Queue's are already long - Suggested change

[Renault]

So now that the hype for The Feast has slightly died down, so too have the queues. Playing at non-peak hours, it's not uncommon to wait 5-10 minutes for a queue, sometimes even longer (I have friends that play Ranged DPS and said they've had queues of 45 minutes or higher before giving up.)


I think because this is split up by datacenter, there is just not a big enough population to support it. I am worried even more so when the new ranked matchmaking gets deployed. People will be split by datacenter first, then by rank. I believe it will not be uncommon for teams to wait 30 minutes to an hour per match at high rankings.

I can give two suggested changes, so I'll start with the first, which is a longshot dream I'm sure.

1) Separate by region, not by data center. Europe, Japan, NA. This will give a higher population of people to queue with.

2) Offer more rewards. The rewards are pretty lackluster. The mount is disappointing and is gotten very quickly, and the minion is buyable. I'd like to see some more rewards added to the ranking system DURING the season, not at preseason. I'd like to see pieces of armor added that you buy with LOTS of Wolf Marks. Like 15k-20k per piece. These would be glamour items only, and in my head, would be distributed as such:

Bronze tier: Accessories
Silver tier: Boots + Gloves
Gold tier: Pants + Head
Platinum tier: Chest
Diamond tier: Weapon

I realize it's already too late to ask for this, but IMO the new PVP glamour that came out should have been locked behind this new system.

[Ashelia_Ferron]

And how exactly, do you plan on doing cross-datacenter matchmaking?

[Kyani]

Queues are gated around Healer and Tank. A small balance change to make SCH and DRK more viable compared to their peers would definitely take pressure off the queue times.

That said, RDPS is always going to be longer - there's 4 classes that go through it, rather than 3, and 1 of the classes is considered so OP that people switch to it.. even though it's not THAT much better.

[Renault]

Queues are gated around Healer and Tank. A small balance change to make SCH and DRK more viable compared to their peers would definitely take pressure off the queue times.

That said, RDPS is always going to be longer - there's 4 classes that go through it, rather than 3, and 1 of the classes is considered so OP that people switch to it.. even though it's not THAT much better.

I'm talking about premades too. Had a 10 minute wait.

[Koltik]

Primal had a 10 minute wait this evening, but it's also Tuesday so a lot of people are raiding. Other than the one ten minute queue the wait has been from instant to 4-5 minutes, from 5:30 EST - 9:00 EST.

Regardless of raids, I too am a little concerned that Feast has been out less than a week and queues are already showing signs of drying up. If they implement match making then it'll be game over.

[Renault]

Primal had a 10 minute wait this evening, but it's also Tuesday so a lot of people are raiding. Other than the one ten minute queue the wait has been from instant to 4-5 minutes, from 5:30 EST - 9:00 EST.

Regardless of raids, I too am a little concerned that Feast has been out less than a week and queues are already showing signs of drying up. If they implement match making then it'll be game over.

But if they don't implement matchmaking, it will still be game over.

[Osmond]

Well it is pre-season so there's no bonus or anything to have. Now that ppl have the feel of it, I think they just going to wait for 3.25 for the season to start.

[Niroken]

If they want better queues then they are going to need to figure out what is causing the long queue times first.

[Exira]

If they want better queues then they are going to need to figure out what is causing the long queue times first.

Data Centers and 8 different PvP queues

[Aviars]

I think people are starting to get that the matchmaking is structured in such a way that has a very good chance of making you lose the higher you go up the ladder. I personally see it that way since all they do for matchmaking currently is to take an average of everyone's ratings and match them to another team with the same average, which isn't actually fair a majority of the time. Makes it very very hard to gain rating, at least in solo.

So really it is a waste of time when combined with the fact that it is the preseason.