Stupid matchmaking horror

[Spaceboy]

I am really PISSED off by these stupid matchmakings where you REALLY have zero chance to win. We are not a bad team, but the guys on the other side are just too strong. Why are these matches allowed? There is no FUN in this.

We:
1. CWA 244
2. SA 263
3. SA 245
4. AA 240
5. AA 228
6. AA 224
7. GA 186
and other 13 low level ages

They:
1. DA 290
2. DA 276
3. SA 258
4. SA 246
5. SA 248
6. CWA 247
7. CWA 216
8. AA 195
9. CWA 210
10. AA 182

Ah.. I know..One moderator told me that we were at the "edges" of the matchmaking system. The same BS is ongoing strong.

It's time that they close the servers as this game is going nowhere, except adding new ages every 6 months for the big spenders.

A frustrated 5yr-player.

 

[oddin]

I feel your frustration and know that you are not the only one....

On a side note, tell the following players that they need to advance age asap:

1. CWA 244
2. SA 263
3. SA 245
4. AA 240
5. AA 228
6. AA 224
7. GA 186

The reason you are getting difficult matches is mainly because of your heavy weight players not advancing ages and thus their offence.
Add to that, that matchmaking algorithm is a weird thing and nobody understands it completely and there you have it!

 

[Uhuru]

Yep.. no one wants a war whose outcome is clear even before it starts. But, fair matchmaking is no longer possible.. since the other side may have such unknown variables as, for example, four level 90 Eisenhowers, or a super-duper Museum, or super troop cards in defense of low lvl bases, etc.. Matchmaking is simply not compatible with these p2w features, so it can't work satisfactorily in principle. You can only be lucky and get an equal and interesting fight. We get that about once in five.

 

[Visionman]

Get better at attacking, and you won’t have to worry about it. No all matchups that look unfair actually are. Our alliance comes out on top often when it seems initially like we shouldn’t have a chance.

we don’t pay. We just develop skill.

 

[Parmenion]

We have a maximum of CWA players in our wars and yet regularly face Digital Age and Space Age bases. We win many of them but still... The new Information Age bases too. An Information Age player even took out my little Global Age base a few wars ago.

I'd rather the war search took longer than the system accepting an unfair matchup.

An option to disable the stronghold during wars for both sides would also be nice for those alliances that don't want it. An optional tick box so it suits both sides.

 

[Spaceboy]

How can a CWA 244 beat a DA of 290? He attacks with bazookas and infiltrators of course, but the gap is just too big. It is 2 ages above!

 

[theBobNamedDan]

I can speak to this CW vs DA. I am CW lvl 272 and this war I face off against 1. DA 305, and 2. DA 278. I should easily 5 star the #2 base, and I will get 2-4 stars against #1...

cant be done? I agree. Learn to attack. I am comfortable getting 2-4 stars at 2 ages and 40 levels higher than me. I have a better than average museum (thanks to event rewards and mining hard for blueprints). I have also built a lot of Uni research over the years.

I also typically defend well against commando/infiltrator attacks, and against HT attacks. Only thing I can’t stop are recon/bomber combos...

And yes, I understand that I should move up... I will move up as soon as I have 3 Lvl 60 generals and maxed walls. I am armory limited right now. Jumping up does me no good if I can’t research better troops yet. I think it will be pretty close to winter of ages when I move up to SA.

Our last 4 wars ended pretty even, mainly because they loaded up on def TT.

Our team is
1. CW lvl 272
2. CW lvl 268
3. SA lvl 269
4. GA lvl 206
5. GA lvl 200
6. IA lvl 172
7. IA lvl 169

 

[SomeRandomPlayer]

Players complaining that don't age up properly will always get "bad" matchups. Seriously, a Level 272 CW? There is no good reason for that since aging up adds available upgrades. Maxing generals is not a requirement nor does it help much in comparison to every other troop. Space Age is the best Age in the game, by far, the biggest jump in awesomeness. Atomic too. Yes I'm being harsh but seriously, there is no point in waiting for Generals to max when you could be adding a wonder, working on the awesome space age library (it truly is awesome and the biggest game changer in the game), much better troops and planes, the giant red button, ..., it's time.

And seeing Global Age players that could be Atomic is a similar situation. Atomic is a great jump too, almost as big as Space. Adding 4 additional planes is alone a giant game changer but there's more too, like a wonder, better museum, and so on.

Maxer alliances (that max everything before aging up) will always get "bad" matchups and do so for a good reason. It's your choice to not age up and this is one of the drawbacks. The only benefit of not aging up is having slightly easier bases in multiplayer... and that's a small benefit. There is no other benefit, only negatives.

 

[RiseOfNations]

Poor war matching, most of our opponents are in perks 15 but we are in 13 only. All are advanced bases, struggling to make 2-3 stars. Also, donated troops missing issue. Useless to play in WW.

 

[theBobNamedDan]

We get fair matchups. Only 5 of the 30 players in our alliance are makers. I know people don’t think that you should ever be a high level base per age, but I don’t care. I move up when I choose to. I spent a long time in IA and AA (working on Uni). I just moved into SA in June. I will move up again in December. I only plan on maxing anything that shoots at airplanes, tank depots bunkers garrisons and missile silos. (Troop spawning to combat commandos). I also work up traps and anti tank as they combat HT. I don’t care about mortars and sniper towers. I have not touched farms and caravans since IA. I also take down SA bases lvl 260+ in MP with a partial army and only 1 maybe 2 war tactics...

to each his own. I don’t complain about war matchups. I was just pointing out that even as a CW I regularly take on DA bases in war. (Got 10 stars this war against DA bases). I am happy with my progress and happy where I am. I pause at the power ages and then short skip the in between ages.

I am just not looking forward to getting pummeled by Info Age players so I am getting what I view as important upgrades done before jumping to SA.