I want to get dunked on

Now that I have your attention.

I think I can learn a lot by playing against higher level players. They can exploit weaknessess that I am not aware of, and my similarly ranked peers would also not know about.

I also think that there's a lot of people that would really just love to flex and dunk on people. (We call them smurfs) And they are often among the scummiest of players.

But I see a connection here.

What if there was a matchmaking mode that is inherintly unfair. That matches you against people either (far)above your skill level, or (far)below your skill level. (Exact difference is debatable) These matches will be a fun pugstomp for smurfs, and maybe a valuable experience for people that want to learn.

Would it be fun to allow you to choose to dunk vs get dunked on? I don't know.. maybe it's more interesting to not allow for that. I suppose there's a lot of arguments in favor and against.

Ofcourse this shouldn't affect your rank. And ofcourse trolls and smurfs will still exist.

But the mindset of people here is that it's already unfair. So your expectations are low.

Anyway, wanted to share this. Curious if this can spark a discussion.