LogFAQs > #977146825

Northlane posted...

You don't

That's part of the 'engagement based matchmaking' they've had for like half a decade

If you have a string of games where you play bad, it'll drop you down a couple 'skill tiers' and match you with easier opponents to keep you playing

If you suddenly started playing like a league pro for a few games, you'll get put in tougher lobbies with higher skill players

This was put in place to protect lower skill players (i.e. Timmy No Thumbs) to make sure they keep playing and spend money on cosmetics

Because their metrics found low skill players would drop the game too quick in the past and those were potential spenders they were losing out on

This. Disbanding lobbies and this new "engagement optimized matchmaking" system has been a thing since MW2019, and it really sucks. What's even worse about it is that it actually prioritizes finding opponents of the proper skill level over connection quality, so as you get better at the game, the pool of players you have to match with gets smaller, your connection quality gets worse, and your gaming experience gets worse. The casual players and the players of "average" skill levels are basically playing a completely different game compared to the players in the higher skill brackets.