{"id":29697,"date":"2022-04-05T19:47:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T19:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/dead-by-daylight-matchmaking-system-test"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:28:14","slug":"dead-by-daylight-matchmaking-system-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/dead-by-daylight-matchmaking-system-test","title":{"rendered":"Dead by Daylight launches new matchmaking system test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dead by Daylight&#8217;s matchmaking system has been a point of hot debate among fans since the change from ranks to skill-based matchmaking in September 2021. While some people feel skill-based matchmaking has contributed to fairer matches, others have pointed out that the switch has regularly placed them against teammates that are far above or below their skill level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Behaviour has responded to the community&#8217;s concerns about matchmaking and is conducting tests to determine which changes could benefit the game. Here is everything both killers and survivors need to know about Dead by Daylight&#8217;s ongoing matchmaking tests and how to participate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dead by Daylight Matchmaking System Changes<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/CB5UpNxeTBsn-vgc2Y83ioTmVAvIu6_HH6lGxUXLZgk\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL0VzY2FwZV9TdXJ2aXZvci5qcGc\" alt=\"Escape_Survivor.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">With skill-based matchmaking, survivors&#8217; matchmaking level is determined by their escape rate. Some players believe the game should take more factors into account. (Image: Dead by Daylight forums)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the time of its release in 2015 to mid-2021, Dead by Daylight used a ranking system, with players ranking up when they received enough points and de-ranking when they failed to do well enough to rank.<\/p>\n<p>After regular community complaints on the Dead by Daylight forums, Reddit, and Twitter about queue times and unfair matches, though, Behaviour decided to implement skill-based matchmaking in September 2021. This was just months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dead-by-daylight\/nemesis-leon-jill-come-to-dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-chapter-dlc\">the iconic Resident Evil chapter was released,<\/a> bringing in an influx of new players.<\/p>\n<p>Dead by Daylight&#8217;s skill-based matchmaking ranks are determined by users&#8217; kill rates as Killer and escape rates as Survivor. Matchmaking ranks are not visible to the player, and players cannot see one another&#8217;s matchmaking ranks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/ghostwire-tokyo\/ghostwire-tokyo-ray-tracing-pc-specs\">Ghostwire Tokyo Ray Tracing PC specs and highest settings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/how-to-decommission-monty-in-fnaf-security-breach\">How to decommission Monty in FNAF Security Breach<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/resident-evil-village\/resident-evil-8-village-how-to-get-cannibal-s-plunder-treasure\"><strong>Resident Evil 8 Village: How to get Cannibal&rsquo;s Plunder treasure<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The community wasn&#8217;t happy about these changes, with complaints about unfair matches in the community only becoming more common. On 25th March 2022, Behaviour announced they would be conducting a series of matchmaking tests to determine the community&#8217;s opinion on different types of skill-based matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to find a nice balance between queue times and fairness that everyone can be happy with,&#8221; said Dead by Daylight community manager Peanits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dead by Daylight Matchmaking Test Dates, Times and Info<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/EFNd4DErufw-xThxdU3VjbBLDKIvEQFQRWKrl8jvz04\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9EZWFkX2J5X0RheWxpZ2h0L0RlYWRfYnlfRGF5bGlnaHRfY2xvY2tfdG93ZXIuanBn\" alt=\"Dead_by_Daylight_clock_tower.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Users can participate in Dead by Daylight&#8217;s matchmaking tests just by playing at certain dates and times. (Image: Behaviour)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dead by Daylight&#8217;s matchmaking tests will take place on the following dates:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">28th March 2022<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">29th March 2022<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">30th March 2022<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">31st March 2022<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">4th April 2022<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">7th April 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each test begins at 11 am EDT and ends 24 hours later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All matchmaking tests will be live on all platforms (Steam, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S) save for mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Behaviour will not announce exactly what the tests will change or what will be changing each day, in order to reduce users&#8217; bias.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One day may favour faster queues over match quality, while another may prioritize finding the most even opponent(s) possible,&#8221; Peanits explained.<\/p>\n<p>Users who participate in the matchmaking tests can post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.deadbydaylight.com\/en\/categories\/matchmaking-tests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">official Dead by Daylight forums<\/a> to let Behaviour know about their experience each day.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and updates about Dead by Daylight, as well as guides for other horror games, check out our Horror category.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Behaviour.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dead by Daylight&#8217;s matchmaking system has been a point of hot debate among fans since the change from ranks to skill-based matchmaking in September 2021&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12834,"featured_media":29698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video-games","genre-horror","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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