Currently it is very difficult to find a match (especially in arena mode) even in the most popular games if you set your options to exclude the defaults. I.E. players don't really prefer to play at 1 turn/day, but almost everybody set their preferences to include 1 turn/day because it is easier to find a match with this setting.
On top of that, there are training mode, arena mode, real time vs turn based, etc which segregates the players.
The suggestion here is to do away from specific modes and allow players who prefer different modes to play on the same table, but at the end of the game all scoring (arena, ELO, and any new or experimental ranking systems) will be performed to everyone.
The new matchmaker should, instead of player set game speed, calculate matching score based on similarity in collected statistics of response time and active hours, consider current rank, how long a player has been waiting and avoid matching same players over and over again.
Please vote at https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=35741
On top of that, there are training mode, arena mode, real time vs turn based, etc which segregates the players.
The suggestion here is to do away from specific modes and allow players who prefer different modes to play on the same table, but at the end of the game all scoring (arena, ELO, and any new or experimental ranking systems) will be performed to everyone.
The new matchmaker should, instead of player set game speed, calculate matching score based on similarity in collected statistics of response time and active hours, consider current rank, how long a player has been waiting and avoid matching same players over and over again.
Please vote at https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=35741