In League of Legends the matchmaking rating has been reset, which is currently causing a lot of frustration. Now the developers want to penalize players who prefer to play in pairs. Because they have a significant advantage over solo players.
In League of Legends a new season has begun and this has also brought about some changes. At the same time, the reset of the MMR (which stands for matchmaking rating) has caused quite a stir, and players are frustrated with their matches in LoL.
The developers have now presented some adjustments and want to temporarily block a feature: the duo queue for certain high-ranked players. Additionally, there will be general disadvantages for all players who want to play as a duo.
Penalties for players who play in pairs: Because they have an advantage over solo players
What exactly is going to change? Riot has now announced that duo-queues for very high-ranked players will be significantly restricted to reduce abuse and perceived “unfair” matches at the start of the new season (via PCGamesn.com):
- According to LoL creative director Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison, “a change has been implemented that prohibits duo play up to the Grandmaster level, even if you have a Grandmaster MMR.”
- The “duo penalty”, the internal disadvantage in matchmaking, has been increased so that the additional coordination in voice chat does not create an unfair advantage over solo players who do not have such an advantage. This also affects players who are supposed to be in lower ranks.
According to Phroxzon, this has been exploited more than usual: Players have deliberately created unfair matchups through targeted de-ranking, account sharing, and other prohibited methods. Additionally, since there are already few players in the high elo queue, it becomes particularly noticeable when a coordinated duo encounters random solo players.
Single players who exploit this can cause a lot of trouble. In the future, duo teams in matchmaking should receive a stronger disadvantage, which Riot claims is now “much closer” to the real additional power that a well-coordinated duo has over five randoms.
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