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Get ready to launch.

Raid Date

• Raid to be revealed at showcase on the 23rd
• Raid goes live at 10 AM Pacific on August 26, 2022
• 24 hr contest mode
• 1560 power cap
• Similar to VoG, contest mode will require normal mode run and challenge mode run

Match making

3 pillars

• Connection quality
• Match fairness (skill)
• Matchmaking speed

Skill

• Skill is evaluated by kills, deaths, captures, round wins, revives, dunks, etc.
• A difference of 200 skill usually means a 75% chance of winning engagements
• 400 skill around 90%
• 600 skill means you will win a 1v1

Problem Space

• Matches are typically outbalanced due to average skill level and new light vs veteran matchups
• Over 50% of Control matches have a disparity of 900 skill between the top and bottom (not good)
• Survival Freelance has 60% games with 250 disparity (good)
• Bigger disparities lead to higher chances of spawn traps and/or a team being all dead at once

Balancing

• Hard to do with skill outliers present
• Aim is to get that low disparity

Season 18

• Control is getting SBMM to fix this
• More changes to potentially come in S19
• Rest of playlists are sticking to either Connection BMM or SBMM

Types of Matching Making

• CBMM - find best connected players for small area, widen area if not enough players found (area is determined by one random player on each fireteam)
• SSBM - find best skill disparity of players in a connection strength based area, widen area if not enough players found
• Control will test a loose version of SSMB which prioritizes both skill and connection equally

Goals for matchmaking

• Minimize match found time to 2-4 minutes
• Keep mercy rates for all maps around 5%
• Have 80% of matches end at the score limit
• Have the kill differential between top and bottom be 10-20 kills
• S19 may also include added variable of fireteam size as a matchmaking feature

Trials Map Vote for August 2nd

• Eternity - 39%
• Widow’s Court - 31%
• Rusted Lands - 30%