Good news everyone, I’ve invented a new type of lobby designed to bridge the gap between purely custom lobbies and matchmaking. Server Managed Lobbies have a [tei] bot in them and a lobby name starting with Preset. We even have an experts-only lobby designed for those wanting a more competitive experience. They’ve actually been here a while but it turns out most people didn’t know about them!

Right now we’re only using rating and uncertainty things but there are a number of options open to us if these work out. They provide a consistent and fair experience, nobody can be bossed so this limits certain changes (e.g. no tweakdefs). On the other hand, joining an SML means you know what you’re dealing with.

Our current list looks something like this…

As always, constructive feedback and suggestions are very welcome on the discord.