u/Classic-Dig6786

I’ve been stuck between Gold 1 and Gold 2 for two weeks now, and I’m about ready to throw my phone. Is anyone else seeing this constant, lopsided matchmaking every single day?

I am consistently being matched against 10k–12k resonance whales who are stacked on the same team. These aren't just "strong" players; they are literal raid bosses that you can’t even scratch, while they one-tap the entire squad with basic attacks. This doesn't happen 1 or 2 matches. it happens 10 matches in a row. my win rate went down from 71% to 53% in 2 weeks and I have not moved up at all.

The biggest issues making the game unplayable right now:

• The "Corvus" Snowball: Since the recent updates, the Spirit of Corvus has made resonance gaps impossible to overcome. If a whale pushes the idol to 50%, the Spirit summons and the match is essentially over. You can’t play the objective when an unkillable whale is backed up by a giant demon pulsing AOE damage.
• The "Legend" Filter: It feels like NetEase/Blizzard only care about Legend rank balance. While they added secondary stat weighting for the top 1%, the Gold brackets have become the "trash bin" where the system throws whales who haven't climbed yet just to keep their queue times low. We are literally being used as fodder so whales don't have to wait 10 minutes for a game.
• The Compensation Myth: I have lost match after match where the scoreboard is 40-5, and I get ZERO Matchmaking Balance Compensation. The system seems to ignore massive gaps in secondary stats (Armor Pen/Potency) as long as the resonance numbers look "close enough" on paper.
• Smurfing: It’s 2026 and we still have matches where whales continue to smurf while maintaining their high secondaries and one shooting everyone they touch.

I thought I could climb to legend with enough play despite the losses, but at this rate, it’s just a 1-minute exercise in being a punching bag.

Is anyone else in Gold seeing this, or did the recent PVP update only "fix" the game for the top 1%?