Reduce wait time between matches
#41
Posted 15 April 2015 - 06:22 PM
#42
Posted 15 April 2015 - 08:57 PM
I will only support a consensus form of skipping. The wait time as of now provides opportunity to switch mech loadouts.
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Edited by thirtysix, 15 April 2015 - 08:59 PM.
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#43
Posted 16 April 2015 - 02:29 AM
This would help alleviate the "omg there's not enough time to switch mech load outs problem".
#44
Posted 29 April 2015 - 03:17 AM
Bump Again.
I really feel this is the number 1 issue holding back the game and it is so easy to fix!
Can we get a dev response on this?
I would at least like to hear the opposite side to this argument as I cannot find one
Edited by DryLeaves, 29 April 2015 - 03:18 AM.
#45
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:31 AM
#46
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:42 AM
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#47
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:52 AM
???
You guys are serious? I am sorry but when did you play last?
Rest between matches? the first thing ppl do when game is over is leave the game so they could find the next one as soon as possible.
By the time that full 1 minute is over there are maybe 4 ppl left praying there will be enough 'ready up' to pass the minimum to start a new game,
which usually does not happen and you are force to leave the server too looking for a another game which ofcourse just make the total time even longer
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#48
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:53 AM
#49
Posted 29 April 2015 - 06:45 AM
Oh and I played last night. Plenty of servers where people stayed.
#50
Posted 29 April 2015 - 06:54 AM
Well people aren't patient and likewise upset the balance of games. Mid joiners aren't factored into initial balance. If people just stayed in servers, balance would be better. If you literally can't wait 1-2 minutes, well, I don't know what to say. There can be tweaks to the system, but the post game wait time is there for a reason, and one I appreciate.
Oh and I played last night. Plenty of servers where people stayed.
"If people just stayed" - but they don't coz ppl
IMO the wait after should be very short like 10sec. Then start a new game. People don't want to wait on a 'dead' server, if the chat or ready time is too short u could increase the before start timer, where ppl know there is actucaly a game starting when that time is up
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#51
Posted 29 April 2015 - 08:23 AM
Why? Well, I played last night too, and half the games I played emptied out after the matches.
We, the people who post on the forums have the attention span to wait. But there is a large chunk of players that don't or can't wait, and they leave to go find other servers because its quicker.
#52
Posted 29 April 2015 - 01:55 PM
One would initially think as much, but you should test that for yourself before assuming.
I believe that he is correct. It can take longer at times (not always) to check out of the server one is in and look for a new match. You may run into a problem with getting connected right away along with other things such as entering a match halfway thru or near the end and having to repeat the process all over again.
By that time you would have already been in a new match from the start.
I do like the idea of an optional start match now button or ready button if you will, for those with less patients and feel the need to play again asap. I personally don't mind the wait times, mainly in TDM, I like to look at the scores, talk in chat about the match just completed and be able to assess what my mech changes might be for the next game taking into account the players, what each is using, the map..etc..
I also like to add screenshots to STEAM of good matches and may just like the group I'm currently playing with and want to stay there.
For me this takes a little bit of the time used between the end and start of matches...also yes RLT that I may be able to squeeze in
Now I am also guilty of leaving a match as soon as it is completed sometimes for reasons other than what I mentioned above. I may feel uncomfortable with that group or really don't care to play on a certain map. But I usually try to stay. I believe when as many players as possible stay for the next match, it better helps with balancing then teams.
Edited by raging_squirrel, 29 April 2015 - 02:01 PM.
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#53
Posted 29 April 2015 - 04:58 PM
Agreed, the waiting times as they are now it's too long, they need to be shortened to about 15s, just eough for the progression counter and mech exp distribution
#54
Posted 29 April 2015 - 05:01 PM
but they don't coz ppl
This man has preempted every other argument on the forums. Nice.
Edited by comic_sans, 29 April 2015 - 05:01 PM.
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#55
Posted 29 April 2015 - 10:25 PM
I want to clear something out: I am the "staying" type. I really don't get why people leave matches all the times but the fact is they just do.
Having to wait 2 minutes is a bit too much in my opinion but it is not that long either, the problem is that it is apparently too much time for most players to wait, which creates 'dead' servers and balanced issues and all that.
Having a good balanced game is not so common thing, at least from my experience (playing in Europe on not so common hour), and after playing one the thing that I am always thinking (and sometimes typing in game chat) is: "Please Please all players be patient enough to stay so we can have another one like that", it is never happens.
I really cannot remember the last time I played a game where more then 60% of player stayed until the next one started, and I do remember the opposite happening in other online arena games - ones with shorter wait time.
Edited by DryLeaves, 29 April 2015 - 10:49 PM.
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#56
Posted 30 April 2015 - 01:25 AM
I am sorry but when did you play last?
Yesterday, thanks.
Rest between matches?
Yes, along with maybe getting a drink or anything of the like.
the first thing ppl do when game is over is leave the game so they could find the next one as soon as possible.
Stop pretending you speak for everyone.
The servers in my range aren't like that at all.
By the time that full 1 minute is over there are maybe 4 ppl left praying there will be enough 'ready up' to pass the minimum to start a new game,
which usually does not happen and you are force to leave the server too looking for a another game which ofcourse just make the total time even longer
Again, that's your experience.
It's far from everyone's.
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#57
Posted 30 April 2015 - 02:54 AM
1. A larger population subset of players
2. A smaller subset of players who use the forum.
Which basically means, the higher tier players who post here probably never see this issue occur unless they create a new smurf account. If you are going to sit here and try to convince anyone its not a problem, create a new account and see for yourself.
I myself have been seeing this less and less, it could be that my MMR is going up, because I keep seeing more and more players who I recognize on the forums. Either way, lowering time between matches should be an option for the server admins who want it.
#58
Posted 30 April 2015 - 06:09 AM
My suggestion: take the time that is used for showing off the winning team, cut that out of the total post-match time and allow players to skip right to the post-game menus with a button press instead of forcing them to watch the whole thing.
I don't think the post-game screen needs to factor in time for garage changes or bio breaks. If you need time for that, ask people to wait in the ready stage for the next match. If the group of people in the server are a good enough group that you want to stay together with them then they're likely to oblige you, in my experience. Otherwise if a group just wants to get into the next match as quickly as they can they should be able to.
#59
Posted 30 April 2015 - 01:27 PM
Since forums are back up again I got no problem with wait times anymore.
Game ends -> alt tab -> read forums -> alt tab -> New round.
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#60
Posted 01 May 2015 - 07:38 AM
Personally, I like having the time to take a wee, grab another beer out of the fridge, and pack/smoke a bowl. Either I do all that between matches, or I screw up the match for my team, because I am still going to do those things...I'll just do it during the first 2 minutes of the match.
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