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[M4ntiX]

So I've been holding off with this question for a while now, but since it happened again, I have to ask.

 

What's up with the first game in a new tank matchmaking??

 

Didn't we used to be always top tier in the very first battle to get a feel for the tank before fighting higher tiers? If this was changed, may we know when and why?

Personally I don't mind that much, but being the only tier III in a full tier V lobby is a bit ridiculous to be honest.

I get you WG folk must think we are all made of steel and don't mind +/-2 matchmaking, but c'mon... Very first battle... Really?

 

[RAD FROOD 25]

Meh your in a Merc so it doesn't matter that much 

[M4ntiX]

RAD FROOD 25, on 21 January 2019 - 05:11 PM, said:

Meh your in a Merc so it doesn't matter that much 

 

Ya, I ken. Aced it in 2nd battle and will never play it again. The question stands though, so please don't derail the thread.

[RAD FROOD 25]

M4ntiX, on 21 January 2019 - 05:16 PM, said:

 

Ya, I ken. Aced it in 2nd battle and will never play it again. The question stands though, so please don't derail the thread.

 

But you are true in that I always thought you were top tier in a new tank. 

[Camelman Fin]

They removed that new tank mm some time ago, i havent been top tier with new tanks in first game atleast few months now

Edited by Camelman Fin, 21 January 2019 - 05:22 PM.

[grayman2908]

Yep saw that a while back. 

[TocFanKe4]

Camelman Fin, on 21 January 2019 - 11:20 AM, said:

They removed that new tank mm some time ago, i havent been top tier with new tanks in first game atleast few months now

 

Where was that announced?  I'm having a hard time believing this based on somebody's word on the forum.

 

They never automatically gave you top tier.  They said that the MM tries to give you easier MM the first few games.  But if you're in platoon or there's few people in your tier, that can go out the window.

 

[M4ntiX]

TocFanKe4, on 21 January 2019 - 05:44 PM, said:

 

Where was that announced?  I'm having a hard time believing this based on somebody's word on the forum.

 

 

Yup, same here. I must've missed the memo. WG, care to respond? Or if the question was already answered, can you point us to the announcement? Thanks!

[Jope2209]

Usualy you get honeymoon MM for a new tank, but since you were in Trasher you get trashy MM.

[Big Daddy Fried]

Had this just happen to me in the Firefly. First 4 games were Tier VII, Tier VIII, Tier VII, and finally a Tier VI top tier game. I don't remember it ever being announced, but it definitely seems to have changed.

[grayman2908]

Jope2209, on 21 January 2019 - 07:06 PM, said:

Usualy you get honeymoon MM for a new tank, but since you were in Trasher you get trashy MM.

 

very cruel sir.  and me thinks it was posted by max, but my brain cells ain't what they use to be. 

[Jope2209]

Topsmuggler65, on 21 January 2019 - 07:12 PM, said:

 

very cruel sir.  and me thinks it was posted by max, but my brain cells ain't what they use to be. 

 

Lol, honeymoon is a thing, at least it used to be. It was confirmed more than once by WG officials on forums and live streams. I remember Paingod talking about it, but it was some time ago. I don't think it works nowdays. They've broke it.

[M4ntiX]

Jope2209, on 21 January 2019 - 07:06 PM, said:

Usualy you get honeymoon MM for a new tank, but since you were in Trasher you get trashy MM.

 

Hehehe! Funny, but also incorrect. Trashy mm is a thing regardless of whether you're in a recycled tank or not. Something has changed.

[ATHFjman18]

No one runs tier IIIs anymore now that ops aren’t compatible with them. Everyone is running their tier Vs now to be eligible for most of the Winter Ops like ‘Making a Point’. Probably not enough players running tiers II & III so you got the shaft. 

[M4ntiX]

ATHFjman18, on 21 January 2019 - 07:25 PM, said:

No one runs tier IIIs anymore now that ops aren’t compatible with them. Everyone is running their tier Vs now to be eligible for most of the Winter Ops like ‘Making a Point’. Probably not enough players running tiers II & III so you got the shaft. 

 

There were roughly equal numbers of tier III, IV & V in the queue. That's why I decided to play this tank. No, something has changed. This is not a singular case. We are no longer top tier when playing a tank for the first time.

[grayman2908]

Jope2209, on 21 January 2019 - 07:16 PM, said:

 

Lol, honeymoon is a thing, at least it used to be. It was confirmed more than once by WG officials on forums and live streams. I remember Paingod talking about it, but it was some time ago. I don't think it works nowdays. They've broke it.

 

no more honeymoon just straight back to work. 

[suicidalblues]

M4ntiX, on 21 January 2019 - 07:28 PM, said:

 

There were roughly equal numbers of tier III, IV & V in the queue. That's why I decided to play this tank. No, something has changed. This is not a singular case. We are no longer top tier when playing a tank for the first time.

 

The official word was nothing has changed. I consider myself very lucky that I got top tier for hundreds of tanks previously. I should've bought a lottery ticket before the big update last fall.

[Pit Friend]

That hasn’t been a thing for quite some time now. 

[TocFanKe4]

Pit Friend, on 21 January 2019 - 06:03 PM, said:

That hasn’t been a thing for quite some time now. 

 

I guess I'm just getting lucky.  I get easier MM on new tanks

[Pontiac Pat]

I recall a thread a couple months back on the subject.  IIRC, Max chimed in saying that there is no longer a honeymoon.  Even when we did get it, I thought it was for new premium tanks only.