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[Appogee]

Some of us have finished the challenge. Back to business as usual in larger group sizes, no trolling intended.

[Bulletsponge0]

people complain about solo challenges..people cpomplain about group challenges....

[Fire and Salt]

I agree with the OP!

Why are all these noob 4 mans trolling our group queue.

I am in the group queue to fight challenging opponents, not to fight against 4 un-coordinated pugs who just hooked up for the challenge.


Get on TS or GTFO!!!






...oh wait, thats not what this thread is about?

Edited by Fire and Salt, 06 September 2014 - 02:00 PM.

[Arkus Bethla]

Depending on the time slot, I can believe 9 or more 4 man teams dropping at the same time in our unit. Odds are pretty good you will face 8 mechs with the same tag in that scenario as there are a fair number of similar size groups out there.

I was on at irregular times so I can only recall one or two instances where we dropped 8 on the same side, maybe 3 or 4 when we dropped in opposition.

[Ultimax]

Flash Frame, on 05 September 2014 - 03:20 PM, said:

So, I've been dropping with my unit to notice something that I found rather, odd.

Is it working as intended PGI, to be putting 3 groups of 4 players... against larger organized groups?

I've run into a couple of matches where the majority of the enemy team was a singular unit.

Seeing as how the challenge doesn't give you points on if you're in a group bigger than 4. The only conclusion is that this oversight was noticed by some units, and the decision to "Troll" those of us who are attempting the challenge has been made. That and the decision to farm easy kills by facing down 3 split groups of 4, while your team has 10 on coms together.

Sounds like a rather serious oversight PGI.

They could be finished with, or do not care about the challenge.

It's the group queue, you can face exactly the same thing on any given day.

I see no issue with this, and I've been doing the lance challenge most of the day today.

[Bulletsponge0]

last night, out team of 3 4 man groups met up with a 12 man group..skirmish on alpine...and we won...

[Joseph Mallan]

Sandpit, on 05 September 2014 - 04:49 PM, said:

so then explain to me how that has anything to do with the challenge?

Not a single thing has changed about the group queue since yesterday
or the day before
or last week
or the week before
or last month

I played in a 4man for well... pretty much all day. I lost a few percent of Win Loss... But that IS made up by my meeting a good group of players that changed through out the day. Not one player needed to be admonished for bad behavior. Everyone was easy to get along with. So even if I lost a few more games than I do in PUG, It was a really good day of gaming!

It is also the most time I have spent in the group Que in a long time and the amount of QQ was quite minuscule compared to PUG Que. In other words, quite refreshing.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 07 September 2014 - 06:57 AM.

[Astrocanis]

Sandpit, on 05 September 2014 - 03:46 PM, said:

yea because every player who plays in a group is like that...
smh

How many is enough to create a generalization. My experience mirrors his. Which is why, primarily, I don't group queue. Playing in most groups is like listening to the bozo next to you at a stoplight with the "really cool" sub in his trunk. His pen1s isn't any bigger, but he sure acts like it is.

[Joseph Mallan]

Astrocanis, on 07 September 2014 - 06:58 AM, said:

How many is enough to create a generalization. My experience mirrors his. Which is why, primarily, I don't group queue. Playing in most groups is like listening to the bozo next to you at a stoplight with the "really cool" sub in his trunk. His pen1s isn't any bigger, but he sure acts like it is.

Strange my experience is quite the opposite. and My PUG 4 man group changed members all day!

[salkeee]

Its a challange U should be challanged.

[Piney II]

I played all day yesterday with players I've never met before flowing in and out of the lance. I didn't encounter any troll groups or e-peen wavers.

It was actually quite civil (even game chat! ) and I made a bunch of new friends.

[Kjudoon]

Piney, on 07 September 2014 - 07:44 AM, said:

I played all day yesterday with players I've never met before flowing in and out of the lance. I didn't encounter any troll groups or e-peen wavers.

It was actually quite civil (even game chat! ) and I made a bunch of new friends.

That's because they exist primarily in Derptown, not Stomptown. A few are out there, but not many in comparison.

Stomptown can be fun, unless you're there in team practice prime time (Evenings in the US, EU or Western Asia). Then you get hammered mercilessly thanks to massive elo mismatches. But this 4 man tourny has broken a lot of that up lately.

[Aresye]

Flash Frame, on 05 September 2014 - 03:20 PM, said:

So, I've been dropping with my unit to notice something that I found rather, odd.

Is it working as intended PGI, to be putting 3 groups of 4 players... against larger organized groups?

I've run into a couple of matches where the majority of the enemy team was a singular unit.

Seeing as how the challenge doesn't give you points on if you're in a group bigger than 4. The only conclusion is that this oversight was noticed by some units, and the decision to "Troll" those of us who are attempting the challenge has been made. That and the decision to farm easy kills by facing down 3 split groups of 4, while your team has 10 on coms together.

Sounds like a rather serious oversight PGI.

Some folks are done with the challenge, and others chose to not participate in the first place. Why should they be considered, "troll groups" when they're just playing in a larger group in the group queue like normal?

Guess what? Not everything in this game will end up being completely fair or even. It's about time people realize that.

[Remarius]

It took 4 hrs 15 mins for me to pass the 950 pt mark... then I helped others do it. It really wasn't arduous if you were on comms, took complimentary builds and worked together. If anyone queried after other members for their lance I just sent them to NGNG/Comstar NA. I only saw that a couple of times and the rest were 3 x 4 on each side for Friday and Saturday. By afternoon Sunday it started to change back to normal as so many people had finished. Much more fun than previous challenges.

PS: Thanks everyone that put up with me in their 4 lance you were total pro's.

Edited by Remarius, 07 September 2014 - 02:25 PM.

[Johnny Z]

While doing the group challenge I seen lances get a total of 80 damage. Yes for all 4 mechs 80 damage. Thats throwing the match so the other side can win.

Meanwhile in the solo queue the most i ever see throw a match is 2.

Idle commentary on the different queues.

[Budor]

I have played with some random people without voice for 4 hours today and we won 90% off our drops. It was a good day.

[Ahja]

Yep they sold us out and fed the pugs to there beloved organized teams. Then took a long weekend "see ya Tue". I hear laughing? do you hear laughing?

[AphexTwin11]

"I agree"

[Bombast]

[TercieI]

AphexTwin11, on 25 October 2016 - 07:35 AM, said:

"I agree"

Dude. Stop with the pointless necros. Check the date before replying.