Last week, Epic began rolling out a new skill-based matchmaking system which pits players from all platforms against one another, regardless of device, regardless of input.
Epic claimed it could match someone who was, for instance, a great player on mobile, with someone who was appropriately skilled on PC playing with a mouse and keyboard, to create a fair-feeling fight.
It’s something players have disputed.
Fans have pointed to the inherent differences found when matched with those on other platforms, such as the responsiveness of controls, varying frame-rates and visual quality.
Epic’s reply? It says it is taking account of all that.
“With the rollout, we’ve seen a lot of discussion about potentially unfair competitive advantages from pooling players together across platforms and input devices,” Epic said in a new blog post. “The new matchmaking system, however, accounts for various skill levels across different platforms and control inputs, and groups players of similar skill levels together.