CHEL lobby wait times
Is there any solution coming for the amount of time it takes to get into a CHEL lobby? The wait times are very disappointing.
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That is a big disappointment and the opposite of customer centricity.
@HypoLuxa93 wrote:That is a big disappointment and the opposite of customer centricity.
If you're looking for consistent developer updates, ETAs, information or fixes for your game-breaking issues then you should probably know, God has died a long time ago. It's just us terrible souls clinging desperately to the husk of a hockey game, crying from the fourth circle of the great inferno for more great memories that will probably never again come.
Also, judging by the way there's never any timelines for any of the problems here and all we can ever officially get is a "hope it will be addressed some time in the future" means he probably doesn't know anything either.
Now, I understand this may feel a little...unfair at the same price point when you compare it to something like "Madden" where they get weekly commentary updates for scores from professionals and notable in game stats and results that happen every week, great music and gameplay, etc. but if I say anymore about that I'll be disciplined again.
FWIW. CHEL Matchmaking, up until last week, was not this horrendous. They definitely did (aka broke) something in the last patch that made it very bad. It takes upwards of 2-5m per drop-in regardless of location setting.
However, setting to 'Relaxed' does seem to make an impact. Albeit a small one.
Up until last year I never had a problem finding games, last year, (for the first time). I had to set the game to relaxed and I would find games. This year it doesn't make a difference, can't find a game in a timely manner regardless of what I do.
Oh yes, the big money goes to where big money comes from, and for EA that's not the NHL title. Been like this for years, and over the time i accepted that and still enjoyed the game.
What drives me mad this year, obviously a change (new matchmaking) broke the drop in mode, a quick fix is not in sight and a rollback is not considered. Two month after release.
But i guess it's time to quit whining and move on...
Yep, something definitely went south after this last patch. I simply cannot get into a drop-in lobby and have tried for many hours over the past 3 days. The only time I've had a WoC game connect is when I filled an open spot for a club game - in that case we got into the matchup lobby within seconds.
I've been 2 hours searching for a 6's drop in game today to no avail. 2 hours or more. I get a full set of teammates, waiting for an opponent that never arrives. Start search again.
2 hours!
This is simply unexcusable!
Another website has a few subjects on this issue, not very happy people, not everyone comes here.
Wait times am have been atrocious for 5+ years... How is this not something to look into and put at the top of the list... They act like this is first year we've said something about ridiculous wait times to get into a drop in game.. only kinda bright side is, that the search times are better when searching with a club.
This is just ridiculous, we waste so much time just waiting, Just be honest and tell us it's really being looked at , if not, we can just move on. The games been out far too long for this to continue, How long did that investigation patch come out, 5 weeks ago and still nothing? The TOS needs to be changed to say wait times may exceed 20 minutes or more, likely more.
