I've searched around, but can't find anything directly addressing this. I understand cars are matched together by their level or whatever it's called, for example my '70 Charger is 1636. Most of the cars I go up against are in the mid 1630's.
However, once in a while there will be some VERY wide differences in class. I raced a poor 1631 car earlier and completely destroyed him. And twice today I got hopelessly slaughtered myself, once by a 1648 car that ran 10's and just now by a 1657 car that ran freaking low 9's. Cars in my class bracket seem to run mid 11's at best w/o boosts.
Now, this happens infrequently enough that normally I would not get too butt-hurt over it. My SC has been steadily climbing regardless and I seem to be doing okay for myself. My issue comes from the fact that there you can race for pretty high stakes, up Pinks, in this game, yet the races are all heads-up and you have no idea what class/bracket of car you're up against until after the race. I feel like the occasional severe mis-match of car brackets in the same lobbie creates situation where it would be downright stupid of me (or anyone really) to race for massive sums of money or pinks unless: A) they're using maxxed-out cars, or
they just have a metric s**t ton of cars and/or money to blow like it's nothing (and for me at least, if you're that well off it takes a lot of the thrill away from doing a high stakes race in the first place).
So what's the deal? Is this a known/intentional mechanic, a bug, or what? Am I wrong by assuming the game even cars about a matchmaking mechanic when putting people in lobbies?
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The lobby caps are 30,35,40,45,50,56,63,68, max but the caps aren't enforced in public as it is in showdown or turf. If you weren't exploiting,then your car will be go into the appropriate lobby.
Are you sure about the higher rankings? I went into a lobby yesterday with my 1663 McLaren mp4-12c and was the lowest rating in the lobby. Everyone else was 1665/66.
1620.5 to 1625.4
1625.5 to 1630.4
1630.5 to 1635.4
1635.5 to 1640.4
1640.5 to 1645.4
1645.5 to 1650.4
1650.5 to 1656.4
1656.5 to 1663.4
1663.5 to 1668.4
1668.5
1620.5 to 1625.4 Typically don't see in turf
1625.5 to 1630.4 Typically don't see in turf
1630.5 to 1635.4 Typically don't see in turf]
1635.5 to 1640.4 Good Time 10.5
1640.5 to 1645.4 Good Time 10.3
1645.5 to 1650.4 Good Time 10.0
1650.5 to 1656.4 Good Time 9.5
1656.5 to 1663.4 Good Time 9.0
1663.5 to 1668.4 Good Time 8.3
1668.5 and above is max Good Time 7.5