My favourite type of matchmaking is SBMM. I love closely contested matches where my performance impacts the outcome of the match. That’s what motivates me and that’s where I have the most fun. I hate getting stomped and I get bored when I’m stomping someone else. I try to improve as a player, but it’s not my main motivation to play. I prefer loose SBMM in casual playlists and strict SBMM in competitive playlists.
There are plenty of players similar to me, but there are also plenty of players who are not.
Many players prefer CBMM. From reading lots of comments on these forums, here are a few things I feel differentiate a CBMM player from a SBMM player (I’m going to stick to ‘motivation to play’, rather than the technical preferences of queue times, connections etc).
Average CBMM players enjoy a variety of matches (including stomping those well below them and getting stomped by those well above). Confident players can experiment with off-meta weapons and builds, without severely affecting their performance. Over time, improvement is visible in matches, through the frequency of kills, assists and deaths. Highly skilled players see the fruits of their labour, when they routinely dominate matches.
A lot of the CBMM/SBMM ‘debate’ ignores any appreciation for what motivates different types of players. Many forum posts on this topic are so caught up in hurling insults at the other side, they completely undermine any comment being made.
If you genuinely care about Destiny PvP, you will surely want the playerbase to be as healthy as possible. That means looking beyond merely our own preferences. There are people attempting to steer the conversation this way. Unfortunately, they are currently being drowned out by people who are only interested in their side ‘winning’.
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2 RepliesI don't understand what the overall idea here but let me give you the breakdown. SBMM is currently being complained about because it isn't working properly. What I mean by this is if you read one of the TWABS, Bungie states that the number of players leaving due to poorly matched lobbies has gone up 12% and this currently has everyone's underpants in a twist. CBMM is.. something of a behemoth of its own, but the problem is that you don't get matched with players equal to your skill level which can be either stressful or frustrating depending on the side you're on. Trials is a HUGE part of why SBMM needs to be in effect and tuned because as it stands, I've paired with below my skill level in that mode (according to Trials report a third party tracking website, my overall Trials KD is a 1.34) So in many ways I understand the argument for wanting one or the other. If you want my honest opinion SBMM is needed, just needs to be tuned right and before Trials comes back this season.