Frontline: Broken Queue or Broken Downscaling? Both?

[Koltik]

Earlier this morning I was asking around to see what each GC's wait time was for Frontline. As Maelstrom it was "More than 30 minutes", so I thought for sure that the other factions were better.

I asked a few Adders first, and to my surprise they had the same average wait time.

I then got into a Wolves Den before my Frontline popped, and asked a flames there. Their average wait time was more than 30 minutes; just like Adders and Maelstrom.

So tell me, how is it possible that all three GC's have a more than 30 minute wait time at once? Either the queues are broken, the downscaling to 16v16v16/8v8v8 is broken, or both are broken.

Has anyone ever even gotten one of the smaller scale versions of FL?

[Mecan]

I've never seen a game properly down scaled.

[Sen_Terrechant]

I've never seen a game properly down scaled.

Me either, even in the dead of the night with 2 hour ques ive never had a downscaled game.

[Shake0615]

I had a downscaled game yesterday morning, but it was the first and only time. We still started without 2 full alliances. -_-

[Durian]

I'm oddly relieved to hear it's not just happening to me... I'm on hyperion, maelstrom and the queues seem to get longer and longer. Seems unlikely that FL interest has gone down already, so I think there's something wrong with both queues and down scaling which rarely happens (been in maybe 2 down scaled matches)

[jlewiss]

the downscaling has to be broken. twice now i've gotten 16x16x16 but last night it was after a 2 hour wait so i guess the question is how long of a wait before the downscaling takes effect?

[Bubbleberry]

Relieved it's a broader problem than just myself. After having poor queue times for a few days, I finally saw a 16v16v16. I was wondering if it was just because everyone is doing bloody hunts. SE addressed the queue problems very quickly before, I'm hoping they'll take a look at this.

[Melsan]

Im from Tonberry and got my queue within 8 minutes and even less. It always depends to how many are queuing and if the previous fight is still on going...

[Madeiner]

I don't understand this.
Is the queue timer high because not enough people are playing the game? I mean, how many people are playing in each region? Has to be thousands at a time, right? You are telling me there are not enough people to form ONE match per region? In entire europe/america region there are less than 70 people queuing for frontlines? If so, the game must surely be dying...
There has to be another explanation

[RoseyRed]

Yep i'm on tonberry too, 298 campaigns so far and i've never waited more than 15 mins max.

Guess Frontlines is more popular in the JPN servers, on the Elemental data center at least.