Please fix PvP queues, and not just temporarily.

[WinterLuna]

Hello,

First of all, I'm not complaining about PvP as the content itself. I really enjoy it - and that's the issue here.

Myself and many others are fed up of waiting over 1 hour for a PvP queue to pop. This is unacceptable. There are many achievements and rewards which are acquired through PvP and involve a lenghty process in order to obtain them. This is being made very difficult due to the queue times.

Adding new PvP content itself only fixes the problem for a short time until it dies out again. Joining a PvP linkshell also doesn't fix the problem, due to so little players wanting to play it, and due to the Grand Company restrictions.

All I am asking for is some way to allow us to PvP effectively and without having to wait a ridiculous amount of time. Maybe allow us to queue on behalf of another GC while still awarding us with our current GC marks and experience. Some people have even suggested removing the GC aspect altogether. It would just be nice for players to enjoy content they like to the fullest, and not be held back by something they can't control.

Thank you for reading.

[AureliusDraconium]

I am in the Maelstrom gc and last time I checked it is the most popular gc for NA players. My ques are around 45 mins if not over an hour while my fc is majority Adders and have a que time of 10 mins or less if not instant que. This is something that will not be fixed until SE takes off the gc restrictions for Frontlines. I do not pvp anymore because it is a major issue and I'm 10 wins away from the pony mount. If I switched gcs my wins would not carry over so I just wait until the day when maybe this happens.

[Marxam]

On primal servers everyone rotates to the "flavor of the month" gc, that being the one with who seems to be winning the most. However a a guy in my fc states that the flames are getting 15-20 mins queues as flames while me (maelstorm) am getting 30-45 mins queue, if I'm lucky. How is this possible? aren't we all queuing for the same/similar instance? The only explanation I can come up with is that flames are lacking in pvp atm so the queues are quicker, similar to tank/healer queues in other content.

[MihaelB]

On primal servers everyone rotates to the "flavor of the month" gc, that being the one with who seems to be winning the most... How is this possible?

It's not that difficult to understand, 24 or 8 people from each GC, everyone in Mael = stacked Mael wait lines. No one likes Adders/Flames due to supposed lose rate = no one queueing = ones who do queue = insta queue into those instances.

Removing GC restrictions would unbalance the nature of the game and make GC related rewards harder to get if left in place.

They need better incentives in my opinion for people to join and play otherwise we'll be left with another Crystal Tower scenario where there are possible rewards and no one wants to queue/run it.

[Cheraa]

Like in any MMO with instanced PvP.
The majority of playerbase joins the winning faction, which leads to massive queue times.

Problem ist the player not SE.
Spread yourself through ALL three GCs or live with 1hr long queues.

[MihaelB]

Like in any MMO with instanced PvP.
The majority of playerbase joins the winning faction, which leads to massive queue times.

Problem ist the player not SE.
Spread yourself through ALL three GCs or live with 1hr long queues.

They could introduce AI to supplement for the lack of players like a 3 vs 3 vs 3 Front Lines match for down times in individual data centers, if each time has AI then it'd be 'fair' though it could be abused but at least we can get into games for EXP/wolf-marks.

[Cheraa]

Ähm...no. You are kidding, right?

[Ultimatecalibur]

On primal servers everyone rotates to the "flavor of the month" gc, that being the one with who seems to be winning the most. However a a guy in my fc states that the flames are getting 15-20 mins queues as flames while me (maelstorm) am getting 30-45 mins queue, if I'm lucky. How is this possible?

If 32 Maelstrom, 16 Flames and 8 Adders are queuing for frontlines there will be only one 24 man match occurring at a time. If each match takes 10 to 15 minutes, Adders will have near instant queues (as they jump into the next match when they requeue), Flames will have 10 to 15 minute queues (as each 8 man party will alternate matches), and Maelstrom will have 30 to 45 minute queues (as the 4 parties will have to wait for the other 3 parties can have a match before they have their next).

[Laerune]

The long queues are a major turnoff for alot of players, I love the PvP content and I wish I could play PvP, but waiting in a 1-2 hour queue is unacceptable. I wish they would fix this, but seeing their track record, we will see new modes while the queue will stay very long.

[Ageofwar]

I believe that the issue is not the GC restrictions its more lack of people queuing up due to

a) the long wait time
b) not giving a .... about PvP content past the oooo new content effect