserable solo queue has been. Imagine crying because you won’t get wins handed to you anymore and you actually have to start trying. Now games won’t be one sided from the start anymore and people will actually have a fair challenge
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Hope after they get the data we can all see a graph of where each killer is capping out.
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Ah yes so when everyone complained about the horrible UI a couple months ago and they changed it it's because only because people complained about it that they did so and wasn't because it was objectively bad lmao.
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That would be a good read. Hope that happens.
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Calm down dude.
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BHVR has tweaked the SBMM several times over feedback and now have a version that works as intended they are pushing live. Not to mention people have asked for better matchmaking for a while whereas no one really asked for BHVR to change the UI.
There's really no comparison to the UI change.
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Has nothing to do with 4K's and everything to do with not wanting to play sweats every game. You know there's this thing called...variety? right? I know you lack it just based on your comment alone but just remember if SBMM can take down a billion dollar company and game like COD with it's regular 6v6 mode which I would know because I used to play COD so it can most definitely do the same with BHVR just wait and watch lmao.
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Ah yes so when everyone complained about the horrible UI a couple months ago and they changed it it's because only because people complained about it that they did so and wasn't because it was objectively bad lmao.
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There’s literally only two periods in there…js.
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It's not a matter of reading comprehension, though. It's basic, simple readability. Also, this reads as if you think ADHD is a waste of their parents' time. I really hope you don't mean that.
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More like a wake up call for killer mains with egos.
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The new SBMM system is gonna be fine with me, and please next time use multiple paragraphs.
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You'll only be playing with sweats if you're playing sweaty. If you don't care about 4Ks, then just play the way you want, no one is forcing you to sweat. But that's not what you want. You want to get paired against scrubs so you can 4k without having to actually try.
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SBMM is good for the game.
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The issue is that high-ranked DBD is a miserable experience for both sides. The Devs have shown no desire to change that and as someone who plays at that level, it concerns me.
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"SBMM will be bad for killer hurrr durrr"
Funny, all my killer games during the test were brilliantly matched, not the sweat fest I usually get at rank 5.
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Paragraphs, please. That's too exhausting and sweaty to read.
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I just wish they made 2 separate queues, one with SBMM/new ranks, and one with current matchmaking/current ranks.
That way everyone wins,
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if their skill truly matches their ego, then their matches should already be dreadful in which case there should be nothing to complain about. Like, Otz struggles enough sometimes as it is. We can clearly see the sweat squads. SBMM ain't going to change that.
Even in Green ranks you'll face Ruin Undying Tinkerer Blight, again SBMM ain't going to change that.
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If you want to be taken seriously you'll seriously need to come up with something better then a twitter outrage.
Nobody with an IQ above room temperature takes anything serious from that god forsaken app.
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It's been getting more praise than the UI change, from my POV.
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SBMM was an overall success, from the results they achieved, my personal experience with it, and undoubtably others from discussions and posts within the forums.
The people it won't benefit will be deliberate derankers (not those who leave the game for a while, then come back) and people who just enjoy bullying others by looking for easy games.
Maybe people didn't like it because they were put with people they felt "had no skill", but perhaps this also forced those players to see they were not the great players they had delusions about. Or maybe they were destroyed by teams, due to them bullying lesser players and creating a false set of data which then screwrd them over. Some, no doubt, may have been unlucky.
Ultimately, that trial period had some of the best, involving and genuinely fun games I've had in a long time, and next week cannot come soon enough for me.
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Only people who wont benefit from SBMM are killer mains who expect to get a 4k every game or SWF who wont be able to bully new killers anymore.
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And this is where I stopped taking your post seriously.
Toxicity has no place in any community, and being a douchebag to be a douchebag invalidates all your arguments.
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You're gonna kill the one thing that could lead to this game getting balanced.
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Swf wont be able to bully new killers?
I mean they are already depiping on purpose, they will drop like they did before to do it. Unless there is something I am not seeing.
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Why they complain for a killer is a bliss.I will stopsweating cuz im rank 1 killer and I just play chill huntress and get rushed hellafast
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I got positive experience with it.
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They have been whisked away to The Land of Unhappy Ancestors - and rightfully so.
Mods have been pretty on point here, lately.
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Huzzah.
Braise be, whichever Mod it be!
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Forgive me but I am still lost on what this ranking system is and isn't. Sorry but not so good with knowing about this stuff. I just play to have fun. If someone could explain the difference please I would really appreciate it.
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Damn I wish there was a SBMM for paragraphs
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Just want to point out the line where you say
"If a billion dollar company like activision cant properly implement SBMM in their game what makes you think we can trust you?"
Well if you trust anything Activision do then you are a complete idiot. Activision are one of the biggest dickhead companies out there along with EA. If you haven't learnt not to trust activision yet, then you never will and this comparison would only make me more convinced BHVR can implement it better. Im surprised the higher ups at activision can even turn a door knob let alone have the power to run a video game company.
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SBMM is good for average players. It is terrible for good players on killer side. If you enjoy playing off meta killers and do well most of your games, you will gain MMR and will eventually end up vs survivors you can't compete against due to the game balance. Hopefully if this does happen, it will help BHVR balance the game better. Because lower tier killers have depended on mixing average players with good players for them to have a chance to do well since the very start .
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What if we just tossed any semblance of matchmaking and queued up everybody in the same pool? That would be hilarious.
To OP - SSBM is here to stay. There’s new grades and conditional BP rewards as well.
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that are noting compared to stacking bbq and then throwing the game with injures and slugs leaving a man or two up tokeep healing them until all four escape to keep from ruining your elo
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Speak for yourself, I enjoyed SBMM and am excited for it to stay
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SBMM doesn't mean you need to sweat. It means you should play as you like, and game will bring you opponents of your level. If your opponents become harder than you can handle, you will get easier opponents and game will be comfortable again.
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Don't tell that to Twitter 😂
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