Matchmaking at 800 infamy

So I got up a bit on the ladder and tryed to do a battle, but it seems like everyone here as a mark3-5 ship and I as a mk2 shooter cant handle the damage done by the t4 rare snipers that every shipat that level has.
Here's a picture of my latest game:
(sorry for the low quality but I play on phone)

 

Before a long time in my mini account i had a match that i was mk2 and all of my team Were mk5 and enemy team had 2 mk5 and 3 mk4 (and that 3 mk4 were there so that both team have the same Mk) but i managed to stay alive ,how? Became a torp /sniper / mortar spammer it is the best solution for you,and everyone who have that problem

 

MM threads 4 billion + 10? @_devill or whoever counted them?

 

Yep. There is always one more matchmaking thread. Matchmaking thread count updated.

 

It should not be normal but it is normal for Battle Bay. The lower infamies are a disaster. If you like the game enough, grind it out to M4 and R25-ish type gear and things even out above 1500 infamy.

 

They are down there because they are just terrible. Keep moving and use long range items till mk5. Most Mk5s just charge and don't lead shots. I saw a mk2 enfo beat a mk5 shoot at close range, becuase the enforcer kept moving, and the shooter never led its shots.

 

There seems to be an expectation that infamy X should have ship level Y in it. That's not how infamy works. We all hit a ceiling in matchmaking... and it requires added skill/items/ship to get through.

 

Ugh, As a f2p player i dont know if i can get high tier rar- oh wait i got an achievement. HeLLo RaRe BLast CaNNon.

 

Infamy DOESN’T work for matchmaking, gear score is the logical choice. If anybody can make a case for why infamy is better for matchmaking I would love to hear your point. To me it’s just as rational as someone making a case for walking around backwards, yea we could all do it but why should we since it’s ridiculous compared to how it should be. Obviously matchmaking is a big issue in this game, stop suggesting players get used to it and FIX THE ISSUE.

 

Rovio really needs to un-gate mk upgrades a lot. That would help new players so much. Remove Captain level requirements, make them a lot cheaper too.

It really stinks for new players to join up, enjoy the game, then basically be told "Oh, you actually want to climb and improve your gear? Fine, but bend over and get used to what's coming for a solid 4 months first!"

 

loooOoooOooOck.

 

Infamy would work better at the lower levels if good players were actually allowed to rise. There are too many arbitrary gates holding them back, which creates a tremendous amount of unnecessary and prolonged suffering. The gates perhaps had a purpose early in the game's life, but if they want new players to stick around, they should be completely reworked.