Unable to find games in Australia now
Yesterday in the daytime i thought i would have a couple of quick games at lunch time, i tried every game mode however got stuck in the waiting for players screen, and always was in Assassin squad me...
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@Tank2042Man Yep, the xbox one / ps4 population is healthier, and hasn't had the problems as bad until recently.
I had to switch to playing xbox one version because it was so hard to find games crossplay on series X.
In regards to player numbers in Australia / smaller regions; apart from announcements, game design choices and so forth affecting player numbers, I think a lot of it on next gen / PC has to do with the number of players needed to start for 128 player servers with match making.
For 64 players I think you only need 16 players to start the game (or maybe even less?). Whereas for 128 players, I think you need 32 players.
Now this shouldn't be an issue if there was a healthy player population.
However, if there are only a couple hundred players in a region or even less, and most of the players are already in an existing server, then there are simply not enough players to start a new game until another server closes and players are transferred, and the matchmaking system seems pretty stuffed in regards to transferring players to fill up existing lobbies that don't have enough players to start.
So if your on next gen in Aus, you may get lucky and get into a server, or you could be in for an infinite wait.
If there was a server browser for AoW it would solve most of these issues.
@Ga-Knomboe_Boy I'm on Xbox X, but have been playing Xbox One version so I can get into a game. I think the scarcity of neg gen consoles are a problem in Oz.
@Lancelot_du_Lac wrote:
@Ga-Knomboe_BoyI'm on Xbox X, but have been playing Xbox One version so I can get into a game. I think the scarcity of neg gen consoles are a problem in Oz.Only the X series, S series is available everywhere. I'm waiting for the X series stock to start arriving again after the global shortage ends.
https://www.ebgames.com.au/product/xbox-series-x/267774-xbox-series-s-console
@Tank2042Man @Lancelot_du_Lac yep, due to scarcity of next gen consoles I was playing xbox series x with crossplay on against PC and PS5 players the whole time since launch.
However, there aren't enough current players on all these systems combined to fill up servers in Australia at this stage, so its not an issue of scarcity of xbox series x specifically.
Its an issue of there aren't enough current players combined with the match making.
Regarding getting a new console, if you have a game in mind that you know will be good then it will probably be worth it.
I got a Series X and a Series S so I could play BF2042 when people come over, and the only other next gen games I have played apart from BF is Hell Let Loose and Cyperpunk for an hour after installing it yesterday with the next gen update. I have mainly been playing xbox one games in 4k which looks great with a lot of games and crappy with some (BF4 anti-aliasing sucks).
So, if you are like me and want a next gen console to play BF then I would wait for other games to come out, but if you want a next gen console to play Elden Ring or something then it might be worth it.
If you want to get a console use the Xbox stock alerts Australia twitter, subscribe to it so you get notifications, and if a notification comes up about stock being available online - ie at microsoft, or at a store local to you, get onto it quickly. Depending on whats available you may have only a couple minutes to get an order / pre-order in.
If its ebgames you may have more time; I used the stock alerts to get a pre-order in at ebgames, and they need you to pay $200 in person to put down a preorder (which gets taken off the final cost) so this helps with preventing bots getting all the consoles.
I had to spend a good amount of time trying to get a hold of a series X, but the stock alerts notifications do make it possible despite all the bots and scalpers.
- @Ga-Knomboe_Boy Thanks for the tips.
I only play Battlefield these days and I really like 64 player conquest.
Hopefully they can fix the performance on Xbox One by the summer (winter) or I may have to consider looking into getting the X or even the S. - @Ga-Knomboe_Boy Hopefully the MM aspect will eventually get resolved if we keep pushing and DICE replace MM with a proper Server Browser system, like previous BF's.
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