CommanderKnives wrote:
the game should match based on level, period. Rank and items shouldn't mean anything
Completely disagree with you there.
The game should be (and is) matched on item/rank, because
-Item/rank actually indicates how powerfull an opponent is. Level has no correlation to strength at all, so matching on level would result in a lot of unfair/mismatched battles.
-There is less dispersion amongst rank, than levels (meaning it's easier/quicker to find opponents).
-There are far fewer players at higher levels, so it would penalise people who have played a lot of matches, by giving them fewer people to fight against.
And while the matchmaking isn't perfect, they have tried other ways for matchmaking, and the current method is by far the best.