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metroid composite posted...

Don't get me wrong, I think the direction they are taking with the things you posted are great - that is not at all the core of my complaint. Quickly regarding what you said: The apprentice ranks are a truly miserable grind that I wouldn't wish on anyone, but the packs and free deck at the end are indeed quite helpful. The core set has been a desperately needed addition that apparently has been asked for for years and it's good that it is finally happening. Duplicate protection honestly feels like some bare minimum stuff but sure if you want to call that a positive that's fine. HS is indeed moving in a better direction for resource acquisition!

My problem is specifically with the matchmaking system in constructed. Imagine you are new to BGs, your MMR is let's say 4000 and you've never been above 4500, yet 80% of all games you play are against long-time players at 7000 MMR who all have the perks and you don't. Now imagine you couldn't even play some of the heroes until you unlocked them, and the only ways to unlock them were to grind (against players with more resources which puts you at a disadvantage) or pay money. I barely play, don't do all that well, but for 1 month the game decides I should have a star bonus that makes no sense so now I get to go on an 11 game loss streak just because I want to finish a quest that can't be re-rolled so I can maybe get the resources to actually complete a full competitive deck.

tl;dr, the matchmaking/MMR system in constructed is awful and unlike any I've experienced in gaming. It's compounded by the fact that the new-ish player base seems to be so small that I hit them rather infrequently. I've never played a game that puts you in a matchmaking tier on the backend (via hidden MMR) that you have not once ever hit officially (outside of initial placements, etc).

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