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Feedback on All Stars Event – Matchmaking and Fairness

I would like to share some constructive feedback regarding the All Stars event.

Currently, players with very different profiles seem to be competing in the same brackets. For example, newer accounts at lower levels (e.g. around level 3000–5000) are able to progress through significantly easier levels at a much higher rate, compared to long-time players who are at endgame levels (10,000+), where difficulty is considerably higher.

This creates a situation where:

- Progress speed is not comparable

- Score output is not aligned with actual player skill

- The competition becomes more about volume and account stage rather than experience or mastery

As a result, the term “All Stars” feels misleading, since players are not competing under similar conditions.

A possible improvement could be:

- Brackets based on level ranges or difficulty tiers

- Separation between new accounts and veteran players

- More emphasis on skill-based metrics rather than raw progression

The event is engaging and competitive, but it would benefit significantly from a more balanced matchmaking system.

Thank you

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michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3509457#Comment_3509457

Have you read the following sentence of his previous post?

“I invested a significant amount of time and money to compete seriously, reached the Final Knockouts”

If a player can invest different amounts of money in a competition to gain different levels of advantage, how can this competition be fair?

What is the purpose of a business company to host a competition?

Fair competition is just a slogan!😂

AppleCa

The real way to be fair is to create a new set of levels specifically for the tournament and have everyone start at level 1.

I know this can be done easily because they use to have Odus. If you recall Odus was a sub game within the primary game and has a completely different set of levels.

This is most fair.

Having some players starter at lower levels (3K) and competing with folks at level 18K, this is a common strategy called "smurfing" within the egame community. Is not specific to Candy Crush All Star Tournament.

geompak

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I want to share my experience with the All Stars event.

I invested a significant amount of time and money to compete seriously, reached the Final Knockouts, and tried to play at a high level. However, the overall experience ended up being frustrating rather than rewarding.

- Players at very different stages of the game are competing together
- Lower-level accounts can progress much faster through easier levels
- The event ends up favoring volume and continuous play rather than actual skill

At a certain point, it becomes less about strategy and more about who can spend more time and resources.

This creates a strong feeling that:
- The competition is not on equal terms
- The “All Stars” label does not match the reality of the event, it's a Marathon I guess!

I’m not writing this as a complaint, but as honest feedback from someone who enjoys the game and wanted to take this event seriously.
I hope future events can be structured in a way that better reflects skill and provides a more balanced and enjoyable competitive experience.

Jejsta123

I'm in your exact shoes. Currently 3rd, catching the second place player. Player 1 doesn't even appear to take any breaks (good on them) but their early score indicates they hexed to get an early lead. I'm taking some mental health time right now and will get back to it soon. My finger is itching to hit the multiplier but I'm just not going to do it! I hope King reads your message and makes changes for next year. Might I also say that your earlier posts regarding overall game play on the app is spot on! The cascades are barely existent and just try to extend a level on a good blue board🙄 I don't know what I'll do after this competition but I am seriously thinking of moving on.

michimune

I am wearing her shoes, so I do know if the players in her leaderboards did not have any crushing, she will say this stage is a boring stage.

Do you read her comment about last stage? It was a boring stage 😄

teenybee

Before you make judgments, walk a mile in her shoes.

The multiplier tokens are ruining the competition.

michimune

Christine should think this Stage is better than the previous BORING stage.😂🤣🤣🤣

christinewupp

Well my feedback is that the multiplier tokens are ruining this competition. Who ever came up with that idea needs to actually play in the event. I am way faster than two players on my leaderboard, but they are so far ahead due to those stupid multiplier tokens I have to crush for 12 hours straight to try catch up. This is such a stupid idea!

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens…..

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens….

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens…

🤯🫩🫩🥱

But at what cost? My sanity? My joints? @QueenB You might like to pass this feedback on to Mick and John or whoever had this bright idea: All we will get is a bunch of frustrated players come the next round as it will be full of people who have used their tokens to get there and once in the final round they will see that there is no chance in a million they could win.

Back to the game now…..

rahdiandra

It only makes sense if there are dedicated mid-level stages for the event. Or, harder levels should give more points to give us some kind of advantage.

Comments

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3509457#Comment_3509457

Have you read the following sentence of his previous post?

“I invested a significant amount of time and money to compete seriously, reached the Final Knockouts”

If a player can invest different amounts of money in a competition to gain different levels of advantage, how can this competition be fair?

What is the purpose of a business company to host a competition?

Fair competition is just a slogan!😂

AppleCa

The real way to be fair is to create a new set of levels specifically for the tournament and have everyone start at level 1.

I know this can be done easily because they use to have Odus. If you recall Odus was a sub game within the primary game and has a completely different set of levels.

This is most fair.

geompak

Jejsta123

michimune

I am wearing her shoes, so I do know if the players in her leaderboards did not have any crushing, she will say this stage is a boring stage.

Do you read her comment about last stage? It was a boring stage 😄

teenybee

Before you make judgments, walk a mile in her shoes.

The multiplier tokens are ruining the competition.

michimune

Christine should think this Stage is better than the previous BORING stage.😂🤣🤣🤣

christinewupp

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens…..

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens….

I am going to keep hold of all my tokens…

🤯🫩🫩🥱

Back to the game now…..

rahdiandra

It only makes sense if there are dedicated mid-level stages for the event. Or, harder levels should give more points to give us some kind of advantage.