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@xdmex2

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Understanding Matchmaking, a Problem of Player Empathy Why “fair” games still feel bad; the paradoxical nature of matchmaking. A retrospective on my work overhauling Omega Strikers' matchmaking system.

Definitely check it out if you are an OS enjoyer who wants to see behind the curtains, or if you are just curious about matchmaking in general!

open.substack.com/pub/xdme/p/u...

28.12.2025 17:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's been a long time coming but I finally released the second post on my design blog!

This time I'm discussing the ins and outs of matchmaking by doing a deep dive into the work that went into designing the OS matchmaking update.

28.12.2025 17:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

For the first post I've written about incentive problem in The Finals that causes the players to team up against the 2nd best team in a lobby without colluding.
open.substack.com/pub/xdme/p/the

01.08.2025 22:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hello, long time no chat.
I started a blog where I'll be talking about game design stuff

I'll be discussing retrospectives on OS work I've done, analysis on problems in other games, and general game design topics.

Come check it out!

01.08.2025 22:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0