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[Butane9000]

I waited 15 minutes for another match. Solo drop Shadowhawk started about 4pm EST.

I'm done. I'll come back when you fix this debacle.

[CSHubert]

10+ min wait in my Firebrand I gave up... Trying Ember

[Gyrok]

Hellen Wheels, on 20 May 2014 - 11:47 AM, said:

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

Kill it with FIRE!

Nuke it via orbital bombardment, it is the only way to be sure...

[StillRadioactive]

Am I going to be refunded for the premium time burned by my 50 minute (and counting) wait time? How about the 25 minute wait earlier?

How about for the time I'm just not playing while I wait for you to hotfix it BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO A MATCH?

[7heR34P3R]

Every weight class, every mode, every single time: Wait time is unacceptable (anything longer than 60 seconds for searching is too long).

The reality is that the match making system in this game sucks (and it doesn't make sense). You don't show up on a planet by blind luck - you know where you are going and configure your mech for the work you need to do... or pick your best mech for the job.

But asking for more isn't what I'm here for - I just want what was working when I started playing the game and before I sank $100 into it.

[Karm Asutor]

i'm going to give Hawken a try.

[CaptainFuture]

i wonder how they are gonna compensate us for this mess ? 5000mc for free for everyone, free hero mech, free premium time ?

bye,

CaptainFuture (still waiting....)

[Treysef]

7heR34P3R, on 20 May 2014 - 12:16 PM, said:

(anything longer than 60 seconds for searching is too long).

No, not at all. Show me one game with a matchmaker where your queues are less than a minute and the game is balanced. Here's a hint, CoD isn't a good example to use.

[CapnOblivious]

• The time and date of matchmaking (Please provide EDT, PDT or UTC values)

05/20/2014


Began searching: 16:02 PM EDT
Connected to match: 16:20 PM EDT

• The weight class desired.

Heavy

• Whether or not you were solo or in a group, and if a group, of what size and composition.

Solo

• The time taken to find a match.

18 minutes

[Gas Guzzler]

Repeal 3/3/3/3. I don't have time to sit and wait for 10 minutes, and I also don't want to have to play Conquest just to get a match.

Just put a class limit of like 6 for each class so a team doesn't drop with 10 assaults.

[meteorol]

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
4/4/4/0
etc..

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.

Works ALOT better for me after you did this and i chose all three gamemodes (even if i hate assault). Waiting times went down from like 10 minutes to 2-3 minutes

Edited by meteorol, 20 May 2014 - 12:20 PM.

[Pygar]

Not sure if it helps, but from what I can see, the problem is built into how you guys let groups pick first and then sort out the rest later. Force groups to pick a 1/1/1/1 lance for mechs and it will probably help.

(The way it's working now, Group 1 brings 3 assaults and a light. Group 2 brings 3 heavies and a light. Group 3 is left to be made of 1 light pilot....and 3 mediums that don't exist.)

[NameNotAvailable]

so whats a good alternative to mechwarrior? I've been playing for over a year now, but I honestly have to say it has simply got worse with every single patch, and now it's LITERALLY unplayable.

[No One Lives Forever]

Waiting for about 15 mins before each match. Doesn't matter what class or weight. More waiting than playing. Waiting right now.. can't stay like that.

[Malleus011]

Attempted half a dozen drops over about an hour. (14:00-15:00 central U.S.)

Canceled most drop attempts after 1 minute of no activity. (more than one minute is too long)

Managed one medium match and one heavy. No joy on Assaults, even waiting longer than 5 min.

[CSHubert]

No luck on Ember either...

[StillRadioactive]

Malleus011, on 20 May 2014 - 12:21 PM, said:

Attempted half a dozen drops over about an hour. (14:00-15:00 central U.S.)

Canceled most drop attempts after 1 minute of no activity. (more than one minute is too long)

Managed one medium match and one heavy. No joy on Assaults, even waiting longer than 5 min.

You're only waiting ONE minute?

I just waited FIFTY minutes before cancelling my search on a medium.

[Oberst Gross]

I just bought MC again

*facepalm*

[Celente]

Treysef, on 20 May 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

No, not at all. Show me one game with a matchmaker where your queues are less than a minute and the game is balanced. Here's a hint, CoD isn't a good example to use.

What game is ever truly balanced?

Give me unbalanced with zero wait times any day.

[CSHubert]

Oberst Gross, on 20 May 2014 - 12:25 PM, said:

I just bought MC again

*facepalm*

So that part works...