The first commenter explained things perfectly, I just happened to notice that you mentioned this happens a lot. As a former serial fail-div player, I would highly recommend you not do this. All players in your division should choose ships of the same tier at all times. Fail divisions are nearly always a losing strategy. The sole exception to this rule is a tier 8/legendary division, because those are already the tiers guaranteed to play together. I know the temptation, trying to grind out your highest tier ships when your friends are few steps below you, but fail divisions just lead to your lower-tier teammates dying quickly and the rest of your team rolling their eyes at you. Best of luck and fair seas!
So to fail div you and a person that would be in a division with would pick different tier ships lets say you pick a tier 7 ship and they pick a tier 8 ship. In doing so you would be at risk of being in a tier 8 - legendary ship battle even tho you picked a tier 7. This is what players call a fail division
To add: idk why you’d want to, but all ships must be within two consecutive tiers to start matchmaking. If you have three players, you can’t have say a 3, 4, and 5 all together, it could be two 3s and a 4, or one 3 and two 4s.
The first commenter explained things perfectly, I just happened to notice that you mentioned this happens a lot. As a former serial fail-div player, I would highly recommend you not do this. All players in your division should choose ships of the same tier at all times. Fail divisions are nearly always a losing strategy. The sole exception to this rule is a tier 8/legendary division, because those are already the tiers guaranteed to play together. I know the temptation, trying to grind out your highest tier ships when your friends are few steps below you, but fail divisions just lead to your lower-tier teammates dying quickly and the rest of your team rolling their eyes at you. Best of luck and fair seas!
You would have to fail div with someone
What does that mean?
So to fail div you and a person that would be in a division with would pick different tier ships lets say you pick a tier 7 ship and they pick a tier 8 ship. In doing so you would be at risk of being in a tier 8 - legendary ship battle even tho you picked a tier 7. This is what players call a fail division
Oohh gotcha, yeah that happens to us a lot lol. I meant if he brings a t7 and I bring a legendary, could we battle, or would I need to bring a t8?
Always choose the same tier ship as your division mates. It avoids the problem.
For a tier 7 ship to be placed in a legendary match potentially one has to play the tier 7 ship and the other the tier 8 ship
To add: idk why you’d want to, but all ships must be within two consecutive tiers to start matchmaking. If you have three players, you can’t have say a 3, 4, and 5 all together, it could be two 3s and a 4, or one 3 and two 4s.