sucks when everyone picks what map to play because you end up playing the same 2/3 maps every game, every game i played like that always had lists dominated by the same maps. just veto or custom games if you cant hack it. playing ranked matchmaking isnt meant to give you choice of map, because its competitive and it gives everyone the same level of choice to accept or veto. rather than one person picking just the map they are good ondjrobst
Ranked matches already aren't on equal grounds when you consider it lets you party up with your friends.
Who will win, a random group of people in a ranked match or a group of all friends with mics?
Reminds me of TF2 on xbox. The only problem with it is that it doesn't find games besides the ones for which you specify. This wouldn't be a problem if a lot of people played the game. For instance, we should be able to just pick the map and game type, and not the number of people in the game. It becomes ridiculous having to constantly re-search for games. I'm not too upset with Halo's matchmaking because it keeps things alive and new. You aren't always playing the same maps. However I do like server lists, like in CS:S. It's a toss up really.Ghost_702
Yea well imagine Halo 3 with a low population... matchmaking times would increase dramitically.
As long as the game has a high population serverlists and matchmaking both work, but Serverlists give you far more choice.
Being able to choose maps would be nice, however, I don't think that it's a bad idea to have random maps . . . honestly, it shows true skill and lets you get use to things. Also, they have avoting system in Halo 3and COD, so if you really despise a map you veto, and hopefullly get a beeter one.
ace070590
I think matchmaking makes it harder to get used to things. For example my dad is new at Halo, it would help him to do a map for awhile (we'll say The Pit) so he can get the grasp of things. (where what guns are etc.) and then get practice on it. Once he's mastered that map and fully knows it's in's and out's then we can move on. The current system puts him into a new map nearly every time and it's hard for him to know where everything is.
I hate matchmaking, its communism! Some system telling me who I have to play and what map. They can do matchmaking in China and France, but America is the land of Freedom and I want a choice!
jackophant
I've actually long thought about Matchmaking as like communism.
I've even compared the two before in a thread on the Gow2 forums.
[QUOTE="napalm44"]I love matchmaking, it allows you to search games "with" your friends while also keeping a fresh group of opponents every game. It also makes you a well rounded player on every map, not just your favorites; and if you don't like the map most games give you the option to veto for a new one. I don't see the problem with matchmaking, unless you have no friends to play online. I think a good matchmaking system should be put in every new game instead of the prehistoric search list.napalm44
Ah I see then, you like it because it offers you ease of team stacking.
They really should make it so "groups" like yours are only matched against "groups" and never randoms.
Who honestly should win, A group of friends that all know eatch other and have mics etc. or some random group of randoms most of which won't have mics?
Why don't you read my post again, b/c you definitely don't understand any of it.
I got the jist of it, you love stacking teams with your friends. You can see why somebody would not like matchmaking if they didn't have friends, because then they could not team stack against other people like you love to do. You also don't see the problem with playing maps you hate, or vetoing a bad map for another bad map. You also don't see the problem with a matchmaker throwing you into a laggy game and punishing you for leaving said laggy game.
I love matchmaking, it allows you to search games "with" your friends while also keeping a fresh group of opponents every game. It also makes you a well rounded player on every map, not just your favorites; and if you don't like the map most games give you the option to veto for a new one. I don't see the problem with matchmaking, unless you have no friends to play online. I think a good matchmaking system should be put in every new game instead of the prehistoric search list.napalm44
Ah I see then, you like it because it offers you ease of team stacking.
They really should make it so "groups" like yours are only matched against "groups" and never randoms.
Who honestly should win, A group of friends that all know eatch other and have mics etc. or some random group of randoms most of which won't have mics?
I don't see why games can't have both. Have a server browser for people who want something very specific, and have matchmaking for everyone who doesn't care.
Palantas
I think it would have something to do with not enough people using matchmaking. :)
[QUOTE="doll94"]lost planet.. you can search and choose what you want to play.. same for unreal 3,, i prefer this to matchmaking aswell.. ive given up on gears 2 for that very reasonxL33TxTALENTx
I personally think that Gears 2 is my favorite multiplayer match choosing game. I don't think people should be able to choose whatever map they want each time, this would get many people taking advantage of glitches etc. I also love that you get to vote so that you have some say in what you're going to play. Don't you think it would be a better idea if the developers got rid of glitches rather than forcing you into a map you don't want to play?
I'll agree Halo 3 does have slow matchmaking and there is nothing more annoying than to hit "prefer good connection" and have it still send you into a laggy match.
I have a 25meg connection that is quite expensive so don't blame that.
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