43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #1 Posted January 28, 2018 Played a 6x6 random battle yesterday. A tier 8 - 10 game. After 300+ total games played, this was a first for me. It occurred with the server population 15,000 plus. Wondering how rare battle line-ups like this are. (At first it was played like a rank battle, except we had 1 player afk making it 5 on 6) A total different game play for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8,259 [GWG] BrushWolf [GWG] Supertester 27,188 posts 14,754 battles Report post #2 Posted January 28, 2018 Most likely a que dump. Someone waited a long time and hit the 5 minute trigger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,415 Ramsalot Members 3,102 posts 12,308 battles Report post #3 Posted January 28, 2018 It’s not as rare as you would think. This usually happens with high tier carriers, especially tier 9. If CV queues up and there is no other CV of the same tier to match it with, the game will wait for that other CV of same tier. If it wait more that 5 minutes, the MM will switch into “immediate” game mode, and create game pretty much the instant the other CV tries to queue up. MM does not spend any time creating such game, it grabs whatever ships it can find. That’s why you should never let the queue go for 5 minutes. I was in game with 2 vs 2, and 3 vs 3 this way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,684 1SneakyDevil Members 3,792 posts 23,987 battles Report post #4 Posted January 28, 2018 Had something similar happen a few days ago. Played my Fletcher and it was 7 v 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #5 Posted January 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, BrushWolf said: Most likely a que dump. Someone waited a long time and hit the 5 minute trigger. 8 minutes ago, Ramsalot said: It’s not as rare as you would think. This usually happens with high tier carriers, especially tier 9. If CV queues up and there is no other CV of the same tier to match it with, the game will wait for that other CV of same tier. If it wait more that 5 minutes, the MM will switch into “immediate” game mode, and create game pretty much the instant the other CV tries to queue up. MM does not spend any time creating such game, it grabs whatever ships it can find. That’s why you should never let the queue go for 5 minutes. I was in game with 2 vs 2, and 3 vs 3 this way. Thanks for the explanation. It was just really weird. I hit the BATTLE ON button before going back to port, which I had never done before and probably won't do that again. (And yes, it was a CV included battle, though very lopsided) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,103 [FOXEH] Umikami Banned 14,364 posts 20,009 battles Report post #6 Posted January 28, 2018 Happens more often with either very high or very low tiers, and usually at times when the player que is not fully populated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9,769 [SALVO] Crucis Members 25,498 posts 27,483 battles Report post #7 Posted January 28, 2018 I agree. It was almost certainly a high tier, often involving a CV, queue dump. 38 minutes ago, Ramsalot said: It’s not as rare as you would think. This usually happens with high tier carriers, especially tier 9. If CV queues up and there is no other CV of the same tier to match it with, the game will wait for that other CV of same tier. If it wait more that 5 minutes, the MM will switch into “immediate” game mode, and create game pretty much the instant the other CV tries to queue up. MM does not spend any time creating such game, it grabs whatever ships it can find. That’s why you should never let the queue go for 5 minutes. I was in game with 2 vs 2, and 3 vs 3 this way. ^QFT!!! Exactly. Never ever let the queue hit the max time, whether it's 5 minutes in randoms or 30 seconds in coop. Just exit the queue, and re-enter it. Rinse and repeat as necessary. Or go to a lower, more populated tier to find a battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
327 abyssofthetriffid Members 1,560 posts 3,859 battles Report post #8 Posted January 28, 2018 Had quite a few 1vs 1 battles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
602 Ghostdog1355 Members 2,855 posts 9,178 battles Report post #9 Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Umikami said: Happens more often with either very high or very low tiers, and usually at times when the player que is not fully populated. Late one Saturday night I had one of those "one more game" moments and wanted to do something a bit different. I moved a 19 point captain down into the Erie, slapped camo on it and put on 8 signal flags. Waited forever and actually qued up in a one on one battle with an Orlan. It was fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites