Re: Issues with the EOR matchmaking system - examples
Any idea id they are actually looking into Hero Starfighter changes to the MM system. I understand Anthem and other games are taking a lot of time.
There are only 40 players I know of in this mode on PC. It is depressing to see people with and hour or so to play, come in, wait 1 min and then leave.
They complain and I respond, please tell others about the mode and perhaps they will give it a try. But without some changes to the 8v8 waiting times, they will become discouraged form coming back.
HvV, lets you play your Hero until the score is 10. There is a lot more activity there when new Hero's are introduced. Hero SA is really about empty lobbies.
Goals of this idea.
1. Get more players to pay this mode.
2. Keep up the interest in the game.
3. Suggest an idea that does not cost money, but gets players into the game more often.
4. Suggest an idea to keep the game alive that is simple and easy to change.
Suggestions:
1. Allow after 2-3 or even 4-5 minutes of a lobby being open to start the round with anything even, example, just like it is now after the 1st round. ( People drop out all the time)
2. Start a timer when the 4th person comes into the map lobby, of 2 mins and let it start if teams are equal. So that the max wait in this mode is 2-3 mins. I would accept 4-5 mins but if we don't get some players in this we may lose them.
3. Match make if another map is currently open. Don't let it throw people to a new lobby if only 6-8 players are actually playing. Just mix them up, even if in a group. ( We can't tell if other maps are going unless we team chat where we show up. Then we have to relaunch to get back to the others who were just playing together. )
Many times there are only 8 players playing at certain times during the day or night. Sometimes I have seen 12 players in lobbies, 6 in each and no game is going. We spend a lot of time, relaunching the mode, to find the open lobby.
However, we are in different lobbies and have no idea others are interested even playing. We need more activity. We need players to want to come. It tales a long time to level Hero star ships and these ideas will be easy to deploy and will get them into the game.
Thoughts? Help? Status? Thanks 😉
