# Matchmaker Memo
> Multiplayer games increasingly rely on automated systems to decide who you play against, what happens when someone is reported and how your performance is evaluated.

## Entries
- [Skill-Based Matchmaking Explained: Hidden MMR, Lobby Formation and Developer Disclosures](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/skill-based-matchmaking-hidden-mmr/): Skill-based matchmaking uses an estimate of player ability to help form multiplayer matches, often alongside connection quality, queue times, party composition.
- [Replay Review Tools Explained: File Formats, Anti-Cheat Evidence and Appeal Limits](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/replay-files-anti-cheat-tools/): Replay review tools depend on the type of match data a game records, the file format it exposes and the information an analysis application can interpret.
- [Voice Chat Moderation in Competitive Games: Detection, Reports and the Appeals Gap](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/voice-chat-moderation-appeals/): Voice chat moderation in competitive games combines automated speech analysis, player reporting and, in some systems, human review to identify harmful.
- [Running a Scrim Server: Where Automated Anti-Cheat Helps and Where It Falls Short](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/running-scrim-server-anti-cheat/): Automated anti-cheat can help scrim organisers identify prohibited software, detect suspicious behaviour and enforce consistent server rules.
- [Reading Patch Notes for Moderation Changes: A Practical Guide for Team Captains](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/patch-notes-moderation-team-captains/): Moderation patch notes can change how players are reported, how evidence is assessed and what penalties affect a competitive team.
- [Follow, Friend, Subscribe: How Social Graphs Change When the Other Side Is Fictional](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/social-graphs-follows-fictional-characters/): Social graphs describe the connections between accounts, including friendships, follows and subscriptions.

## About
- [About Matchmaker Memo](https://matchmaker-memo.pages.dev/about/): what the site covers and how entries are made

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