Frontlines rant

[Skeet]

If you're in Flames, then queueing in around 3-8pm est will almost always get you in anywhere between 3-10 minutes.

[amandakali]

You have over an hour or more queue on maelstrom on EU data centers. Been in the queue for close to two hours from ST 8:30-10:30.

There has to be something broken or seriously needs to be looked at. A damn response on any of the queue threads i guess would be to much to ask for.

[Gor]

You have over an hour or more queue on maelstrom on EU data centers. Been in the queue for close to two hours from ST 8:30-10:30.

There has to be something broken or seriously needs to be looked at. A damn response on any of the queue threads i guess would be to much to ask for.

i don't think its broken, i think its working exactly as intended. but i think the problem is boiling down to that there are more people in queue on one gc than the others which is resulting in people on the more populated gc having to wait through 2, 3 or even 4 games to end on top of waiting for the lesser populated gc's to fill in between. which (to me) explains why i was getting, like you, 1-2 hour long queues when I was on Maelstrom, and now that I have switched to the lesser populated Flames, now i get much faster queues usually 5-10 minutes and at some times, even at night, less than 2 minute wait pops which I never got when I was on Maelstrom after the first 2 weeks of Frontlines release.


i'm not even sure what SE can do about it because they can't make people logon. But I've said from day one once Wolves' Den died that SE needs to just combine all the data centers for PvP instances. Relying on the small population of pvp players per data center to keep the pvp playerbase alive only seems to work when its new pvp content and once the fanfare dies down, we are right back to square 1 with long queues all over again because players go do something else other than pvp.

[Skeith-Adeline]

I'm in flames, and the queue was at 5:30 est. I was told that Adder has a faster queue. I'm on Zalera if that makes /any/ difference at all. (which I'm sure it doesn't)

I honestly would play Frontlines for the majority of my day each play session if the queues weren't so atrocious. I queued once more at 11pm est and was told 7 minute average. 33 minutes later and nothing. Gladly, I was called for some late night raiding but still.

[joshsecret]

i wouldnt get your hopes up on Adders. been with them since day 1 and Q times are crazy now.
thankfully i spammed FLs when it first came out but by the time i reached 38 a few weeks ago i noticed times getting bad.
now that im at 40 i rarely even try to do it. if only it wasnt GC locked..... stupid 'lore'...

[Adiell]

They need to merge Data Centers for PvP, keeping them separated is only shrinking the already small population that is interested in doing some PVP.

Also introducing a system that will let you join a game regardless of your GC (like in the game Rift for istance), playing as a "guest" in one of the opposite factions, could be a great way to alleviate this problem. I know this solution is not lore friendly of course, but when the alternative is to wait 40+ min for a match, then the lore can take the backseat for once in my opinion.

[Skeith-Adeline]

I agree with you both. Perhaps making a pseudo-pmc (private military company) type ordeal in which others are paid (in lore) to help others. This'll allow this dumb lore thing to cease. There are only 3 active Flames in my relatively small FC, so I can't play with most of my friends.

As noted, I really do enjoy Frontlines. I especially love that since the glamours are gone, the enemies don't tend to attack me as the secondary target anymore (being BLM).
Lala with that winter highlander gear is perfect

[Chiramu]

switch over to the japanese servers? they have wait times of 5mins over there during peak hour. the japanese players love frontlines.

JP servers suffer the same wait times when you try to PVP in the morning. I want a quick game and I have a long wait >.>.

[Stormrider]

I think they need to up the bribe. Non-pvp stuff from the vendor. The inclusion of allied notes per match. Removing all rank from gear and making the vendor sell it to you based on your rank. At rank 1 you could buy a weapon, probably closer to 7. Changing all pvp gear to desynth.

[Gor]

Removing all rank from gear and making the vendor sell it to you based on your rank. At rank 1 you could buy a weapon, probably closer to 7. Changing all pvp gear to desynth.

wouldn't work because that is part of what we are going through now. glamour fans who just stick around long enough to get the gear and then quit. its not a long-term solution.