Non-gameplay changes?
Is drop-in at all different, or are we still stuck in the outdoor rinks with the clown gear? Has griefing been addressed at all? Be a Pro changes/additions? Franchise? Any changes to the netcode ...
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Matchmaking in drop in doesn't seem to follow though...I can search and get popped into a room with 2 per side. I know that the most we might get in that room is 3v3, but usually 2v2. For some reason, no one else ever joins. I can bail out of that room, search again, and get another 2v2 room that doesn't get anyone else...but I can bail out of that room, search, and get a new room with 5 or 4 per side, which can fill up. There's definitely something off with the matchmaking...it's been this way ever since drop in went outdoor and the lobbies disappeared.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerDrop-ins are a whole different issue. Personally, they're way too toxic for me to even enjoy. I would love to see changes made to reduce that toxicity, but that's a whole different conversation. I'd rather wait for my club to be on than play drop-ins. I imagine there are many others with that mindset as well. So, I can see how it would take 45 minutes to find a match since people keep backing out of the lobby. If drop-ins are your main mode for WoC, it's understandable how frustrating that would be.
With the drop-in being toxic for 6's I found when OTP/Lobbies were a thing it wasn't as bad as many think. We had like 2 trolls on both PS3/Xbox 360 back then. With current matchmaking I find I run into them more often than not. The 6's population was huge but many decided to stay away from new gen since lobbies were removed. This drove a person that used to play normal back then to become the biggest troll on PSN... Much of them had families/jobs but now since we can't get quick pickup games like we used to they don't have time to play club or use discord to gather people. Pretty much why club disbanded as we work different schedules. When lobbies were around or we even had the chance to select jerseys and play in an indoor area aside from outside with 2 bland hoodies for 6's the population was better. Yeah text chat was out of hand but doesn't need to be there... The 6's casual community is leaving the series as I'm part of that area since club and banana leagues don't work due to IRL Especially when I work 12pm to 11pm or longer 5 days a week.
