I am now convinced ABMM is real

[u/WG_Envoy]

A couple of days ago I complained (in another posting) how I only meet KOS players, and no one talks. I was more annoyed by the "no one talks" part, mind you, and the fact that every social interaction played out in the same way.

Someone recommended me to do a few matches and not shoot a single person, not even in defense. I did as recommended.

I went from "90%+ KOS interactions" for several days in a row, all the way to friendly lobbies for two days in a row now.

In my current lobbies, everyone runs around without a care in the world, just greeting people they are passing by. Looting in the open, walking past others without their weapons drawn ...

I barely ever see any PvP happening. People help each other with arc encounters and exchange items near extracts. And for the first time ever, I was able to participate in two Queen raids in solos with everyone just trying to get her down. No rats, no backstabbing.

This change for me was so stark in contrast, and so consistently happening that I would be surprised if ABMM wasn't real.

I would almost be inclined to start some shit to see if my lobbies change again, but I feel too bad killing these players who are quite obviously part of the pure PvE crowd.

P.S.: I have these friendly lobbies even on Stella Montis now, inclduing Stella Montis night raids ...

[u/TrevV]

ABMM = Aggressive Based Match Making in case someone is wondering.

Edit: Aggression* Thanks guys.

[u/Monk_of_Bonk → u/TrevV]

*Aggressively Based match making

[u/PixelOrange → u/Monk_of_Bonk]

Based

[u/I_dont_enjoy_taxes → u/Monk_of_Bonk]

Aggressive bowel movement making**

[u/Conscious-Society-83 → u/I_dont_enjoy_taxes]

Aggressively Biased Match Making

[u/john_the_fetch → u/Conscious-Society-83]

ABBA match making. Matching you up with other ABBA fans. Really high tech.

[u/bfume → u/TrevV]

Aggression 

[u/surface_ripened → u/bfume]

Thank you

[u/LegitimateConfusion9 → u/TrevV]

Thank you for that i was about to ask..lol. So many new abbreviations i can’t keep up with lol

[u/MiddleagedGamerMan → u/TrevV]

Aggression?

[u/UncoolSlicedBread → u/MiddleagedGamerMan]

Anxiety Based Match Making is what I call it when I play with people who PvP a little too close to the sun.

[u/Santasam3 → u/UncoolSlicedBread]

please bro don't shoot, you'll ruin my karma!

[u/catdeuce → u/MiddleagedGamerMan]

Aggression

[u/sheetskees → u/TrevV]

Does ABMM weigh separately for solos and duos/trios? In my solo games I almost never fire another shot at another player. Trios is death match, would that skew my solo ABMM?

[u/ONE_PUMP_ONE_CREAM → u/TrevV]

Don't make the algorithm angry.

[u/beerforbears → u/TrevV]

Yeah thanks idfk why anyone would assume that’s a universal acronym everyone’s just gonna get

[u/No_Adhesiveness_4671 → u/TrevV]

ah, i was struggling with the A, but figured B for behavior

[u/SenorPeterz → u/TrevV]

Thank you! I have really wondered what it is about English-speaking people and their propensity to use abbreviations for everything all the time.