oh boy this one again, someone already linked my longer explanation - so feel free to read that - but a quick TLDR
YES - nearly all multiplayer pvp games try to get you to 50% winrate - this is done by dynamically adjusting the difficulty of your matches - you win - your MMR goes up - you get paired with higher MMR players next match
HOWEVER - people often use this term "force 50% winrate" incorrectly in order to justify their negative experiences. We do NOT ever "try to drag you bag down with bad teammates" - if your team has someone underperforming, its likely for normal reasons - theyre having a bad day/game, theyre on a god they dont know well, or possibly the MMR spread of the entire queue was hard to keep closer (but the enemy team should always have a close MMR spread to your team even in that situation)
Your experience is most likely coming from a combination of these features.
The game does NOT "want you to win some and lose some" - it only strives...
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