[throwaways885]

> There wasn't a need for rank-based matchmaking or anti-cheat or anything like that, you just eventually found a place you fit in and could have fun. Valve tried to replace that with algorithms but maybe they should "crowd source" so to speak, like we did 20 years ago.

They're doing that too.

https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/overwatch/

[mulmen]

Overwatch is not "how we did it 20 yeas ago". It just happens to also be crowd sourced.

[throwaways885]

True, but I guess it's worth mentioning that OW is the primary method of cheater controls nowadays. In-game report button, VAC, VACNet, Prime MM, Trust Factor, etc... are the other systems they use, but replacing the community with algorithms didn't really happen.