Endless Matchmaking - Waiting For Players
Hi, It started approximately 2 weeks ago, I click play on Breakthrough (128 players) and I could not find a game at all, I do get a game or two in Conquest (128 players) after long hours of queue. I ...
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@AvocadoPablo wrote:I would suggest continued conversation around all the threads that discuss matchmaking and server browsers.
Keep these discussion pinned to the top and force them to respond.
I definitely intend to keep pushing this daily until DICE do something about it, so ALL players can play the game they paid for.
@RayD_O1
I'm afraid, keeping those threads alive by re-posting once a day will only achieve one thing: they will not even read them anymore. I don't think we will get a response to this specific topic here.
And, @RayD_O1, as you are well aware, I am 100% with you on that one and I want this to be fixed. I even made a concrete suggestion how this can be fixed with more or less negligible effort (or made 100x better when compared to the current state at least), but I also thing this suggestion was burried too deep.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Thoughts-on-the-Feedback-Loop/m-p/11334772#M92202
I think this can be done NOW and I definitely want a response to this concrete proposal by EA/Dice. Either they say they will implement that now, or that they will not do it and would have to tell us why they don't do it. I am fine with both responses (if it's the second option, then I will uninstall and leave the forums, because then, all hope is lost).
OK, there is a 3rd option and that would be that they have a better solution in place that they intend to roll out with the patch next week, I am fine with that as well of course.
But the only way in my book to get noticed is by posting this in a new thread, as concrete and precise as possible, address the CM directly and hope for a response. They will then definitely read it. No response would also mean that they do not care. Maybe you post something, or I might start a thread on Monday.
PS: to address the point that 'all players should be able to play'. If they allow for those games to be found via the existing server browser, then yes, all players CAN join. But I must say that I personally hate having those high ping players in my match that are impossible to hit while lagging around in the map or getting the 'peakers advantage'. It is just unfair to us players that play with 10ms ping to get killed by 150ms ping players because of this. Dice would have to provide servers in all region so that those players can play on servers closer to them. But I also don't want to muddle the water by mixing those unrelated topics. Yes, all players should be able to play, and if this solves it as a side effect, the better. But even if it does not, it still improves the experience for everyone and costs Dice one day of work for one or two engineers. AT MOST. Let them do that first NOW or tell us why exactly they do not care.
PPS: I did what I proposed. Let's see what the answer will be: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Concrete-and-simple-to-implement-proposal-that-would-improve/m-p/11336398#M92408
@DuaneDibbleyBy all means feel free to start a new thread. There's definitely nothing wrong with asking the question AGAIN.!!
I would point out that the CM's have already been tagged on many of the posts on these threads and have failed to answer.
I have also noticed recently that CM's have been asked direct questions in many threads and have responded with non committal vague answers so I am not sure they will be prepared to answer this particular question directly either with a meaningful answer.
I intend to keep the posts alive as they contain real players experiences / complaints / detailed feedback etc, which they may choose to read or not ,but the facts are still there and speak for themselves.
On the subject of pings and out of region players, imho it's up to DICE to provide a means for ALL players who have purchased the game to have access to the game. If that involves them having to add servers in certain areas then so be it.I just don't want DICE to forget about the players struggling daily to even join a match.!!
I genuinely hope they do give us an answer SOON, goodness knows we have been asking for one for long enough. But ultimately I want them to provide us with a proper Server Browser / Persistent Servers just like we had in previous BF's. How they achieve that is up to DICE to sort out, that is their job, and they have always done it in the past, so it shouldn't exactly be rocket science.!!
@RayD_O1 wrote:@DuaneDibbleyBy all means feel free to start a new thread. There's definitely nothing wrong with asking the question AGAIN.!!
I would point out that the CM's have already been tagged on many of the posts on these threads and have failed to answer.
I have also noticed recently that CM's have been asked direct questions in many threads and have responded with non committal vague answers so I am not sure they will be prepared to answer this particular question directly either with a meaningful answer.
I intend to keep the posts alive as they contain real players experiences / complaints / detailed feedback etc, which they may choose to read or not ,but the facts are still there and speak for themselves.
On the subject of pings and out of region players, imho it's up to DICE to provide a means for ALL players who have purchased the game to have access to the game. If that involves them having to add servers in certain areas then so be it.
I genuinely hope they do give us an answer SOON, goodness knows we have been asking for one for long enough. But ultimately I want them to provide us with a proper Server Browser / Persistent Servers just like we had in previous BF's. How they achieve that is up to DICE to sort out, that is their job, and they have always done it in the past, so it shouldn't exactly be rocket science.!!What I propose in the new thread I created: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Concrete-and-simple-to-implement-proposal-that-would-improve/m-p/11336398#M92408 is easy to implement right NOW. I would be fine if we get no response here but it is just implemented. We now know that they read our posts (that is a good thing!) and I got a reply twice (even better). But this is the one I feel most strongly about, because if they don't:
a) say, they forward it to the 'team' and will try to get this out to us ASAP,
b) tell us the REASON!, why this cannot be done now or
c) inform us, that this is anyway coming with the next patch
we know how much actually they care and actually intent do make this game enjoyable.
I think c) is unrealistic and b) would mean that this is my last post here (unless the reason they provide does indeed make sense). So I strongly hope for a) -- but I am not holding my breath.
- @DuaneDibbley said: But the only way in my book to get noticed is by posting this in a new thread, as concrete and precise as possible, address the CM directly and hope for a response. They will then definitely read it. No response would also mean that they do not care. Maybe you post something, or I might start a thread on Monday.
Just another thought, why not just post your detailed concrete and precise question on the largest of the 4 main threads. Address the question directly to the CM, he will still definitely read it and he will still choose whether to answer it or not, so same result.
The reason I suggest this is your request would then have the weight / support of all the players on the thread.Oh I see you have already created a new thread, our posts crossed.
- @RayD_O1
I already have posted it on my new thread one hour ago (the one I linked here). But you are free to repost it to 'your' other 4 threads if you like.
I am almost certain that the new thread will be read, but I must confess I am not so sure of new posts to the older threads. The first post there would most likely have been read as well of course, but keeping them alive artificially would only cause them to be ignored (even IF valuable new and unique thoughts pop up there).
They KNOW that we need a replacement of the process of MM for every round. And that they eventually have to fix that. My proposal just makes clear that they could easily do that now (I must confess that I don't understand why they did not come up with that on their own). And to me personally, their response (or lack thereof) will decide my future with my interaction in the forums and the BF franchise as a whole.- @DuaneDibbley Oh I see that, I thought you mentioned posting it on Monday, that's why I suggested the above.
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