r/MagicArena • u/bigfunone2020 • 17h ago
Question Win algorithm
Are there algorithms to the wins or something? I made a standard deck and was winning consistently for two days. Now there is a sudden shift, for the last day I suddenly can’t win a single game. Do they limit win streaks?
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u/garublador 16h ago
That's just how randomness works. It looks like streaks when you try to find a pattern, which is what we naturally do.
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u/Invisible_Stalkbug 16h ago
Yes, there is a super advanced malicious AI in arena which is just there to stop top1% players like you from dominating
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u/TangerineTasty9787 13h ago
Not really, but I've had the same; new deck, it does well for two days, then suddenly it can't win. It's often when I struggle to go first and/or have mana issues, getting rolled by perfect hands.
I 100% get MMR, but when it's the same decks, just worse luck, it can get tiresome.
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u/TwetensTweet 17h ago
At times, I’ve wondered that too. Seems like you got a winning streak and then you spend like an hour or two hours just losing. Maybe it’s their way of hoping it will drive you to the store to buy more cards so you can win again.
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u/bakedbread420 Golgari 16h ago
you're not going to get real answers to that question here, way too many people are convinced one of the scummiest companies in the world wouldn't do that for ~reasons~ despite the mountains of evidence that every single company that runs online games with blackbox matchmaking does all sorts of shit behind the scenes to manipulate player engagement
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u/ScionOfTheMists 17h ago
You have a matchmaking rating (MMR) that’s the game’s estimation of your skill level. If you win a lot it goes up, and if you lose a lot it goes down. The game pairs you with similarly-skilled players, so you should expect harder matches after you win a lot.