Still, since there was a ranked ladder, there should also be placement matches. Once they gauged a player's level through the placement matches, they presumably would not match players against opponents with vastly different strengths. Otherwise, the game would be unplayable.
That raised a problem: if Schiller found a particularly powerful partner, they might perform too well in the placement matches and end up facing nothing but strong opponents afterward.
But if he found someone who was not particularly good at fighting, he would have to turn the tide by himself every match, which would be exhausting.
Schiller felt he still needed a teammate of moderate strength who worked relatively well with him.
Moreover, since duo queue required coordination, and coordination needed to be developed, that meant he could not keep changing teammates frequently. It would be best to have one fixed partner.
Schiller had originally planned to have one teammate for PVE and another for PVP. But after thinking it over, he figured he should be able to find someone who was both smart and capable in a fight. That way, he would not need to switch teammates so often, and it would be easier to build coordination.
Schiller was mentally narrowing down his candidates when Stark's team invitation arrived. Schiller saw that the team interface was quite intelligent. It specified whether the team was temporary or fixed, as well as whether the Dungeon had participation restrictions.
Stark had sent an invitation to a temporary team for a restricted Dungeon. Clearly, he intended to play a story Dungeon with Schiller.
In no time at all, Schiller received a whole string of story Dungeon invitations. Sure enough, he had quite the fearsome reputation when it came to battles of wits. Everyone wanted to bring him along for PVE.
Schiller looked