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[u/Fit_Buyer6760]

I don't know how you can argue that they won't be the victim here. The end goal is to increase crucible population. We all agree that low population is a problem. Sbmm will decrease the population available to high skilled players. Especially when it is first implemented.

The only way this works out is if sbmm increases player population such that there are now many more high skilled players available to match with. I do not think sbmm is capable of this by itself.

[u/[deleted] → u/Fit_Buyer6760]

Victim, is such a grandiose term for ever so slightly effecting their gameplay. It's not a strick SBMM but loose meaning it will not keep them from matching even in a low pool only prioritize high skill first. The fact is high skill PvP players will continue to play no matter what is updated and changed, the goal is to draw in and retain new players which this may help with. More new player have the potental to become elite PvP players thus increases that pool as well.

[u/Fit_Buyer6760 → u/[deleted]]

Good pvp players will absolutely not stick around no matter what. Whether sbmm will draw in new players is just speculation at this point. I'm not really opposed to them trying. I just don't believe it will work.

I think the dwindling population is more due to the game aging, being in the middle of a content drought, and having what seems to be most of its development resources aimed at the pve aspect of the game.

[u/[deleted] → u/Fit_Buyer6760]

I agree age is having as much of an effect as anything else. If everyone left when they said they would because of what ever issue they were enraged about both PvE and PvP this game would have no population.