In the S37 season, the official has made changes to the matchmaking mechanism, split matchmaking, scoring, ranking mechanism and other game experience directions, let's take a look at the specific changes!
【Changes to the casting process】
First of all, players below the diamond will choose heroes strictly according to the position given by the current match, for example, if we are on the development path, that can only be selected among the development path heroes.
The advantage is obvious, the phenomenon of grabbing positions will become a thing of the past, and everyone can play better with the heroes they want to play.
However, if it's a multi-position hero, you may need to look at that hero's main class to choose a split.
Above Diamond, there is not much change from before, and the casting will not limit the heroes, but a new wave of pre-selection process has been added to facilitate players to express and communicate the heroes/lineups they want to play.
It is worth mentioning that in the pinnacle game, the official ban position has been increased to 10, and each player has the right to ban heroes, but the two sides will carry out blind bans, and they can no longer judge the hero they want to choose on the opposite side according to bp.
PS: You can see the heroes that your teammates have banned, but you can't see the opponent's.
Therefore, some strong/over-standard heroes such as Ma Chao, Jing, Gongsun Li, and Shao Siyuan may be difficult to be released in the new season, and their national service points and appearance rate will be affected.
However, the heroes banned on both sides can be repeated, if the "tacit understanding is full", it may only be possible to ban 5 heroes, 1 less than S36, but the probability is small, generally at most 1~2 duplicates.
PS: At the moment, the mechanic is only available in Pinnacle, and qualifying will take some time to test.
[Changes to the Matchmaking Mechanism]
(1) The matching algorithm has been reconstructed, and it will be matched according to everyone's strength and style, so that the strength of both sides is the same as possible, and the occurrence of fried fish is reduced.
(2) The split lane matching is open all day, and the following ranks of the king are matched according to the single split lane, for example, if we choose the middle lane, then we will definitely match the game in the middle lane.
The rank above the king is the primary/secondary splitting algorithm, players need to choose the main shunt and the secondary shunt to match, but don't worry, the official said that the proportion of the secondary shunt will be reduced as much as possible, so that most players can play the main split.
PS: The fill function will also be turned on, and players will be matched according to more branches.
If you don't choose a hero according to the current split, you will face the above penalties, serious or even a direct ban, so it's better to play honestly.
【Ranked Match Mechanic Changes】
The modified qualifying match is similar to 10v10 in that it is calculated using the points algorithm, and the better the performance, the more points you get.
It's easy to understand, for example, if we win a game and perform well, we will get a certain number of points on top of the original reward, and when we accumulate 100, we will add a star.
When we win a gold medal performance, we can increase our points by 100 points, so if we win, we will directly add 2 stars, and if we lose, we will not lose stars.
Since the points are added according to the gold/silver medals, the official scoring algorithm has also been revised.
On the basis of the original version, a variety of dimensional calculation methods will be added, such as vision, healing, tower pushing and other contributing behaviors, which will increase their post-match score, and the purpose is to encourage players to play more actions that contribute to the game.