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para_parolutoday at 2:02 AM2 repliesview on HN

SBMM also a double-edged sword. Some people like to play game relaxed. Random matchmaking gives them chance to win. But SBMM means having sweaty games all the time. I do prefer SBMM but I’ve seen people upset about it


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TulliusCicerotoday at 3:52 AM

People who complain about SBMM being "sweaty" are typically stronger players who want to dunk on casuals. For them, it's true that non-SBMM is sweaty, because if you're even a top 10% player, you're gonna dominate most other people.

But what if you're a bottom 10% player? How non-sweaty is non-SBMM then? Is it not-sweaty to get absolutely demolished all the time even at your best?

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mpynetoday at 5:11 AM

> SBMM also a double-edged sword. Some people like to play game relaxed.

That's just a different way of saying some people like to play games where their opponent has no chance. So your "relaxation" comes entirely at the expense of others.

Single player campaigns are a better way to accomplish this because then you can do whatever you want as far as difficulty goes.