I would like to return to this post again. We have a very cool 4x4 map pool this month! But the problem is that it's almost impossible to find a 4x4 game. At the same time, we have 3x3, where there is not a single user At the same time, we have 3x3, where there is not a single user map or a 20x20 map. [image: 1767724405705-0ec71731-3d5f-4914-bc44-3923f13651a7-image.png]

Have fun coding then.

@Brutus5000 Switch relay server to https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/security/game-ddos-protection/ or something like that which should be more ddos-proof. As for worse connection through relay server check if the relay is properly handling PMTUD and check for buffer bloat and try to fix that.

It's clear who's your favorite lol

++ download progess in % or in data

Interesting!

Just today I witnessed someone else that has had the same trouble in Discord. They just couldn´t look a guide up by themself - Image: [image: 1760245856805-capture_guides.png] By that means I really hope that you and the FAF Team will discuss it internally - and would be cool to see little changes in the dc, thanks <-<

I'm not comparing myself to lower rated players, I'm comparing lower rated players with experience on map x vs lower rated players who have never seen map x. Even if I'm playing a map for the first time versus someone who plays it frequently, I'm at a disadvantage. Just have a look at my BO in my first actual attempt at a game on Amoor: https://replay.faforever.com/23837156 (minute 5 3.8k score, 6 land facs, 17 tanks) and then my second BO on Amoor: https://replay.faforever.com/23837606 (minute 5 4.8k score, 7 land facs, 23 tanks) And it felt good playing it a second time. The first time I played against someone way more experienced and got my ass kicked, but learned from it. I get that not everyone wants to have this same experience, but it is intended to be a competitive matchmaker, so that's kind of the experience they signed up for. Also to loop back to Sheppy's point, mapgen openings definitely have a pattern to them and so people who religiously play 3v3 TMM have an advantage over those who are new. In addition to this, toxicity definitely still exists towards players who misinterpreted the map and their role in the game. Very sad example: returning pro player Crazed plays his first mapgen game, hasn't been on faf since https://replay.faforever.com/24511266 And finally, Sladow's post (which is what promped me to make my post) mentioned trainees, which are by definition players who wish to learn and improve. In any case I do agree it's kind of "too late" to change 3v3 queue to contain man-made maps because it would upset a lot of players who want to play just mapgen

Since we are talking about changing something that is this old but obviously wrong, I suggest we switch direction for the current in electrical circuits, since it was chosen arbitrarily long before we found out that, actually, electrons in wires travel the other way. Unacceptable!

We planned to do that in a new user control panel. The first (still unfinished) changes in that direction are more than 2 years old and basically since then we have no capaciiy to work on it anymore

@rampeer said in Lets Talk about Rating: But my hunch is that current change-per-game is too high. These zigzags are not normal, just look how rating graph looks for chess: This comparison is not representative. The graph contains mostly long-lasting chess players who dominated for decades. It’s not a surprise at all that a world chess champion with peers will have consistently high rating. Because anyone else would not be included into your picture to begin with. The correct comparison would be the graph of MMR in Dota, CS or League of Legends. Even if you sample was more representative, there are fundamental differences that won’t allow FAF to ever have the same accuracy as chess. Chess players play the same “map”. Cannot expect the same level of consistency when playing hundreds and thousands of different maps. Last but not least - chess is 1v1, but FAF is mostly team games. Trueskill is better than basic chess ELO in evaluating players’ skill, but there are more obstacles contributing to larger swings too.

@Brutus5000 Great, thank you

There there fixed it for you.

@Jip I dont know how often i have to say this is not a balance or impactful thing. Its QoL. So obviously there is no data. How would I collect this? Ask players how they are feeling after playing UEF? Since pathfinding is a skill issue, i guess everyone is schizo

TMM already allows this

@Nuggets Ofcourse! There's https://www.youtube.com/@ForgedAllianceForever. Having good plays turned into shorts might be interesting for sure.