Invokation Blog
"I Can’t Play with my Friends"
Why SBMM makes it so friends of different skill levels can't play together — and the policy levers that fix it.
How The Finals Built the Best Ranked in FPS
Getting a ranked mode players love starts with a matchmaking rating you can trust.
What's wrong with being normal?
Normality is a red flag when it comes to matchmaking ratings. Lognormal beats Gaussian in production.
Matchmaking Ruins Everything
Is it even possible to have stable MMR with SBMM? We look at the available skill rating systems and their effects on SBMM.
"I Can’t Play with my Friends"
Why SBMM makes it so friends of different skill levels can't play together — and the policy levers that fix it.
What's wrong with being normal?
Normality is a red flag when it comes to matchmaking ratings. Lognormal beats Gaussian in production.
Matchmaking Ruins Everything
Is it even possible to have stable MMR with SBMM? We look at the available skill rating systems and their effects on SBMM.
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