Why is the 2v2 matchmaking so bad?
After playing several matches in this mode, here's my opinion.
This only happens when I play solo and get matched with random players.
It doesn't happen when I play with a friend or teammate.
Okay, let's begin. I'm a Division 2 player using AP3 with a rating of around 20,000.
Most of the time, I get matched with players from very low divisions: Divisions 6, 7, 9, and 10, and even some who don't even have a rank and appear as N/A.
It's very difficult to win a match like this when your teammate won't pass the ball and wants to play alone. It's a cooperative game; if you want to score, your teammate has to assist you.
Or when they send our defenders to press all the way up to midfield, leaving gaps in the defense. Never, under any circumstances, send both defenders to press like crazy; it's a guaranteed goal for the opponent. And let's not forget the number of unnecessary fouls and penalty tackles from your teammate.
And most importantly, the lag.
Since it's a cooperative mode with four or more players, sometimes, if everyone is from different countries, there's terrible lag and latency.
I'm from Argentina, and the nearest server is in Chile. It would make sense for me to be matched with players from nearby countries.
But no, I'm almost always matched with players from Brazil, which results in awful latency. I even get matched with US servers, where it's impossible to play, and that affects both players.
If Konami can separate the divisions in league mode, why can't they do the same in cooperative matches?