Anyone feeling changes of new match making? Seems like there is no super friendly lobbies any more always a mix bag of some PVP/Ratting

my lobbies have been friendly so far. im assuming the new change might take a few more days to feel the full effect

The primary changes to the system include:

Defending is not attacking: The game no longer treats you as an aggressive/PvP-focused player if you are simply defending yourself against attackers.

Playstyle balancing: Matchmaking operates on a continuous scale between cooperative and aggressive, placing you with players who share similar playstyles over time. It is a probability, not a hard guarantee.

Post-patch fluctuations: Your playstyle history is saved, but you may occasionally see rougher or more hostile lobbies immediately following an update while the active player base updates and repopulates the server pools.

Loadout priorities: Matchmaking prioritizes placing players bringing custom loadouts into fresh servers rather than those using free loadouts.


personally, nothing changed, still in carebear loobies

This post was edited by megadank on May 21 2026 05:33pm

Interesting hmmm are you guys also pvping in duos and squads? I typically pvp in those modes and never pvp solo but taking so long to get back to friendly

I pve in solos duos and trios. Based on previous experience, if you pvp in duos or trios, you will more than likely get aggressive solo lobbies often

No, Im a "Gold Star" friendly..... Ive never even killed another raider haha... almost 800 hrs... so it is to expected for me at least.

Surrendering immediately does nothing to lower your aggro, they patched this loophole. You have to play, be friendly and extract for a meaningful amount of time before you end up in carebear lobbies.

Oh, that’s actually great…you should have to earn it

This post was edited by megadank on May 21 2026 07:36pm

Ah makes sense. Man I hope they do separate matchmaking aggro by team size. I don't think I've ever shot someone first in solos but always takes so long to crawl back out when I've been a terrible person in squads haha

I agree with both of you.


This post was edited by SiPix on May 21 2026 09:30pm