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• I don't think that comparison really works all that well. What's actually happening is closer to every chess player in the world having their rating reset to around 1500 or so. So people who have been playing the game for years could still potential be playing against new players for a while after it resets. And knowing BHVR, it's very obviously bugged on top of that. But also, that's not a very good mindset to have when starting anything new. By that logic no one should ever start anything new, once it's been around for a while, because there will always be someone more experienced than you.

  
  

  Playing against people who are better than you is actually a great opportunity to improve once you get a grasp on fundamentals, even if you lose 20 games in a row. Obviously the game isn't in an extremely welcoming state for new players at the moment, because they haven't had the opportunity to grasp the fundamentals yet, but the MMR matchmaking has only been live for a few days at this point. So yes. Be patient. Or don't. It's ultimately up to each person on an individual basis whether they care enough to get better or if they want to quit because it's difficult and they don't care that much about taking the time to get better. And there's nothing wrong with that either way.

  
  

  Also the basketball comparison doesn't really work because even if the college team was REALLY bad, the 6 year olds would still be at an unwinnable disadvantage because the college team has a physical advantage over them, where as chess and video games are alot more even in that regard.

  in To those few still saying “wait for MMR to get better,” have you ever tried something new? Comment by BrandonBernier August 8, 2020