All:

Build 123 is current making its way through QA. It includes several small balance changes and bugfixes and some more changes to how PvP matchmaking works.

To address the rating system concerns and wait times:

1. We adjusted PvP matchmaking to help get matches more quickly. This has been done by accelerating the rating tolerance over time. The tolerance now starts at 60 points and increases by 2.35% every 5 seconds. We also simplified the matching rating to be the average of the group's rating and removed the power, level and group size contributions from the matching system.

2. We've modified the PvP matchmaking system to disallow matches where one side is severely disadvangated. The following match sizes are no longer allowed: 1v3, 1v4, 1v5, 2v5.

3. We've removed the damage bonus given to disadvantaged players from PvP. Advantaged players still receive a sizable damage nerf.

4. We've changed the fear and stun immunity time bonus in disadvantaged PvP matches. When outnumbered, you now receive a 100% bonus to all stun and fear immunity durations. The advantaged team now receives a 25% nerf to their immunity durations.

These changes will much reduce the wait times associated with the new rating system. They will also remove many of the disincentives to grouping in PvP.

Thanks for the feedback! It's been very instructive seeing this system in action with a large number of players.

steve

GREAT!

Ok Stephen i had an account on here however now im banned, not naming the ex-user name but let me just say i am very happy with these changes nice to see the developers listening to me. Queue wait times were always rediculous i hope this new system will be, better..

Whoot!! Thanks Bossman....

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2. We've modified the PvP matchmaking system to disallow matches where one side is severely disadvangated. The following match sizes are no longer allowed: 1v3, 1v4, 1v5, 2v5.

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This was one of my biggest initial gripes with PvP so now that you've done away with the one sided mob battles, I might just give PvP another chance.