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[McGoat]

Waited a good long while last night for a drop, once that was was finished we waited long enough in search that... Most of us logged off..

Tonight.. 10 min search, 10 min in lobby, ghost drop. Let's see how long we go tonight before we give up. :/

[Jun Watarase]

I think i was waiting 20-30 mins while "searching" yesterday.

Edit : 20 mins for a ghost drop here today.

Edited by Jun Watarase, 06 September 2017 - 08:49 PM.

[Serial Number]

Looks like u guys enjoy playing clan side, dont ya. Insta drops on IS side feel so good.

[DevlinCognito]

Aye, insta-drops here, but feel free to keep picking Clans en masse.

[Marquis De Lafayette]

We went IS (for the first time) a week ago (think we are staying next week...but idk for sure) as we just needed something different....plus...WaitWarrior Online isn't nearly as fun as MechWarrior Online is and was tough on unit morale.
Definitely tougher matches overall with the array of units currently Clan-side...but has been fun and we have done fine (especially as some of our guys have never played IS or not in a year or more).

Unit population for IS seems pretty sparse in NA primetime...so if there is instadrop opportunity all the time here if you can get a decent sized group together. The only hold up is if you are dropping 6 or less, you have to wait for enough shell-shocked PUGs to have the courage to queue up to face the big, bad clan units.

[meteorol]

Serial Number, on 06 September 2017 - 09:30 PM, said:

Looks like u guys enjoy playing clan side, dont ya. Insta drops on IS side feel so good.

Actually, if you are playing outside of a few prime hours, CW is deader than dead. Yesterday i was waiting like 20 minutes without anything happening. No ghotdrop for IS or clan, neither side getting 12 players to play CW. Worldwide. Not even 12 per side. That's how dead CW is outside of a pretty narrow window each day.

[Poptimus Rhyme Wallace]

It is fairly easy to get CW drops in EU prime time, wait time usually less than 10 minutes when puggin clan side.

IN NA times I started working out when waiting to drop, but I just dont have the stamine to do squats for 4 hours

[Davegt27]

sorry to here about your problem getting matches

wish there was something I could do

[Commander A9]

I don't mind the lull before the fight.

[Vxheous]

Time for an ISEN inspired FW event

[Nema Nabojiv]

Hey! At least you have one que for pugs and groups. It helps to populate the que as all CW players say, does it not? What, it doesn't now? Oh what a shame.

[Jun Watarase]

The fact that PGI changed the loyalist system to penalize everyone who went loyalist instead of resetting everyone to unaligned means that a lot of players are stuck on sides they dont really want. Cant just change to IS to get faster drops unless you are a merc.

[FallingAce]

Jun Watarase, on 08 September 2017 - 04:02 AM, said:

The fact that PGI changed the loyalist system to penalize everyone who went loyalist instead of resetting everyone to unaligned means that a lot of players are stuck on sides they dont really want. Cant just change to IS to get faster drops unless you are a merc.

Russ makes FW decisions based on people not playing MWO.
Jan 28, 2017 Rountable https://youtu.be/Zo-NNvo7Ftk?t=5634
Didn't reset contracts in 4.1 because some unit leaders hadn't logged on in 6 months.
4.2 -no contract reset.
Invasion era- no contract reset.

Contracts bonuses are based on people not playing FW. https://mwomercs.com...ost__p__5872303


So the people that are playing faction warfare are being penalized by the people not playing faction warfare(or MWO entirely). Leading to less people wanting to play faction warfare.

[Doctor Dinosaur]

And the reason behind this is, that there's no matchmaker in FW. So noobs will be playing against good units and are being farmed like lambs. That's not fun, no matter on which side you are on. So players will abandon FW which makes it even suck more. The circle of life...

Best regards
Doc

[Kaoba]

FallingAce, on 08 September 2017 - 06:20 AM, said:

Russ makes FW decisions based on people not playing MWO.
Jan 28, 2017 Rountable https://youtu.be/Zo-NNvo7Ftk?t=5634
Didn't reset contracts in 4.1 because some unit leaders hadn't logged on in 6 months.
4.2 -no contract reset.
Invasion era- no contract reset.

Contracts bonuses are based on people not playing FW. https://mwomercs.com...ost__p__5872303


So the people that are playing faction warfare are being penalized by the people not playing faction warfare(or MWO entirely). Leading to less people wanting to play faction warfare.

This game will never be good with russler leading the show, this guy is literally clueless about game developing.

[KHAN ATTAKHAN]

People not playing FP, I wonder why????.
Oh yeah, all the idiot posters who flooded the forums for months and still going with, "NO NEW PLAYERS IN FP, NO PUGS IN FP, PUGS ARE SH*T AND NOT WELCOME IN FP, ONLY COMP LEVEL PLAYERS OR TEAMS IN FP.
Now no new players want to play in FP, laughing at your wait times, you deserve it.
Wake up morons, these players created the environment and because of their name or unit name they were supported so now go play in ghost drop land stop b*tching about it.
I sit here and wait for those other ugly (but classic) arguments to raise their heads again, DROP SOLO PLAY & COMP LEVEL TEAMS AND UNITS ONLY IN QUICK GROUP DROPS to make the top of the charts again.
LOL'z at idiots complaining of small population, wait times and all the other stuff, it's the only worthwhile thing staying in the game for.

[Positive Mental Attitude]

This is what happens when you listen to the mass of players with no actual vision for the mode. Most who suggested all the garbage thats now in faction play dont even play this mode or ever did in the first place.

MW5 will fix everything tho dont worry

[McGoat]

KHAN ATTAKHAN, on 08 September 2017 - 07:19 AM, said:

Now no new players want to play in FP, laughing at your wait times, you deserve it.
Wake up morons, these players created the environment and because of their name or unit name they were supported so now go play in ghost drop land stop b*tching about it.

This was tough to read but I think I get what you're trying to express... Maybe :|

Anyways, I don't think myself or the folks I drop with "deserve" to wait 20+ minutes for a drop simply because "clams" or "pre-made". I know the team(s) I routinely drop with play regardless who they're facing, no matter the mode, etc. Redjack's statement is a bit more accurate in describing how we've come to this - add in a lack of development for the only team based mode and... Well, hurray.

I'd like to see actual data paired with a plan of action from the Devs to improve on this. Hell, even a "you're X in the queue" message when search is hit would be better than sitting and spinning without any idea as to how long you'll be there. Or, perhaps, a population ticker that gives some glimpse into whether or not you should even bother loading up for a FW drop.

It's only going to get worse

[FallingAce]

At least the side that needs the most help has the best bonuses.






Oh wait, nevermind.

Edited by FallingAce, 08 September 2017 - 10:35 AM.

[Kaoba]

FallingAce, on 08 September 2017 - 10:34 AM, said:

At least the side that needs the most help has the best bonuses.






Oh wait, nevermind.

You should tweet to russ, cause they hardly read their own forums