Matchmaking...is it equal?

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(12-02-2012 12:50 PM)Coolio Wrote:  Hi, I just registered. The name's Coolio. My name in game is Coolio - da best.

One thing I've noticed while I've been playing recently are the opponents I'm facing. I'm relatively inexperienced and am ranked about 60th in the Clever League. But, every game I've made recently is against someone ranked in the top 5 of a Clever League (except one game where they were ranked 16th). These people are obviously talented and i lose almost every time.

Has anybody else experienced anything like this? My only possible explanation is that the high ranked people are the only ones that play anymore so whenever i make a match they are the only people i can face.

-Coolio

You're probably right on the money in your assumption. Matchmaking is based on an invisible "True Skill" rating that every player has, but the longer your game is sitting around, the wider range of players that you may be matched with. So, either Outwitters is estimating your True Skill as close to the top Clevers, or, like you said, the lower-level Clevers just aren't that active.