EA Staff (Retired)@EA_Ataashi - re update.
Installed the update tonight. The following is my experience so far.
PING SITE: Have played this game since the start and only once have I had to try more than a couple of minutes to get a game in GA and that was when the ping site problem first occurred. Tonight, It took me an hour. My many attempts took me to near empty lobbies on Kashyyyk. In the end I waited for those lobbies to fill enough to start a game. Eventually that happened and away we went. To be fair, the delay may be due to everyone updating the game. Time will tell on this one.
MATCHMAKING: I was going to complain about this not working, then I read your post again which stated it wouldn't be immediately active so my complaint may be irrelevant to this. I will wait for a few days then give my opinion if necessary. Tonight the matchmaking was so one sided, the games were over in a few minutes and it didn't change the next round or map.
SQUAD PLAY: There is a danger in this whereby you might alienate a portion of the players. For the first time ever, I got frustrated with the game and quit GA a lot earlier than usual. I know it is early after the update and I certainly will give it another try but my main frustration was born out of the amount of times I respawned and was immediately killed. Usually by a group of players. I am an older person and normally play this game as loner who tries to help the whole team not a 4 player squad, so I am not used to playing in a small group. I used the new system of spawning with others but ended up going back to default selection as when I chose to spawn with another, they were getting eliminated as fast as I was selecting them and when I did spawn with a trooper, I was always caught in the crossfire. In the main, I have always been an average player usually somewhere around the top 20 on the scoresheet. Tonight I was a novice spending most of the time in the bottom 4. I know a lot of people will tell me that I have to learn how to play in a group but at my age friends who play online games is virtually non-existent so I can't form my own group making it more likely that I would end up in random squads who have different methods of achieving their goals.
Maybe when the matchmaking becomes active, some of my frustration will disappear - I hope so.
Whilst I am writing this post, I keep forgetting to mention a little bug I have come across on Kashyyyk. When using and exiting the MTT, the reticule from the MTT stays with the player and forms around his blaster reticule. Not a problem play wise, just a glitch.
Yeah finding a game is worse as is the matchmaking. Extra bugs, more lag, what a terrible update this is turning out to be. But don't worry EA I'm sure talking a good game will actually do more for you than doing a competent job.
@EA_Ataashihi again
Well I tried the GA again and have some follow up on my previous post.
PING SITE: Had no issues getting into GA so this is not a problem for me anymore. Don't know about the other modes yet. Haven't tried them.
MATCHMAKING: Was a lot better last night with most matches being hard fought. There still were a few that were a little one-sided (maybe due to squad play) and I also noticed imbalance in some of the lobbies e.g. 18 vs 12.
SQUAD PLAY: This is still an issue for me. Being a lone wolf player, it took me a while to adjust and am getting a little better at it. My issue is respawning. The new system of being able to respawn on a squad player, friend or whoever sounds good but in practice can be annoying. Many a time I have wasted precious time in the game watching the little video trying to figure out where I want to spawn and as I select, the other player gets eliminated, so I have to pick another. Not to say this can be repetitive in one spawn. The other problem is you don't know where the enemy is before you select a spawn point. Many a time I have respawned with the enemy close and behind me (Eliminated as soon a I respawn). The end result is that I now mostly use the default point. The system now is confusing for me ( I reiterate ME/ For others, it may not ) especially when squad players are in vehicles. Another is that when I tried to spawn with Luke Skywalker, his selection box was like a flashing red light because of his combat play (attack then run ) making it almost impossible to lock on him.
I know other people may have different opinions and I welcome their thoughts.
Is matchmaking and balancing of the teams already applied to the game? is it for all modes or just for GA?
Some games have been balanced, some unbalanced and some really unbalanced. Maybe it's a little bit better, hard to tell really. It's definitely still very buggy in general that I can say for certain. 😔
just making sure those of you posting in the last few hours know that matchmaking was turned off. Maybe that's why you're not seeing much difference.
