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[MonkeyCheese]

Butane9000, on 20 May 2014 - 11:44 AM, said:

So my first match I waited 24 minutes to get into? 3/3/3/3 didn't even work!



That is:

1 Light
3 Mediums (hey you did it!)
4 Heavies
4 Assaults

But they already said they lowered it to a combination with fours...

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 20 May 2014 - 11:36 AM, said:

Repost due to button mashing error: Alright everyone. Matchmaking numbers continued to spike with Rule of Three's. So we are adjusting this Class Limit to a maximum of 4s. This means any of the following variations of weight classing will be possible:

3/3/3/3
4/3/3/2
4/4/3/1
4/4/2/2
4/4/4

We are going to see how this works out, there remains a strong possibility we will have to further increase this maximum or altogether shut off the class limits and revert back to group limits in the interim, so please stay tuned here. We are playing by ear on this one as we build the data. Thanks again for standing by.

Edited by MonkeyCheese, 20 May 2014 - 11:48 AM.

[Hellen Wheels]

Bobzilla, on 20 May 2014 - 11:45 AM, said:

I find it really funny that people think it's the idea behind 3/3/3/3 that's causing the problems. Not PGI's bugs.

Either way, a roll-back is essential. This patch does not compute @ the MM level.

Kill it with FIRE!

[StillRadioactive]

21 minutes and counting.

[Monky]

Pretty sure the queue is not working right, it reports having the right mixes and matches but can't get people into games.

Maybe ELO spread needs to be disabled to get this turkey off the ground.

[Karm Asutor]

3333 minutes

[Mordin Ashe]

I am waiting 3 minutes or so. The problem is, 3/3/3/3 isn't working, we had 4 assaults in game. Would it be 3/3/3/3 there would be something good in this patch, but this way...

[Celente]

Okay lets experiment. Everyone reading this, lets all pick LIGHTS and start a game NOW!

[MonkeyCheese]

Mordin Ashe, on 20 May 2014 - 11:49 AM, said:

I am waiting 3 minutes or so. The problem is, 3/3/3/3 isn't working, we had 4 assaults in game. Would it be 3/3/3/3 there would be something good in this patch, but this way...

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 20 May 2014 - 11:36 AM, said:

Repost due to button mashing error: Alright everyone. Matchmaking numbers continued to spike with Rule of Three's. So we are adjusting this Class Limit to a maximum of 4s. This means any of the following variations of weight classing will be possible:

3/3/3/3
4/3/3/2
4/4/3/1
4/4/2/2
4/4/4

We are going to see how this works out, there remains a strong possibility we will have to further increase this maximum or altogether shut off the class limits and revert back to group limits in the interim, so please stay tuned here. We are playing by ear on this one as we build the data. Thanks again for standing by.

[Rochen]

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 20 May 2014 - 10:51 AM, said:

Greetings MechWarriors,

With this Patch, we have successfully enabled 3/3/3/3 AKA 4x3 AKA The Rule of Three's.
This is currently in combination with restrictions ELO bracketing.

Please let us know your experience with this system. If you have encountered wait times of longer than 0-5 minutes, please include in your feedback details of:

• The time and date of matchmaking (Please provide EDT, PDT or UTC values)
  
• The weight class desired.
  
• Whether or not you were solo or in a group, and if a group, of what size and composition.
  
• The time taken to find a match.

and again Patch and fail..... you need to test software bevor deployment......

[DEMAX51]

MonkeyCheese, on 20 May 2014 - 11:47 AM, said:

But they already said they lowered it to a combination with fours...

Where that quote come from?

[EDLOVER]

it appears as though ssrms either arent doing damage or registering. fired 300 missiles, with apparent good hits. match damage was 150. seems wrong. i know how they work, i have played 8000 matches. might be worth checking thanks.

[WarHippy]

Butane9000, on 20 May 2014 - 11:44 AM, said:

So my first match I waited 24 minutes to get into? 3/3/3/3 didn't even work!



That is:

1 Light
3 Mediums (hey you did it!)
4 Heavies
4 Assaults

That is actually how it is supposed to work now. They changed it to allow dynamically up to four of any one type in order to alleviate the pressure on the match maker.

[ST0RM3R]

Guys, just do 4 quick slots in mechlab and give players the opportunity to put the desired mechs of different types (light, medium, etc.) in them. And let the matchmaker picks teams based on mechs in quick slots. Maybe this sounds a little "crazy", but it will help to avoid long searches, and save the rule "3-3-3-3."

[Koniks]

3:28PM EDT, Solo light, ~8 minutes, conquest+skirmish.

[Claviger]

Remove finished content. CHECK.
Fail to deliver what founders were promised. CHECK.
Introduce hardly different variants. CHECK.
Introduce an ambiguous lag compensation making it impossible to know exactly how far to lead targets. CHECK.
Fail to address the core issues of why pin point damage is the best damage by introducing ghost heat. CHECK.
Attempt to group "skill level" in matches, but fail and generally its still random. CHECK.
Offer a ridiculous pre-buy on stupid ass gold mechs. CHECK.
Fail to grasp why your community is shrinking and those who are left are pissed off. CHECK.
Introduce a restrictive match maker that takes the already extremely limited options and variation in game away.CHECK.
Force people to wait up to 30 minutes to find a 5 minute match. CHECK.

Quite the track record PGI. Are you trying to deliberately lose the IP rights to Battletech?!

[Selaha]

Now 1 medium + 1 Heavy 14 minutes. Its not a little boring its very very boring.

[Bigbacon]

can you throw us a mech bay or two plus like 15 million C-bills so I can get a medium and assualt mech so i can choose based on wait times? I only own lights and two heavies which I never use anyway.

[Mark Brandhauber]

2051 gmt
light
solo
30 minutes and cancelling.
GIVE ME MY PREMIUM TIME BACK
I DO NOT APPRECIATE BEING A TEST SUBJECT, THAT IS WHAT THE TEST SERVER IS FOR

Edited by Mark Brandhauber, 20 May 2014 - 12:20 PM.

[Want0n]

Wait times are longer, no question. But the games are better once in them.

Wonder how much of it is patch day + people having to wait a bit longer and running to the forums to rage rather than wait, thereby compounding the problem?

Or it could be something is still a bit broken... who knows?

[Argent Usher]

BTW, how is your Cbill grind?