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Baalash Parda
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
8
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Posted - 2012.08.23 17:03:00 -
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So far, since the new patch. I've been getting nothing but empty servers that are always Ambush matches and at the most I see only 4 people in the server and the lag in these servers is pretty horrible. I'm really getting sick of these 1v1/2v2 matches.
The thing that I don't get is that a couple of days ago. The Instant Battle was working fine, I was getting into full server matches and a good few matches were Skirmish modes. I'm certainly not the only one who is having this issue cuz I chatted with a few people on the Local Channel and they all had the same issue.
What irritates me most is that there are players that are getting into full server matches with no problem. A friend of mine invited me to his squad and every time he searched for a match, we were in full scale Skirmish matches without any crazy lag but whenever I was the Squad Leader and searched for a match, we got thrown into an empty server with 1 guy on the opposing team.
I know you guys are testing the Instant Battle system, that's why the Battle Finder doesn't have any servers on its list but could you guys fix these problems as you find them? I don't want to wait for another patch for this to get resolved.
Also, I keep finding the same server over and over again on the Instant Battle search. I see a server with only 3 people in it, I exit the server before I'm put in the match but when I search again, it puts me in the exact same server again. It keeps doing this. |
Drake-696
Doomheim
53
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Posted - 2012.08.23 21:13:00 -
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Just had a 2v2 battle, which became a 1v2 when one player quit or lagged out. |
Cal Predine
StarKnight Security
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Posted - 2012.08.29 14:42:00 -
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This really doesn't surprise me Baalash. Although I've never seen matches with only 1v1 players, I *do* regularly get put in ambush match after ambush match (almost always on the same small urban map) now that we're unable to state a preference for game mode or server location. I'm also experiencing, as you say, "crazy lag"
*speculation alert*
Now, personally I find the ambush mode rather dull compared to objective-based gameplay, and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone, so I'm guessing that after 6 ambush matches in a row, people start to quit their match and re-apply hoping for a skirmish battle. I'd guess that the end result of this player behaviour is lots of empty spaces in unwanted Ambush matches, and while I can only speculate on Dust's "matchmaking" algorithm, I imagine that the game probably fills up current matches as a matter of priority (as the proverbial clock is already ticking on those) with less consideration than usual as to ensuring a game which is in any way "matched". Certainly I've experienced consistently less even-sided gameplay and *far* worse lag since the matchmaking tool was introduced. The lag could be down to the huge raft of new features introduced at the same time (nice job guys!), but I'm guessing that a large part of it is player behaviour trying to get an enjoyable game out of the the matchmaker, and it having to fill many gaps on sub-optimal servers as a result.
This would certainly explain why many of us are landing in unwanted Ambush games with horrendous lag match after match.
*speculation ends*
Now, if my speculations are accurate, the problem's easily worked out by allowing player to state a game mode when joining the quick match finder, *or* providing an alternative to the quick match finder. I would say that the old battle finder seemed to be fine, and it certainly delivered a more balanced match, but it didn't have to contend with pre-formed squads, which I suspect has changed the landscape a bit). Without players having to "fight" the matchmaker to be able to play the game they want, I suspect it will be free to deliver a better matched, well.... match
And if my speculations aren't correct, we get the ability to state our preferred game mode back
Whatever the cause, I agree that this is a real show-stopper problem which I'd love to see getting some attention soon. |
Baalash Parda
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
8
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:50:00 -
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The lag can't be caused by the new content. My friend invited me to a squad and searched for a battle on the Instant Battle. We got into a nice decent server pretty quickly and I experienced no lag there. So, there are servers that I don't lag in. It's just that the Instant Battle never puts me in them.
Last night, I kept getting into one Ambush match after another. I doubt anyone likes Ambush anymore, I always get put into empty servers with only a handful of people and the people on the opposing team always have no lag and keep sniping me or blasting my face off with their shotguns. The lag that I face is so bad, it's not even funny. I have to aim where the guy might be 2 seconds after where he currently is to even get a hit. It's ridiculous.
This should be addressed immediately imo. Cuz how can I test this game and report bugs if I can't even get into battles that give me an opportunity to test them? |
kalahari ilkeston
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
51
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Posted - 2012.08.29 19:15:00 -
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i can do better, ive been 1v0 matches
the last few matches ive had have been fewVSfew
just did a 2v1 i was on the 2 team :) |
Baalash Parda
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
8
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Posted - 2012.08.29 19:56:00 -
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kalahari ilkeston wrote:i can do better, ive been 1v0 matches
the last few matches ive had have been fewVSfew
just did a 2v1 i was on the 2 team :)
I'm usually the 1. :( |
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