Original Post
matchmaking brainstorming
okay here goes matchmaking system i came up with just because why the fuck not
matchmaking table, which is used to find apropriate matches
id | playerStatus | nick | ELO_player | time
1 | LookingFor | rapist | 1605 | 13:58
2 | LookingFor | child | 1600 | 14:00
3 | Ranking | scrub | 1650 | 13:58
4 | Finished | noob | 1500 | 14:00
"there could just be an option to matchmake and an option to go to server browser. This way, the tourneys can still exist and be ranked. All matchmaking will be executed in official competitive mods that can be chosen as a filter."(c) Bercat
how? by adding new column with mod player selected and adding one more filter for mod selected
anyway table explanation:
playerStatus is a value that dictates the state of player, if he is looking for match or not
can be 3 values:
LookingFor - means player is looking for match
Ranking - means player is playing ranked match
Finished - means player finished his match or his search for match
this thing is called fl0w chart
okay, so whats going on here?
1) player click multiplayer, he is given option to go ranked or not. if he goes unranked he goes to server browser and just plays as usual
2) player select to play ranked, matchmaking is initialized
3) checking if the player have an entry in matchmaking table ( played ranked match before ) if he didn't, new entry created and neutral ELO is set, if entry exist, continue
4) playerStatus in player's matchmaking entry is changed to LookingFor, ELO_player is retrieved from database and added to entry, current timestamp added
5) checking entries in matchmaking table if there are other players LookingFor, if not found, ask to cancel search, change playerStatus to Finished to exclude his entry from search, if not, wait and check again
6) if players are found, compare ELO, by making and interval of ELO_player +/- 10, filter entries in matchmaking table that fit the interval, if not found, return to cycle and add +/-10 more, each time untill opponents are found
7) from players found select the one with oldest timestamp why? the key priority is speed of matchmaking, therefor it's a deciding criteria
8.) set both players playerStatus to Ranking to exclude their entries from search
9) actual gameplay, can be first to 3 session or just one game, after match is resolved, update each players ELO_player and set their playerStatus to Finished
10) start looking for another opponent
matchmaking table, which is used to find apropriate matches
id | playerStatus | nick | ELO_player | time
1 | LookingFor | rapist | 1605 | 13:58
2 | LookingFor | child | 1600 | 14:00
3 | Ranking | scrub | 1650 | 13:58
4 | Finished | noob | 1500 | 14:00
"there could just be an option to matchmake and an option to go to server browser. This way, the tourneys can still exist and be ranked. All matchmaking will be executed in official competitive mods that can be chosen as a filter."(c) Bercat
how? by adding new column with mod player selected and adding one more filter for mod selected
anyway table explanation:
playerStatus is a value that dictates the state of player, if he is looking for match or not
can be 3 values:
LookingFor - means player is looking for match
Ranking - means player is playing ranked match
Finished - means player finished his match or his search for match
this thing is called fl0w chart
okay, so whats going on here?
1) player click multiplayer, he is given option to go ranked or not. if he goes unranked he goes to server browser and just plays as usual
2) player select to play ranked, matchmaking is initialized
3) checking if the player have an entry in matchmaking table ( played ranked match before ) if he didn't, new entry created and neutral ELO is set, if entry exist, continue
4) playerStatus in player's matchmaking entry is changed to LookingFor, ELO_player is retrieved from database and added to entry, current timestamp added
5) checking entries in matchmaking table if there are other players LookingFor, if not found, ask to cancel search, change playerStatus to Finished to exclude his entry from search, if not, wait and check again
6) if players are found, compare ELO, by making and interval of ELO_player +/- 10, filter entries in matchmaking table that fit the interval, if not found, return to cycle and add +/-10 more, each time untill opponents are found
7) from players found select the one with oldest timestamp why? the key priority is speed of matchmaking, therefor it's a deciding criteria
8.) set both players playerStatus to Ranking to exclude their entries from search
9) actual gameplay, can be first to 3 session or just one game, after match is resolved, update each players ELO_player and set their playerStatus to Finished
10) start looking for another opponent
Last edited by snake; Aug 6, 2015 at 02:25 AM.
Originally Posted by hampa
Then we get complaints of noob farming. If your ELO is 1680 and there is only one other player matchmaking at ELO 1600.
no, this is not noob farming as you are prioritized to match up with an opponent with similar elo in the first place, if there are nobody than you and him, it's better to have any match than no match at all.
if there is only one player you can play with this is another extreme, and for you as a player, it would be rather better to have ANY match up and play instead of waiting another 5-10 minutes to find a perfect match up, and getting none at all, to avoid the situation you described here:
Originally Posted by hampa
Players waited 30 seconds or so, if they never got any match they didn't try matchmaking again.
again, the priority is for player to click match up and FIND an opponent.
this is the top priority for matchmaking to function. if you can't get matched to atleast somebody to play the game, you would not use it ever again,
therefor, it's better to have to play with ANYBODY than NOBODY at all.
if there are more players than just you and him, matchmaking will prioritize to match you up with players of ELO in your range.
EDIT: amazing, thanks for infraction, since when impersonation is not an offence?
and still,
Sir, stop using hampa's account and impersonating him, i'm not going to waste my time on human being like you
Last edited by snake; Aug 6, 2015 at 02:01 PM.
With the monthly or seasonal rank resets in effect, the matchmaking will not just be a fad. Especially because, it will be the main way of increasing your rank. People will play all day trying to get the top spots to compete in the tournaments at the end of each season before the reset. Then, much like on new years eve, people make new years resolutions. The resolutions the players will make consists of, playing more in an attempt to be at the top next season. The system will run itself, requiring only a reset every so often (but not too often), to keep the players interested and competing for those top positions.
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i think ranked tournaments is a bad idea, too much time wasted on waiting instead of playing
Originally Posted by snake
i think ranked tournaments is a bad idea, too much time wasted on waiting instead of playing
Tourneys are good for making a mediocre amount of tc. Keeping the tourneys ranked makes them more competitive, which attracts better players. Better players make it harder for people that aren't as skilled make the tc. If tourneys are to exist they are going to need to remain ranked.
Stay Fluffy My Friends | I do loans and shit
Founder of [ROT] | Destroyer of Anus
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