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'Honor of Kings' Player Takes TENCENT's Subsidiaries to Court, Demanding Disclosure of Matchmaking Algorithm
On the grounds of the lack of transparency in the matchmaking mechanism of the game "Honor of Kings", a player from Shandong has filed a lawsuit against TENCENT (00700.HK...
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On the grounds of the lack of transparency in the matchmaking mechanism of the game "Honor of Kings", a player from Shandong has filed a lawsuit against TENCENT (00700.HK)  -15.000 (-2.727%)    Short selling $1.95B; Ratio 16.927%   's subsidiaries Shenzhen Tencent Computer System (literal translation of "深圳騰訊計算機系統") and Tencent Technology (Chengdu) (literal translation of "騰訊科技(成都)") under China's consumer rights protection law, Chinese media reported.

The case is scheduled for a hearing on August 12 at the Shenzhen Nanshan District Court. It is expected to become China's first lawsuit concerning game algorithms.

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It is understood that the plaintiff, claiming the game deliberately pairs players with much weaker teammates after a winning streak to bring their win rate closer to 50%, demands Tencent disclose the weighting parameters of its matchmaking algorithm.
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