Community mentality on balance

Obviously the more skilled will win against the leas skilled. That's just the nature of most games. But most games with competitive aspects keep the skill levels mostly separate.

Those who want to play a more casual experience can pick from the main matchmaking menu. Those who want a more competitive ( or try hard, if you will ) experience can pick the competitive matchmaking.

DBD has no such separation of casual players and competitive players. We are all funneled into the same matchmaking system.

But almost all DBD players are aware that the matchmaking system is heavily flawed, and in my own words. WACK.

The DBD matchmaking heavily utilizes a knowingly flawed emblem system that funnels people with even a moderate playtime into the highest ranks.

Which is to say that red ranks are an odd hodgepodge of various playtimes and skill levels. People who are still somewhat new to the game can be pitted against the likes of otzdarva.

So, you can see where some of the attitude you speak of comes from. Some people want a more casual experience out of DBD, normally they would stay in the lower ranks due to a decreased focus on performance. But as stated earlier they are funneled into red ranks because of playtime alone.

Hopefully a GOOD implementation of SBMM will fix people going against others who are vastly more skilled. Thus keeping the casuals away from the "tryhards."

Just my two cents on the issue.

P.S. not to mention the nightmare that is individual killer balance, map balance, perk balance, etc.