Actually, it’s all for a good purpose, as the devs want to develop a better method of matching worthy opponents up in the game’s PvP scene as well as in competitive PvE. To this end, the team has created the “player potential system” to avoid lopsided pairings. Players’ gear and build is part of the evaluation, but the system will also be looking at the performances of each match to fine-tune future matchmaking.
“To calculate the potential of a player, things such as their character’s equipment and specializations are considered for ground and space evaluations,” Cryptic explained. “Once this is calculated, it can be used as an approximation of player power. This is then adjusted by a modifier that is generated as you play competitive ground or space matches. The more competitive matches you play, the more accurate your player potential will be.”
Meanwhile, Massively OP tipster Jason pointed us to this tweet, where it appears a certain STO dev got a nice promotion. Congrats!
So I just got a promotion at work. Not sure if it's related, but this song is going through my head. https://t.co/ZSYQs6DasR
— Maria Rosseau (@mariarosseau) April 5, 2017
