Additionally game modes marked as “open skill” are not operating as such as my matches are predominately as difficult as playing aggressive SBMM, I have over my time in d2 have had a steady rise from 1.1 kd overall during season of the forge, all the way up to about 1.7 kd overall, with this season producing my lowest standard average in years, now either I’ve had a massive drop in skill despite trending upwards for years, or the difficulty of my matches have significantly increased, I should note when playing modes like rift/mayhem and other rotators, I average over a 2.0 KD. But with clash it seems to be operating under SBMM protocols despite marked open skill. Conversely I will say there has been a rampant increase in cheaters and network problems are soaring because I find I’m increasingly playing against players who rubber band to serious degrees, in melee fights I see people have 3 melee animations then teleport half way across the map. Meanwhile all areas of my network show secure and fully functional.