Matchmaking update

This time, an update brings a new MMR system that functionally gives players separate MMRs for each of the five roles included in ranked roles. Winning or losing games will modify your single rank. Though the return to a single MMR score might suggest that Valve is returning to the previous setup, this new system further segments things in ranked matchmaking. It should theoretically result in greater parity between teams, regardless of what role a player is assigned during the game. Previously, the MMR system only distinguished between support and core, with core encompassing carry, mid, and offlane roles.

OP ZaedynFel. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Learn more. Since the recent CSR updates we have kept a close eye on both player feedback and the data coming back. We have found that the changes are meeting their core intentions of increasing the integrity of higher-Onyx and Champ ranks.

We understand that some players, especially at the high end, have experienced a significant drop in matchmaking quality as a result of our recent iterations. We are committed to making matchmaking as good as it can be. For any party that includes an Immortal player, every player in that party will be considered the same rank as the highest player in that party. We think this trade-off is worthwhile at this high level, however, because matches are unlikely to be of high quality anyways with extremely disparate skill levels within a party given the shallow pool available.

The new Ranked season is here. The changes in this update will be rolled out gradually over the next two days as we iron out bugs. The calibration part of the new season will begin this Thursday. One big observation that we had since the previous update was that matches with misaligned roles had a meaningful impact on game quality. An example of this is when the mid player for one team has the highest rank on their team, and the mid player on the other team has the lowest rank.