Always Getting Matched Against Players 200-300 ELO Higher in Ranked Team Games

:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

  • GAME BUILD #: 179158 (June 28, 2026)
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

Over the last year or so we’ve noticed a ridiculous increase in unbalanced team ranked matches matched by this game’s algorithm.

I’m aware of how the TG calculation works but this to me looks like a malfunction as we’ve been getting these matches 2-3 times a night. 50+ ELO lost every other night to these. Last week we fought a famous top 10 player who happened to be 1700 in TGs, we are 1300 players and there were plenty of other players our level queuing as matches were found instantly during that time.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

This happens in every 3 games out of 10 games we play. So 25%-30% of the time

  • 25%-30% of the time / matches I play

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Create a ranked team game and queue 2v2/3v3/4v4 with 1250-1400 ELO players (all friends on Steam), this happens more often with 3v3 and 4v4 matches

  2. Launch queue with or without banning any maps

  3. Within 20-40 seconds receive a match against players not our level (1600-2400 ELO)

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

Have more balanced team game match ups. It is better to wait some more time than to just automatically lose to players much higher rank than us.

:play_button: IMAGE

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