I am wondering if it is possible to get a little better understanding of how Gwent matches players for games. I understand keeping some details secret to prevent players from manipulating the system, but I think some information would help players make it work better. Let me use my play as an example.
I have been playing Gwent for well over two years and am quite good at its strategy. But I often play inferior decks — to complete a quest, to explore unfamiliar cards/combinations, or simply because I enjoy them. And I am not interested in the competitiveness of ranked play. I generally only play ranked when I fail to notice my game was reset to ranked play, or once a month to qualify for the rewards. Thus, my ranking has fallen to rank 24 —and I am fine with that.
But recently, a large proportion of the unranked games I get are against very weak competition. For example, four of my last six games were against very weak SK decks played poorly. I get little satisfaction beating up on players who really have no chance — not to mention that doing so gives no value in testing a deck. Usually, unless I get absent minded, my opponents forfeit first, or I got saddled with some ghastly unpleasant quest like winning matches with ST, I will forfeit before my final play, figuring my opponent needs rewards more than I do.
I would like to know if a person’s rank impacts how opponents are selected — even if playing training mode, or if I am just chancing upon weaker players (or playing at times when stronger players are not).
If rank does affect unranked pairings, I will play more at the ranked level to improve the quality of my opponents. If it does not, I would rather just take chances with unranked.
I have been playing Gwent for well over two years and am quite good at its strategy. But I often play inferior decks — to complete a quest, to explore unfamiliar cards/combinations, or simply because I enjoy them. And I am not interested in the competitiveness of ranked play. I generally only play ranked when I fail to notice my game was reset to ranked play, or once a month to qualify for the rewards. Thus, my ranking has fallen to rank 24 —and I am fine with that.
But recently, a large proportion of the unranked games I get are against very weak competition. For example, four of my last six games were against very weak SK decks played poorly. I get little satisfaction beating up on players who really have no chance — not to mention that doing so gives no value in testing a deck. Usually, unless I get absent minded, my opponents forfeit first, or I got saddled with some ghastly unpleasant quest like winning matches with ST, I will forfeit before my final play, figuring my opponent needs rewards more than I do.
I would like to know if a person’s rank impacts how opponents are selected — even if playing training mode, or if I am just chancing upon weaker players (or playing at times when stronger players are not).
If rank does affect unranked pairings, I will play more at the ranked level to improve the quality of my opponents. If it does not, I would rather just take chances with unranked.