Frontline: Broken Queue or Broken Downscaling? Both?

[Sunako]

Maybe the system count average of all players. Like if Twin Adder have 5min ques and maelstrom 50min que. The system calculate what is average of all players instead of each grand company, I think. If i que in the middle of day, queue times are usually 1 - 10min for me.

[Xmbei]

I just have to ask are you guys queuing with "Join in Progress" selected? Because I rarely have that long of a queue

[Allyra]

I just have to ask are you guys queuing with "Join in Progress" selected? Because I rarely have that long of a queue

^ this.

My gut reaction to OP's situation is it is possible the system is hiccuping if too many are in queue but aren't doing join in progress, and it's got X amount of games going that need to be filled. I have no data to back this up but it seems like I get into join in progress ones fairly fast (malestorm), and I don't think I ever seem to get a group that's already 16x16x16 at the start.

[Zaes]

^ this.

My gut reaction to OP's situation is it is possible the system is hiccuping if too many are in queue but aren't doing join in progress, and it's got X amount of games going that need to be filled. I have no data to back this up but it seems like I get into join in progress ones fairly fast (malestorm), and I don't think I ever seem to get a group that's already 16x16x16 at the start.

I have in progress and all languages set up and still manage to easily go 60+ minutes without a pop.

[Buff_Archer]

If parties could do Join in Progress for Frontlines at least, that would help... perhaps the system is getting logjammed with parties of various sizes it can't drop into In Progress runs, and it's waiting on those to finish out before starting the next one, and so on, and not pulling in solo-queuers who registered as join in progress later on. But that's all theorizing, all I can say for sure is that I'm very disappointed to yet again be at a point in this game where I'm spending my time WAITING to do the things I want, vs. actually doing getting to do them. The only other games I know of that involve so much unnecessary waiting are the ones on my iPad where they want me to spend gems to speed up a timer on something (like the virtual race car I bought with winnings being able to be 'delivered' instantly for $1.99 vs. waiting 6 hours). Of course that's not a very accurate example... after all, with those games I don't pay money for stupid IAP's and just accept the wait and move on to something else, whereas here I've ALREADY paid, and in doing so bought the privilege of waiting.

[Sen_Terrechant]

I think the que system in general is just effed.

Ive seen this multiple times: Two people que at the same time. One person gets 3 pops in the span of 45 minutes, the other person in left in que for 45 minutes. They both have all languages checked, and in progress checked.

SE PLZ

[Tralaix]

Same issue here. Maelstrom/Leviathan. It used to be pretty fast ques. Now its 30+ all the time. Sometimes I go 90 min without a pop. Guildies from other GCs have same issue.

[hours]

My queues used to be ~5m but after the recent maintenance, they've been taking a lot longer (two hours before I gave up).

If my timer surpasses twenty minutes now, I just requeue.

[Tinsley]

Im on primal as well. (maelstrom) and the queue times lately have been getting steadily longer and longer for me. whether i queue alone (with join in progress checked) or with friends

my theory is that on primal there just arent enough servers to handle the demand. others seem to think there are too many Maelstrom now.. heck who knows... but it's really frustrating to get in only 1 or 2 matches in two hours time.

[Sen_Terrechant]

I think hes also saying that WHEN soloqueing its not a 'line' based system. You are far more likely to get into a match if you que for it when it starts.

Which would make sense with some people waiting 45 minutes, and some getting into matches.