240 Tokamak_Raven Members 258 posts 4,378 battles Report post #1 Posted December 12, 2020 na server on friday night and it's real bot hours at tier 5 way to kill it like you killed wot 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,634 [REVY] Sventex Members 8,630 posts 6,118 battles Report post #2 Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Tokamak_Raven said: na server on friday night and it's real bot hours at tier 5 way to kill it like you killed wot It's the middle of the damn night. Being a little dramatic? Edited December 12, 2020 by Sventex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
240 Tokamak_Raven Members 258 posts 4,378 battles Report post #3 Posted December 12, 2020 used to be that queues were near instant regardless of tier or time of the day bots in randoms were unheard of, in fact, I don't think they were even set up to do that it's peak gaming hours right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,638 [PVE] Farm_Fresh_Eggs Members 1,122 posts Report post #4 Posted December 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, Tokamak_Raven said: used to be that queues were near instant regardless of tier or time of the day bots in randoms were unheard of, in fact, I don't think they were even set up to do that it's peak gaming hours right now "People wont play the game like I want them to play the game." -- Sub_Octavian, probably Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,126 [SAINT] Jolly_Rodgered [SAINT] Members 1,881 posts 21,610 battles Report post #5 Posted December 12, 2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,519 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 14,340 posts Report post #6 Posted December 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Tokamak_Raven said: used to be that queues were near instant regardless of tier or time of the day Nope, late hours it was and still is common to wait a while and sometimes get smaller than 12 v 12. Heck I've had a 1v1 before late at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
756 [CHA0S] crazyeightyfive Members 586 posts 5,606 battles Report post #7 Posted December 12, 2020 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
240 Tokamak_Raven Members 258 posts 4,378 battles Report post #8 Posted December 12, 2020 It's also possible they're intentionally sabotaging the lower tiers so people would be forced to buy high tier ships or buy free xp to work their way up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,036 Skpstr Members 34,409 posts 10,768 battles Report post #9 Posted December 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Tokamak_Raven said: used to be that queues were near instant regardless of tier or time of the day bots in randoms were unheard of, in fact, I don't think they were even set up to do that it's peak gaming hours right now It is? According to the timestamp, you're posting at 5:30 am EST. There's been posts showing rampant queue dumps due to off-hours low queue numbers for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,471 [ARS] Helstrem Beta Testers 7,773 posts 8,467 battles Report post #10 Posted December 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Tokamak_Raven said: used to be that queues were near instant regardless of tier or time of the day bots in randoms were unheard of, in fact, I don't think they were even set up to do that it's peak gaming hours right now I've played since closed beta. Queues were never near instant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,036 Skpstr Members 34,409 posts 10,768 battles Report post #11 Posted December 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Tokamak_Raven said: It's also possible they're intentionally sabotaging the lower tiers so people would be forced to buy high tier ships or buy free xp to work their way up. They're definitely driving a migration IMO. Low tiers has become a ghost town, yet player numbers are consistent. Although, "buying free XP" isn't really a thing. By the time you've ground out enough elite XP to convert, you've played enough to grind the line for free Besides, with the way they hand out free XP like candy, who needs to pay to convert? And there are different ways to look at this. There's always been a lot of players who are all about getting to T10 ASAP. Newer players with that attitude aren't going to care so much, since they want "cooler" ships anyway. The FXP WG dishes out, in comparison to the first 2-3 years, only helps those players in their goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,009 [WOLF7] HamAndCheez Members 1,343 posts Report post #12 Posted December 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Tokamak_Raven said: It's also possible they're intentionally sabotaging the lower tiers so people would be forced to buy high tier ships or buy free xp to work their way up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,036 Skpstr Members 34,409 posts 10,768 battles Report post #13 Posted December 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Helstrem said: I've played since closed beta. Queues were never near instant. I will say that, before they did the 40% bottom tier thing, it was rare, and never primetime, that I had to wait more than 15-20 seconds for a match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
