This may be caused by other factors as well. Some multiplayer games tweak matchmaking algorithms to increase addictivness - after you stop playing for some time

This may be caused by other factors as well. Some multiplayer games tweak matchmaking algorithms to increase addictivness - after you stop playing for some time when you return they will put you in easier games for a while to make you win and hook you again. Same happens when you are on a long losing streak. More: https://www.ign.com/boards/threads/ea-using-unfair-matchmaking-practices-to-maximize-player-engagement-and-monetization.455077684/ https://www.ign.com/boards/threads/ea-using-unfair-matchmaki... I've been to a few gamedev conferences and some of the monetization lectures sound like taken straight from a movie villain. They calculate the perfect intervals to invoke the skinner box response, and to milk it for the most microtransactions money.