Equipment BFA - is it included in Rastoc war matchups

This may have been covered before, and if so, I apologise. I searched and did not find anything that answered my question.

Which is whether equippable equipment boosts are taken into account when clans are being matched in rastoc / ee wars? I also posted some overly long comments one the war 4 update.

Specifically:
- is equipment BFA contribution part of the match-up process or not? Some clans go ‘naked’ before the war wanting to better their matchup. I personally don’t think it makes any difference

- in any case, equipment plays a huge role in a war, especially if ally BFAs are close. Someone with decent equipment BFA can have say 100 70 90 60 equipment BFA, much of which is static

- yet unless you are a lb player, your ally BFA could be around 30 30 15 15. Hence the impact of equipment BFA is far greater. The above equipment BFA adds 6m CS to a player. That makes a huge difference in the ability to hit them and how much troops are used and hence likely war result if equipment levels are markedly different between opponents

 

- even now there exist large discrepancies in equipment (and their enchantment levels) that clans and players have, acknowledging of course that this has been achieved through their previous hard work. I include both red paladin and ASW equipment in this comment.

If this equipment which has a big influence is not considered in a matchup, then those without are weaker for sure. So the stronger side will usually win; the strong getting stronger (by way of more mith and future rancor equipment) and the weaker sides don’t improve. That is surely not in the overall benefit of the playing community.

Please confirm one way or another, and if it is not, I’d like to understand why not given that devs suggest a lot of effort goes into making even matchups. Thanks.

 

@ Prince, if they do not, I'd very much like to know why.

I'm not stupid and unless I don't understand some of these war mechanics (in which case I'd like to learn), then not including equipment BFA is not fair and possibly the biggest reason for one sided results

 

@murderwar barcode - I acknowledge it takes time and effort to get equipment. The equipment is yours for EBs, OSWs and so on to make a difference, but when devs saying they are trying to match clans, then that is clearly not the case if equipment is not considered.

Note that devs can easily track equipment as it's part of a player's profile. I know of people who were banned and then unbanned, but EB drop equipment was not returned but pro-pack equipment was for example. So they can monitor it. They monitor everything lol.

Not including it the strong will get stronger and the weak weaker, so to speak. If you want only Warlor / Hellhounds, ER and Murderwar and a few select others to get highest levels of achievement then this is the way to go.

But it is not something I believe the vast majority of players would support. It’s not fair in terms of all the other parameters devs try to match, and then overlook potentially the one that makes the biggest difference.

And of course next year there would be an even greater gap between the strong and weak that will continue to grow.

I am simply asking for KAW Admin to confirm one way or another, an if not, why not.

 

@murder that is not my point and you know it. It's about the level and power of all equipment one clan has vs. another and the huge impact that can have if not part of the matching algorithm.

Devs can scan slots where all equipment sits and simply estimate max equipment BFA assuming best equipment is equipped in appropriate slots.

@ Kings - that supports my view that the strong get stronger ..

Devs - your silence is deafening :?: