There are a lot of assumptions being made from one photograph.
We do not know the gear score/ship level/captain level of the all the players this player was facing.
We do not know what the event win rate of the player was.
We do not know how many games the player used this setup for. (defender would be a poor choice to use if gaming the system in a 1v1 event)
I could provide a photo of some of the players I was faced with (using the exact setup I use for ranked), and in isolation it would look like they were cheating or conversely for others that I was cheating.
If we want to have proper discussion on event matchmaking, we need to move away from these witch hunt, naming and shaming posts, and discuss ideas to minimise perceived unequal matches. Some people in this post have made some suggestions, but the merits of each has not been debated at all because the focus has been one photo. And as such, we miss the opportunity to improve future events.
So here’s a summary of points made above which should be debated:
- Put in place infamy/level/league thresholds
- Base matchmaking on highest mark ship
I will bet that there are many other great ideas out there, and I would love to hear them.
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