Tomorrow at 10:00 CET / 1AM PT we will deploy a new update to our back-end matchmaker with the goal to get better matches across all skill levels. This will affect our bot-filled modes only. The new matchmaker adjusts dynamically. When there are fewer players, [ ๐งต 1/3 ]
โ High-mid-to-high tier players will be likely to match with each other, with bots filling up the remaining slots.
โ When there are fewer players playing, Low-to-high players might face each other, with bots filling up the remaining slots.
it will be less restrictive to separate between players' skill levels and vice-versa.
โ New players will always be in their own matches, matching mostly versus bots.
โ Low-to-mid-tier players will be likely to match with each other, with bots filling up any remaining slots.
@HammerSludge1 Hello Hammer Sludge! There are no new changes to the regional matchmaker. Currently, the settings for regions is to region expand in low-pop regions when there are few players. The regions that currently are very unlikely to expand (at all) are NA and EU.