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BionicGrillHous's avatar
BionicGrillHous
7 years ago

Solo, Duo and matchmaking. NOW.

(I'm sorry that this post is a little aggressive and i apologize if i offended anyone.)

I've had enough.
Wait... no. WE. WE ALL HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
I (and SO MANY others) am tired of getting into a game, expecting a fun teamwork, battle royale game. But no, all of these mute people HAS to be here. 
*Game starts*
Me: "Hello team, do you guys have a mic?"
...
Me: "You press T on your keyboard to talk..."
...
Me: "Okay then, where are you from? Like, what language?"
... 
Me: "Okay, completely fine. Just make sure to ping good loot and enemies, okay?"
And of course they don't. I could of course just ask on whatever social media, but then i have to think about how long and when they can play. And it shouldn't be necessary.
At this point, i think everyone understands why we need duo, and solo.
Yes, some of the Legends would be pretty useless, since some of the abilities in this game, can only be used with other friendly players. But that's only Lifeline and Mirage. Just give them special abilities for solo. 
Not only are people without the smallest amount of communication a lost game (Most of the time) 
But that's not the only problem, since someone at Respawn, thought it would be a good idea to not add matchmaking into the game... Seriously, a level 40+  player shouldn't be matched up with a level 1-5 player that only managed to get trough the tutorial with help from his/her parents. I'm tired of teaching little kids, or drunk-acting people, how to use a pistol, open inventory, be the jump-master, glide, revive teammates and use his/her legs.
Now i've gotten to the point were i'm giving up on this matchmaking teamwork garbage. So i just want to play solo (Or duo if i'm playing with a normal human, that i know has a functional vocal cord, a microphone, and a brain)
The only problem i can see with solo, is Mirage's and Lifeline's Passiv abilities. Nothing more. Mirage's and Lifeline's Passiv is an easy fix. And Respawn, i know you're creative enough to add just 2 more abilities to the game.

So Respawn... great lunch, great gameplay and generally a fantastic game. But, now it's been some time since lunch, and we players are starting to find problems that you can't. Don't let does problem stay for too long. 
Have a wonderful day :-)

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4 Replies

  • Kimsey02's avatar
    Kimsey02
    7 years ago

    Well, i play as duo with mostly randoms and i always mute voice chat.

    Of course we do our best to communicate over the ping system,but yea, we often encounter randoms that just want to play solo, run off and/or dont ping anything.

    I'd probably have way more hours in this game if there was a duo mode.

    They need to introduce solo/duo soon, because playing with teammates who obviously dont want to play in teams is exhausting.

  • DYSPROssium's avatar
    DYSPROssium
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    Hello @BionicGrillHouse!

    I wouldn't judge my fellow players yet for not knowing how to use the ping system since the game is still pretty new. When they talk, they often ask questions about how to do things and how to generally be helpful for the team. I once got downed pretty quick and a new player with 0 kills defeated the whole squad and got me respawned!

    The ping system is perfect for players that do not want to talk. Once everyone knows how to properly use that, they will. It is super useful for everyone.

    I do not know if Solo or Duo modes would work well. The legends are based around certain abilities that work well together. I do think duo's is more likely to come to the game then a solo mode, just because of the synergy legends have with each other.

    As for the matchmaking, I think the randomness is very good. I would not rather have 4 very good teams with level 40 players and then have 16 bad teams. Randomizig the players is probably the best balanced matchmaking they could do. And if you don't like to be matched up with level 0 players (which can be quite effecting, I promise you), then be sure to join the game with friends or in a group!

  • BabeGrenade's avatar
    BabeGrenade
    7 years ago

    I turned off voice chat because a majority of the time what people are saying isn't helpful anyway and the pings/minimap awareness are enough.  

    I really don't need to hear kids cursing me out for taking their main or back-seat gaming while they are waiting for me to pick up their banner.  

  • BionicGrillHous's avatar
    BionicGrillHous
    7 years ago

    Well, DYSPROssium,
    It's not only if they don't know how to use the ping system, it's mostly about if they want to (Which they almost never do)
    And those "certain abilities" is only Mirage's and Lifeline's Passiv abilities. Comment me if i'm wrong. (Just remember that your choice of Legend and abilities dosen't matter. As long as you use them)
    "As for the matchmaking, I think the randomness is very good" WHAT? Please explain how randomness is fair matchmaking. If everyone is about the same level, for exampel 30-40 or something like that, then everyone should have the same understanding of the game. How the **** is a (For exampel) Level 4, 13 and 45 squad fair at all? 

    As a level 42 Caustic main, how is it fair if i'm getting matched up AGAINST a level 20 or lower?

    "I would not rather have 4 very good teams with level 40 players and then have 16 bad teams." Why? how does that benefit your and your teammate's gameplay in any good way?

    "And if you don't like to be matched up with level 0 players (which can be quite effecting, I promise you), then be sure to join the game with friends or in a group!" I do! But they aren't always available. And it shouldn't be necessary for the players to build a decent squad to have a fun and fair game, when you can simply just add a small amount of matchmaking.