Is it possible for two friends (or two people using the same internet connection) to be matched up against each other in a ranked or unranked game?
I'm curious to know whether there is some type of filter in place by Blizzard that prevents people using the same internet connection, or friends, from getting matched against each other in ranked or unranked games. My girlfriend and I sometimes play on WoL unranked games on the same network at the same time but we've never been matched up against each other, even when we start our games at the same time and when there is a one minute wait time to enter a game.
Is it just a coincidence or does Blizzard not want us to be matched up against each other?
Best Answer
If you're playing on a large server, it's likely that there are too many people playing for the chance of being matched against your girlfriend to be significant. I wouldn't be surprised if there were also restrictions in place to prevent friends from fixing ranked matches against each other, such as prioritizing having a new opponent each game, but Blizzard would stand to gain very little from explaining the matchmaking system when there are plenty of people who want to exploit it.
If you want to play against a specific person, that's exactly what custom games are for.
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Option b: Blizzard does not want you to be matched up against each other.
Allowing any sort of window for pre-arrangement previous to a ranked game would be a bad idea. Is just too much exploitable. People would be able to find ways to manipulate the matchmaking system to increase or decrease their rank in the ladder, messing up with the whole "you play against people of your same level" plan. Pretty sure Blizzard tries to look for opponents with the least possible connections to you, while maintaining the similar level thing and a reasonable latency.
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