PvP dead once again?

[Zagam]

I noticed that the queue system obviously has some terrible bugs in that if your queue time goes over 45 minutes, you're better off requeuing. Doing so would usually get me a game within 20 minutes.

Speaking of the queue system, it is awful. I'd estimate less than 2% of my games ever started with a full team and it does not begin to replenish ranks until AFTER the game starts. .

I cant believe ppl post this and wonder why they teams are never full. You just said that restarting gets you in faster, you know what that means right? the first game that you were reserved too is now down a player because you left.
The system might have some small bugs but everyone complaining about it are the same ppl complaining about it when it was first ut and it had the same issues as crystal tower and withdraw spam.

Its either what we have now or back to withdraw spam, id MUCH prefer the way it is now.

[Jodou]

Since nexus light farming, I've been doing frontlines almost non-stop. Make sure you queue for "in progress". On the primal data center, I rarely wait longer than 15 min for a frontlines queue.

I'm glad you brought this up because quite honestly it was making already floundering teams even worse. Lets be honest, not everyone is a PvP all-star like me (years of experience) and adding even more incentive for the casual players to try it out is annoying.

Yes I'm an elitist prick, but my server isn't exactly into hardcore PvP so finding people to do premades with wasn't viable. Having to deal with 'lightLoL' people who haven't a clue how to pvp just drags a team down. This is why PvP in FFXIV will never be taken seriously by the PK crowd and sadly why I have no faith in it.

[Jodou]

I cant believe ppl post this and wonder why they teams are never full. You just said that restarting gets you in faster, you know what that means right? the first game that you were reserved too is now down a player because you left.

Umm, wut? You're not really suggesting that withdrawing from a queue means your reservation is kept for another group, are you? I think you're horribly confused how these things work. . .

[Zagam]

Umm, wut? You're not really suggesting that withdrawing from a queue means your reservation is kept for another group, are you? I think you're horribly confused how these things work. . .

by all means please explain the actual way it works SE employee.

[dcdistro]

when you have an alliance of 18 people and 1-2 healers for the whole 3 groups of people (18 members) is very unbalanced... and even at that you can sit in queues from 60-90 minutes to get into Front Lines. and this happens a lot.... I think it would be greatly improved if they removed they split the teams into something other then grand company ranks... team red blue and yellow.. is fine but allow the mix of grand companies to be on any color team.

Team C had 2 healers and the other 2 parties had none... LOL

[NyneAlexander]

I'm glad you brought this up because quite honestly it was making already floundering teams even worse. Lets be honest, not everyone is a PvP all-star like me (years of experience) and adding even more incentive for the casual players to try it out is annoying.

Yes I'm an elitist prick, but my server isn't exactly into hardcore PvP so finding people to do premades with wasn't viable. Having to deal with 'lightLoL' people who haven't a clue how to pvp just drags a team down. This is why PvP in FFXIV will never be taken seriously by the PK crowd and sadly why I have no faith in it.

meh /shrug. I was a "lightLOL" person and I led the "floundering" immortal flames to victory several times yesterday.

It looks like you're on Lamia, which is also in the primal data center. Keep an eye out for me. I'll be the black mage putting you to sleep.

[Zagam]

when you have an alliance of 18 people and 1-2 healers for the whole 3 groups of people (18 members) is very unbalanced... and even at that you can sit in queues from 60-90 minutes to get into Front Lines. and this happens a lot.... I think it would be greatly improved if they removed they split the teams into something other then grand company ranks... team red blue and yellow.. is fine but allow the mix of grand companies to be on any color team.

Team C had 2 healers and the other 2 parties had none... LOL

Had this last night as well, but 1 healer in A and one in C, we started defeated and assumed a major loss but in the end we actually won and I have no idea how.....

[Lufir]

I hope they discontinue the GC vs. GC. vs. GC setup and just go with X amount of players next time.

[NorthernLadMSP]

I hope they discontinue the GC vs. GC. vs. GC setup and just go with X amount of players next time.

Agreed. While the lore behind the idea is awesome, ultimately it really hurts Frontlines and the queue times for those of us that enjoy doing it.

[Mutemutt]

I find I rarely wait longer than 15 mins at peak times, or should I say the early hours of the peak hours. I assume it's because people start to run coil and other dungeons/trials when their friends log on later. That's generally how I treat it too, a fun little side game to pass the time before my pve buddies log on.

Anyway, times have been this slow ever since the shininess of frontlines wore off. I haven't seen much of a difference since then. (Twin Adder on primal)