Ok according to Plarium, matchmaking is balanced but it’s obviously not. Just look at the top players in the season. Almost all have Volti with a pilot with weaker mechs and incredible win/loss record.
How are these players doing this? My SP is 1241 and I’m getting out up against modded player mechs and getting one shotted.
What is going on?
We actively keep an eye on various aspects of the game, like matchmaking and Squad Power manipulation, knowing how much they can affect balance and fairness in battles. Our dev team is always working to make the game better, taking players’ feedback into account when making updates.
That said, tackling this particular issue needs careful thought to ensure any changes keep things fair without messing up the gameplay for others. Thanks for your patience - we hope you’ll notice plenty of positive changes in future updates, and feel free to share any more feedback you have.
We actively keep an eye on various aspects of the game, like matchmaking and Squad Power manipulation, knowing how much they can affect balance and fairness in battles. Our dev team is always working to make the game better, taking players’ feedback into account when making updates.
That said, tackling this particular issue needs careful thought to ensure any changes keep things fair without messing up the gameplay for others. Thanks for your patience - we hope you’ll notice plenty of positive changes in future updates, and feel free to share any more feedback you have.
You know one thing you could do is fix up the power ratings and make it so they actually mean something LIKE I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS NOW
I’m dealing with the same problem. I could list about 100 types of tricks that the developers likely included on purpose, specifically to prevent players who don’t usually spend money from leveling up.
On top of these unfair matches, I've already seen enemy bots with no implants, no defense mods, and lower HP end up being more resistant than my mech (which has higher HP, a legendary pilot, and implants).
Another thing: the enemy bots' weapons, with 24k damage, can also wipe out my mech's entire HP with just one shot, while I have to unload twice or more just to get a kill.
Example: I face an opponent's mech that has lower HP, like 64k. I shoot until both of my weapons are completely empty, and its HP barely takes any damage. It doesn't have shields or implants that would justify that kind of resistance. Then my Mech, which is supposed to be stronger, with implants, shields, and much higher HP, takes just one shot and loses more than half its HP before the opponent even empties their mag. In other words, a single burst takes away over half my health.
Bots don't have the factor of human distraction: an enemy bot can be over 80 meters away fighting two other players, yet it instantly knows where I just spawned and that I'm aiming at it, so it moves with pinpoint precision to a spot where I can't hit it.
Everything in the game feels like a rigged show designed to make players lose. They brought back the assist cheat again: 60% of the mechs I destroy count as assists, even when I deal 90% of the damage to the enemy... and sometimes nothing even pops up, not even a kill feed entry or assist credit. It's one of the most ridiculous cheats anyone could code to hold a player's progress back.
