# Matchmaking is absolutely horrible currently **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [November 25, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/matchmaking-is-absolutely-horrible-currently/63423 "2019-11-25T21:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 82
**Author:** ![GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/gmevangelos/32/28747_2.png) [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/matchmaking-is-absolutely-horrible-currently/63423/82 "2020-04-23T15:55:16Z")
Hello everyone! As a note, this Wednesday’s maintenance included fixes in an effort to generate better, more balanced matches in ranked: > [@hammer\_and\_wrench Server Maintenance - Wednesday, April 22 - AoE: DE, AoE II: DE](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-april-22-aoe-de-aoe-ii-de/79783): > > WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers) WHEN: 2020-04-22T20:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: 2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition ([Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017900/) / [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/p/age-of-empires-definitive-edition/9njwtjsvgvlj)) Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition ([Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780) / [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/p/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition/9njdd0jgpp2q)) OBJECTIVES: Age of Empires: DE: Implementing fixes for missing game lobbies. Age of Empires II: DE: Implementing improvements for ELO balancing in ranked matchmaking. Age of Empires II: DE: Updating multipl… Previously, searching for a match as a pre-made team would utilize the sum of the ratings rather than the average. This resulted in the system creating imbalanced matches in the case where one team had a party of players and the other did not. So far, the fix seems to have already improved the quality of ranked matches. That said, if you continue to see issues, please do let us know! =) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/matchmaking-is-absolutely-horrible-currently/63423)._