SBMM with FoamingJetty, a Fireside Chat - World of Warships - Clyde Plays Live - E096
36In this first Fireside Chat, WOWS Community Contributor FoamingJetty and I sit down by the fire to talk through the concept of Skill-Based Matchmaking in World of Warships for an incredibly long three hours.
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// BOOKMARKS
00:00:00 Intro & Welcome
00:02:25 Who is FoamingJetty?
00:04:10 Why do players ask for SBMM?
00:08:05 How does Random Battle Matchmaking Work?
00:11:56 Queue time is Important
00:14:50 "Final Balancing"
00:17:55 Wargaming's Matchmaking Improvement History
00:19:27 Balancing the the Fleets, not the Players
00:21:43 Other Methods of Matchmaking (Elo, MMR)
00:25:38 Ranked
00:44:27 Can you use an Elo Rating for a Team-Based Game?
00:50:00 Effects of SBMM on Players and Stats
01:09:30 Clyde's Matchmaking Study and Results in Brief
01:22:10 Steamrolls
01:34:15 Why WOULDN'T we want SBMM?
01:40:45 WOWS is a Small Game
01:50:58 What kind of game is WOWS trying to be?
01:55:00 Some challenges WG faces - IF they wanted to fix this
02:00:28 Jetty Sums Everything up & Clyde is Difficult
02:03:30 Clyde's Proposal for Improving Matchmaking
02:09:10 This method vs problems with SBMM
02:16:35 Answering the question, "How do You Know?"
02:23:00 Wargaming House: Austin Edition!
02:23:39 Question: What about adjusting team size?
02:25:48 Question: Would removing max randomness cost something?
02:35:37 Question: SBMM in all modes? Or just Ranked/CBs?
02:38:20 Question: Does a fully random MM better serve all player skills?
02:48:01 The Fear of the World's Greatest Swordsman
02:48:45 Myriad ways to Implement the Solution (The Purple Box)
02:56:18 Does using Base XP Cause Issues over Time
03:05:28 Question: Should WG create separate queues for Premium and F2P Players?
03:13:31 Thanks for watching, go follow Jetty!
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