Scenario, anyone?

[raz_atoth]

I guess I don't see the point behind the Matchmaking feature. It limits me to contacting four opponents per day? on the Forum I can contact the whole Blitz universe. Can you explain to me what the features and benefits of the Matchmaking feature are?

For starters it allows you to get opponents which match your experience level. Probably not an issue in your particular case, but for a bootcamper i guess it's better to play his first games against some fellow bootcampers rather than against the ladder sharks

Second, while posting on the forums has a certain passive approach(you wait for others to reply), the matchmaking takes the active route - you ask other players to play against you. I don't have any solid stats - but i think the second approach will get you more opponents.

Third, the matchmaking system chooses the opponents at random. For some users this might have some appeal.

Fourth - although you're limited to contacting 4 opponents per day (due to potential spam issues) you can check the 'Also post in the forum' tickbox and a forum thread will automatically be created. This i believe combines the best from both worlds. Or with other words you can have your cake and eat it too