Waste of time games due to poor matching algorithm

[frogstar_A]

To add to what everyone else has said:

The option to only play opponents in your own arena-league doesn't work. It's been broken from the start. I don't know why the button is still there pretending it can be chosen

Works fine for me at least If I am gold league and say it must be my league or +/- 1 then I only get matched vs silver gold or platinum.

[qwertasdfg]

It doesn't work and (as far as I know) it never did.
Try it out for yourself, in a game that isn't as highly frequented as can't stop or whatever

Sorry, but I don't believe a single word of what you write. Restricting the leagues works fine. If this would be a popular site-wide problem, it would be a much more prominent topic. I haven't seen anyone complaining like you do in recent time.
If it really doesn't work for you, you should file a bug report and if it is a problem also for others, there will be many such reports or yours will get upvoted and eventually admins will care about it (as they have done in the past). It is really bold of you to assume that this does not work for others.

It's bold of me to assume the algorithm isn't only faulty when i am involved?
Yeah, no. Sorry. It surely works the same for everyone. And no, restrictions don't work. Just now I've been paired With someone a League higher when I put only from my league and never +-1,+-2,...
It happens regularly. And yes, not many report it. I guess the reason why is that not many use it in the first place.

Bug report is fine long ago, not nice from you to imply that I haven't done one

[frogstar_A]

It doesn't work and (as far as I know) it never did.
Try it out for yourself, in a game that isn't as highly frequented as can't stop or whatever

Sorry, but I don't believe a single word of what you write. Restricting the leagues works fine. If this would be a popular site-wide problem, it would be a much more prominent topic. I haven't seen anyone complaining like you do in recent time.
If it really doesn't work for you, you should file a bug report and if it is a problem also for others, there will be many such reports or yours will get upvoted and eventually admins will care about it (as they have done in the past). It is really bold of you to assume that this does not work for others.

It's bold of me to assume the algorithm isn't only faulty when i am involved?
Yeah, no. Sorry. It surely works the same for everyone. And no, restrictions don't work. Just now I've been paired With someone a League higher when I put only from my league and never +-1,+-2,...
It happens regularly. And yes, not many report it. I guess the reason why is that not many use it in the first place.

Bug report is fine long ago, not nice from you to imply that I haven't done one

The +1/-1 always works for me. ALWAYS, however I have never tried "has to be in my exact
League"

[dgjxqz]

I suggested https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=35741 but I don't have hundreds on sub-accounts to vote for my suggestion.

[dschingis27]

Yeah, no. Sorry. It surely works the same for everyone.

Obviously not. Thanks for recognizing posts of other people. Either you and Smeg are lying, either steve5332, frogstar_A, and me are lying, or it does not work the same for everyone for some reason.

The problem with your bug report is that it is way too unspecific. You don't even include example matches or if you played turn-based or real-time. https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=57864 Same problem here. https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=49620

On the other hand, this bug report was tackled and solved just one day after posted.
https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=14597