Losing Infamy With Useless Team Mates

Infamy is a useless way for match making because all it takes is being matched with a couple of players that do their own thing then get killed. I admit i've done it & doing it as i start getting shitty & piss3d off, so i can't be fu¢k3d being a team player. At my level, i expect players to know the maps & strategic gameplay that's involved & wish they'd stop playing with their d1¢k'$ & payed attention.

 

My first match of the day yesterday started with me saying "Together!" followed by the enforcer and fixer speeding off on their own, only to be killed in 10 seconds, literally. The three speeders sitting together were then left to ponder their remaining short lives in the remaining 3 on 5 battle. Regardless of it being one of those lop-sided matchups where the other side had a combined 6 epic and 2 legendary weapons while we 2 epics, going off alone like that is suicide... and WTF was the fixer doing not staying with the bulk of the team? So many things.

 

All day my teams been scattering and defenders hiding. Pissing me off

 

Matchmaking is perfectly fine, everyone has bad games from time to time, so if your teammates don't do well, no need to accuse matchmaking. It's the players fault but who cares. Just play for fun and try to make the best out of it! And the good thing is, the higher you rise in infamy -> less floaters and better understanding to support the team, so it gets better!

 

Was that me?! It was probably me.

I'm convinced this is how the game works. Slow progress, If you want to level up faster you can , you know, always buy some legendaries to offset your team.
Also if everyone made it to nightmare league in 3 weeks how fun would that be?

 

I do wish their was some sort of Reputation system, either alongside Infamy, i dont know. Some way of tagging an icon of shame to players. Even if it was Guild related so Guilds had more purpose for players 1000 upwards to recruit and Fleetup an Entire Team of 5 for both Casual play and Competitive, if we ever get such a feature.
Would make life easier interms of improving play and tactics as a 5 member team

 

Same here. I was playing with 3 fixers and a shooter against 2 speeders, 2 defenders and a fixer. Firepower was low but still the mk5 shooter decided to run off alone to kill someone. I did the best I could with the help of 3 fixers but what's the use. I play with a mk4 speeder and have 1800 hp (running with bandage) and it only takes a torp and a couple of cannon shots to make me run for my life and knowing fixers they come with a lot of healing but with minimal damage. I'm not sure if I'll get a fixer every fight so I stick with my rare bandage as I'm useless to the team if I'm 1 hit away from being a burning wreck if I took early damage.
A request to all players out there, you may get lucky and win matches solo sometimes with your weapons, but it takes team work to make sure you win most of the time. And most of all please help any speeder who is trying to help together. We are not meant for front up attacks, that's why we have only 2 red slots and you have 4 or 5. We will help you if you help us. We might even join you for a suicide if it gives the team any advantage. But leaving us to fend for ourselves while you go and get yourself killed is just harsh.

 

Completely agree with you. Higher infamy players are better at team work, no doubt. And how will a player get to higher infamy if the drop in infamy is 200-300 and the gain is only 100 most of the time just because some players are so good they can win matches alone, no offense. I'm stuck between 1300 and 1800 infamy and am really struggling to make the team work together or help each other. I'm not saying match making is bad, neither are the players. It not like all the team is running off to score kills solo. The point of a 5 player team is to work together and help with each others shortcomings. It takes 5 players to win a match and only 1 to lose.

 

It is a pay to win system in a way that to say my tier 4 rare or epic Big Torp could've been a Legendary & instead of only damage, it would've destroyed the ship. Also some fixers speed up infront of my shooter, when they should be behind me & speeders/enforcers should flank the enemy from around the back or sides or even capture. Your infamy is a calculation for one player, based on the variables of 4 other players. If it were calculated by healing or damage, then each players infamy would be correct & work out better.

 

It's not necessarily the players all the time...Rovio does enjoy their 50/50 Algorithm that they spoon feed us. If you've won a few too many due to upgrades or skill, you can rest assure you can feel the losing streak around the corner when you get paired with players that you'll openly pray out loud how could someone possibly get to 3,000 Infamy and yet storms off solo and dies within 7.5 seconds, while spamming "Together!" And "Help me!"

It's because Rovio loves their 50/50 ratio. And you'll get the Short Bus players eventually if it means you need to be knocked down a peg or 2.

 

Oh yeah... it's always me who get's paired with bad players.