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Something happened to matchmaking.

Frag_Machine · 28 Jul 2026 at 01:19 · permalink

Almost every game I've que'd in has turned into being completely overwhelmed and the game ends early or the reverse. There's been constant matches of teams full of lvl 1-150 against teams full of 300-700s. There is no mix. Everything feels lop-sided and rage inducing. This feels nothing like season 3.

UrumaShu · 28 Jul 2026 at 01:27 · permalink

Where have you been playing? It's been like this since the game launched! Not a new thing at all.
Maybe you're stats have got better and now it's pooling you with the bad players( bot like)? Welcome to the club , ea says enjoy.......

Frag_Machine · 28 Jul 2026 at 13:48 · permalink

Where have you been playing? It's been like this since the game launched! Not a new thing at all.
Maybe you're stats have got better and now it's pooling you with the bad players( bot like)? Welcome to the club , ea says enjoy.......
Season 3 was night and day compared to now. Played a lot that season and you'd get a complete takeover maybe 1 in 30 matches. Now its closer to 1 in 3.

hardbass2525 · 28 Jul 2026 at 13:56 · permalink

Season 3 was night and day compared to now. Played a lot that season and you'd get a complete takeover maybe 1 in 30 matches. Now its closer to 1 in 3.
9 in every 10 games I had were rigged blowouts one way or another and I'm not even exaggerating. 1 in 10 were actual, competitive close matches. I don't mind losing with competent players but place me on a team with crayon eaters and I'm not staying. What's the point? Engagement algo? No thanks.

OverDRIVEEEEE · 28 Jul 2026 at 17:18 · permalink

I felt this in Season 3 already
I played before and uninstalled somewhere in the middle of season 1. Didn't play season 2 at all and came a couple of weeks before Season 3 ended.
However, when I came back to that late S3... Literally every game felt like this. We start the match, one team caps every point and game ends.
Before I uninstalled the game, I had this happen to me 2 or 3 times in total, across multiple MONTHS. When I came back, I had this happen multiple times in a session. In 10 games, I'd have 4 or 5 instances of this, and this would be happening daily. So already in one day I experienced this more often than I had in 3-4 months combined
Or, one team starts off strong and caps everything except one point. And then when the losing team gets to about 700 tickets, everyone on that team suddenly becomes a GOD and they either cap every single point for the timeot and insta game win, or they turn the game around and keep that until the end with no more comeback from the team who was winning originally. My luck being is that I was usually on the losing side in the end of these
And I specifically paid attention, it ALWAYS happens when the losing team gets down to around 700 tickets, in the case of these mad "comebacks"
There is definitely something fishy going on
Although, I haven't seen nearly as many of those total domination matches from the start, where one team caps everything and instantly wins - while they still happen fairly often - the situation where a "mad comeback" happens appears in basically every single round
And, when it happens, I stg my hit registration gets even worse than it already is, because then I can't kill anyone anymore, despite still playing the same as I was just a minute ago

Frag_Machine · 28 Jul 2026 at 22:49 · permalink

Season 3 was night and day compared to now. Played a lot that season and you'd get a complete takeover maybe 1 in 30 matches. Now its closer to 1 in 3.
9 in every 10 games I had were rigged blowouts one way or another and I'm not even exaggerating. 1 in 10 were actual, competitive close matches. I don't mind losing with competent players but place me on a team with crayon eaters and I'm not staying. What's the point? Engagement algo? No thanks.
It's weird. I never had this many high ping players in games before. Even at launch, even during Season 3. The endless streak of spawning and getting cornered 3 seconds later really tests the will to continue.
I don't mind being the underdog and trying to breakout and cause a ruckus. But only if those kinds of matches happen occasionally. Not every other match.

Frag_Machine · 28 Jul 2026 at 22:52 · permalink

I felt this in Season 3 already
I played before and uninstalled somewhere in the middle of season 1. Didn't play season 2 at all and came a couple of weeks before Season 3 ended.
However, when I came back to that late S3... Literally every game felt like this. We start the match, one team caps every point and game ends.
Before I uninstalled the game, I had this happen to me 2 or 3 times in total, across multiple MONTHS. When I came back, I had this happen multiple times in a session. In 10 games, I'd have 4 or 5 instances of this, and this would be happening daily. So already in one day I experienced this more often than I had in 3-4 months combined
Or, one team starts off strong and caps everything except one point. And then when the losing team gets to about 700 tickets, everyone on that team suddenly becomes a GOD and they either cap every single point for the timeot and insta game win, or they turn the game around and keep that until the end with no more comeback from the team who was winning originally. My luck being is that I was usually on the losing side in the end of these
And I specifically paid attention, it ALWAYS happens when the losing team gets down to around 700 tickets, in the case of these mad "comebacks"
There is definitely something fishy going on
Although, I haven't seen nearly as many of those total domination matches from the start, where one team caps everything and instantly wins - while they still happen fairly often - the situation where a "mad comeback" happens appears in basically every single round
And, when it happens, I stg my hit registration gets even worse than it already is, because then I can't kill anyone anymore, despite still playing the same as I was just a minute ago
Maybe I didn't see it in Season 3 because I was doing the new mode obliteration and flying transports most the time. Not worrying much about my KD because my gunners were going 50-3 some rounds.

UrumaShu · 28 Jul 2026 at 23:08 · permalink

Where have you been playing? It's been like this since the game launched! Not a new thing at all.
Maybe you're stats have got better and now it's pooling you with the bad players( bot like)? Welcome to the club , ea says enjoy.......
Season 3 was night and day compared to now. Played a lot that season and you'd get a complete takeover maybe 1 in 30 matches. Now its closer to 1 in 3.
If you have higher k/d then this has been in the game since day 1! 98% of all my matches are 1 sided steam rolls , and maybe 1-2% good fun back and forth matches with both teams being competent. Most matches I join on breakthrough or conquest most players are worse than bots. Half barely get 10 kills.
If you play with a friend that has lower stats let them search for game and you can find better matches( with alot still 1sided steam rolls). But alot more fun matches.
When I que up solo it's a 1 sided steam roll 9 out of 10 matches . There is still good players but hardly any teamwork.
So I tend to just snipe or tank when I'm in matches like that which is Alot sadly.

hardbass2525 · 28 Jul 2026 at 23:14 · permalink

9 in every 10 games I had were rigged blowouts one way or another and I'm not even exaggerating. 1 in 10 were actual, competitive close matches. I don't mind losing with competent players but place me on a team with crayon eaters and I'm not staying. What's the point? Engagement algo? No thanks.
It's weird. I never had this many high ping players in games before. Even at launch, even during Season 3. The endless streak of spawning and getting cornered 3 seconds later really tests the will to continue.
I don't mind being the underdog and trying to breakout and cause a ruckus. But only if those kinds of matches happen occasionally. Not every other match.
Dudes are region hopping with VPNs because it gives them peakers advantage and tryhards nowadays will use every last advantage (low settings / meta / VPN).