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9 years ago
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Request a feature to see PC Multiplayer online player count (server problem)

I own both the PC and PS4 version of GW2. Unlike consoles,the PC multiplayer is incredibly dead.On the forum and reddit many people are experiencing the same problem where they can't find any games to join and were told the low player base.I highly doubt it as I observe the community events always reflect a high number of player participation.Another fact is that this is a game available with origin access, the player base should not be a problem.Therefore it leads me to think that the server might have issues connecting or hosting games.

The other weird observation that leads me to think of it as a server problem is that, I always find the active games on the European servers for a window of time and when it hits around 7-8 pm UK time the number of players start to dwindle down. It is always like this and how can the player activity be so regular?Can the developers look into the servers and see if there are any issues.

A feature request: ability to see the current players online on the different servers. 

  • ah there isn't a problem, it is just where you are playing, if you check the multiplayer, there will be at the bottom a region, I watch a youtuber (ZackScottGames, great guy, totally recommend watching although he may bee a good gamer but can be a bit unorganized but who isn't, Apparently @Masked_KoopaTM Knows him, but that is a theory) he actually plays PC In north America and his servers have always got many players, so I think there is your problem,

    Location: 

    See, I play in Australia on PS4, (would be great to verse you if you are too) and those servers are always busy. so the only thing I can recommend is that you just stick with whatever has more players. See you on the Lawn.

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  • ah there isn't a problem, it is just where you are playing, if you check the multiplayer, there will be at the bottom a region, I watch a youtuber (ZackScottGames, great guy, totally recommend watching although he may bee a good gamer but can be a bit unorganized but who isn't, Apparently @Masked_KoopaTM Knows him, but that is a theory) he actually plays PC In north America and his servers have always got many players, so I think there is your problem,

    Location: 

    See, I play in Australia on PS4, (would be great to verse you if you are too) and those servers are always busy. so the only thing I can recommend is that you just stick with whatever has more players. See you on the Lawn.

  • Iron_Guard8's avatar
    Iron_Guard8
    Legend
    9 years ago

    I think PC population is very sporadic unfortunately. In the recent event we had full teams on Friday but when we returned to finish up on rainbow stars Saturday we had very small teams, ending with 3v3 matches which aren't particularly enjoyable.

    Turf Takeover is generally full, the other modes not so much. Portal events tend to do well in general although this weekend was not as busy as normal. I do think part of the issue is that they announced no more major new DLC for the game so some people hear that and leave as they see less reason to play.

  • Masked_KoopaTM's avatar
    Masked_KoopaTM
    9 years ago

    @NerdBunker_Sam, why are you saying I "apparently" know him? I'm in several of his videos, on his origin friends list, and he even mentions me in video whenever I join. I don't know if you're confused by the fact that people make channels and try to impersonate me (I do not have a channel with any content other than a single Pokémon mystery dungeon video), but yes, I know him. Not sure why there is any doubt.

  • NerdBunker_Sam's avatar
    NerdBunker_Sam
    9 years ago

    i'm not a usual youtuber i only watch to learn about the new stuff that appears in GW2 and heroes, I actually did't know that you knew him well (if personally, I don't know) because I have heard your name like once or twice. still glad that you are on this chat and it is pretty cool because it means that in a way you are popular. (I do not know if you have your own youtube account, I don't really watch youtube, prefer to be in the action rather than watch it.)  

  • They won't do anything about this but hopefully will fix it in GW3 but yes basically in GW1 you just joined a game type and had no control over server choice...even today still no problem finding a game.  In GW2, you can switch servers and if you join a server and game like TV with nobody in it you have to wait until there's 4 people before the game starts which is very hard to do.  I start new games all the time on a dead server and after you are lucky enough to start the game then most times many people join.  I think they need to do two things...start a game with 2 people and allow people to see which server(s) game types have players like every other online game in the last 10 years.  Nobody has the patience to join and leave games all night just to find out there's nobody in them and most people will not wait for a game to start they will simply leave and play TURF.  It's very frustrating but they are killing their own game with crappy design.

  • I joined Origin Access a week ago. I literally never found a single American lobby with players in it.

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