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[Appogee]

Scouting Group 1: waited 10 minutes, ghost drop.
FP Group of 8: waited 25 minutes, never even got to a lobby. Eventually disbanded.
Scouting Group 2: waited 10 minutes, ghost drop.
FP Group of 6: waited 15 minutes, never even got to a lobby. Disbanded.

I'm just really sad to see the game in this state.

[FupDup]

CW has been a waiting lobby simulator since the beginning. It's a part of why I always say "lol CW" whenever somebody tries to use it as a balancing point for the rest of the game.

[El Bandito]

We had FP event few days ago. Even I feel burnt out from playing so many FP matches.

BTW, there are groups playing FP right now.

Just play during prime time.

[Eisenhorne]

You need to play CW during NA prime time, and you need to be willing to switch factions regularly, but you can usually get drops this way.

You're trying to play off-peak hours right now, and your faction is probably the higher pop one.

[Bud Crue]

Don’t worry, Chris has more nerfs planned in the coming months.
Surely, that ought to do the trick and turn things around.
Also, lets not forget 2 new mech packs.

Once folks learn that MWO has even more and even less effective mechs available for play they will return in droves and wait times will be a thing of the past. Also, there will soon be something of even greater excitement than the thrill of more nerfed mechs: Mechcon!!! There is always an amazing addition to the game announced that never fails to universally excite the players and get expats returning in droves.

You’ll see.

[Appogee]

Eisenhorne, on 18 September 2018 - 07:36 AM, said:

You need to play CW during NA prime time,

What time is that? (Ie. can you specify start and end times and time zone?)

Thanks.

[Eisenhorne]

Appogee, on 18 September 2018 - 07:57 AM, said:

What time is that? (Ie. can you specify start and end times and time zone?)

Thanks.

Like 8 PM EST - 12:00 AM EST are pretty good.

[TWIAFU]

Eisenhorne, on 18 September 2018 - 08:16 AM, said:

Like 8 PM EST - 12:00 AM EST are pretty good.

EU Prime time is busy.

It is my normal playtime and we hardly ever wait and hardly have any ghost drops. Come to think of it, had our first ghost yesterday in a very long time - cannot remember the last.

Then again, I play CW as intended so do not have these solo-only warrior problems.

It is hardly a 'waiting simulator' if you are there actually playing instead of claiming it's dead from the forums while not even playing.

[Mystere]

FupDup, on 18 September 2018 - 07:28 AM, said:

CW has been a waiting lobby simulator since the beginning. It's a part of why I always say "lol CW" whenever somebody tries to use it as a balancing point for the rest of the game.

I beg to disagree. CW was healthily populated in the beginning, and was so for a good while. I personally recall less than a handful of ghost drops.

The population started dropping for various reasons after that, though.

Edited by Mystere, 18 September 2018 - 08:29 AM.

[Papaspud]

El Bandito, on 18 September 2018 - 07:35 AM, said:

We had FP event few days ago. Even I feel burnt out from playing so many FP matches.

BTW, there are groups playing FP right now.

Just play during prime time.

So now MWO is just going to be a "play at this time" game? Why don't they just shut the servers down during the rest of the day then, we don't need those casuals anyway.

Maybe they can just go play Solaris, that is a big hit right? right?

[Nightbird]

Use the war log, check both sides to look for call to arms, and you will get your match.

[Davegt27]

Sunday late PM to early AM we got drop after drop in FP (EST)
I even dropped with a 11 man team like back in the day

[Appogee]

My friends list is fairly long, but there weren't enough people playing to make up a full 12-man.

(Ironically, the friends list still shows many people as being online when they're not.)

[LordNothing]

i wanted to drop fp for the weekend warrior event (it supports all modes if people bothered to read it), but the whole place was a ghost town. so i had to do the event in the land of derp that is qp.

[El Bandito]

Papaspud, on 18 September 2018 - 12:22 PM, said:

So now MWO is just going to be a "play at this time" game? Why don't they just shut the servers down during the rest of the day then, we don't need those casuals anyway.

Maybe they can just go play Solaris, that is a big hit right? right?

Play solo-q during off time. Play FP during prime time. Stop being snide.

[Appogee]

El Bandito, on 18 September 2018 - 05:16 PM, said:

Play solo-q during off time.

I just can't handle the QP matchmaking any more.

LordNothing, on 18 September 2018 - 05:14 PM, said:

i wanted to drop fp for the weekend warrior event (it supports all modes if people bothered to read it), but the whole place was a ghost town. so i had to do the event in the land of derp that is qp.

For the first time ever, I decided I'd rather do without the MC than subject myself to the frustration of trying to carry "Tier 1" potatoes in QP.

[El Bandito]

Appogee, on 18 September 2018 - 06:17 PM, said:

I just can't handle the QP matchmaking any more.

For the first time ever, I decided I'd rather do without the MC than subject myself to the frustration of trying to carry "Tier 1" potatoes in QP.

Meh, there is no win condition to the rewards. The challenge wasn't hard to do, won or lost.

Just played some matches my way and the rewards rolled in.

[Monkey Lover]

El Bandito, on 18 September 2018 - 05:16 PM, said:

Play solo-q during off time. Play FP during prime time. Stop being snide.

I quit the game if i had to go back to pug q.

[El Bandito]

Monkey Lover, on 18 September 2018 - 06:57 PM, said:

I quit the game if i had to go back to pug q.

Then your choice is to play during prime time until people get over event fatigue.

[Papaspud]

El Bandito, on 18 September 2018 - 06:59 PM, said:

Then your choice is to play during prime time until people get over event fatigue.

Or if you can't play in prime time there is sadly choice 2- and do what too many are doing-not playing, there is little or no event fatigue... it is a lack of players.