The way I see it - the top 5% is not a divide. That's a rare occurrence. They are called "top 5%" for a reason. Realistically, you'd probably be upset going against anyone in the above average range, or anything in the top 20%. However, the ability to 6 stack in CBMM clumps these margins together. It doesn't matter how good they are - if even a half decent team is stacking in control they are GOING to farm. I genuinely think that is where the problem lies. Control needs freelance, or should only allow duos.

[quote]Sometimes above and below, either helping you improve or knocking you back down allowing skill development over time.[/quote] That's the illusion of improvement. Instead of playing with a broader variety of players, it's determining what [u]might[/u] be best for you on a match to match basis, bouncing you back and forth from game to game until you plateau at a bracket. I assure you, months could pass under SBMM and the same players will still complain about CBMM in other modes due to a lack of personal performance. Most of these players will not get better, making reality hit harder once they jump into Iron Banner. [quote]Cbmm clumps everyone together meaning lesser skilled players are matching better players more often then not providing no real level of improvement.[/quote] Blatantly untrue. Me and many others have improved in CBMM. We didn't exactly start off getting killstreaks and snipes. CBMM still provides a place to improve if you WANT to thanks to a broad variety of skill levels. Unfortunately many simply choose not to, and instead refuse to accept the fact that other players may be better than them. The main problem was stacks. Control is supposed to cater to a multitude of skill ranges - but thanks to the popularity of "3.0+ KD Six- Stack Control" farmers completely destroying the state of crucible, it didn't appear that way.