Cannot join XP/BP battles, get "Server connection closed" error. Also, empty battles are not deleted.

My opinion is that it's devs' way to force players to buy crystals and kits to be able to compete against M4s

Okay, well, seems like I mixed up private and public pro battles. Sorry. After so many controversial updates I assumed the worst lol. Now I get it, thank you guys! Answering my question: no, it'll be better.

No. The most important drawback will be no xp (yea, technically, 1 xp per kill/cap) and maybe less or no crystals.Edit: as the vlog said, no crystals in pro battles.

Edit: I was misinformed and mixed up private and public pro battles, so my rant below is invalid. However, feel free to discuss, I'd like to know all your thoughts about the update. For starters: I'm not fully familiar with all the details of the new matchmaking, so I might be wrong. C'mon devs, why do you do try as hard as you can to lose people? I love this game, but I'm afraid I won't be able to play it enjoyably after the new matchmaking. Non-pro battles are only fun with Magnum which is currently OP, so I only play pro. I think not giving the xp in pro battles is a bad move. Players want options. Some like to drug, some hate micro-upgrades, others find gold boxes distracting. New matchmaking would be great if it included same checkboxes before going to battle as the pro battle creation page has. E.g. gather all the people who selected no drugs and create match for them (with the skill-based algorithm as the vlog said or whatever) or take into consideration those who want to play in space mode. Also, what about the XP/BP battles? I only play those after completing my missions, only this mode is both challenging and fun for me. TL;DR: Currently non-pro battles are bad and the new matchmaking will be a disaster because it will force everyone to play non-pro. Change my mind.