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[zezibobka]

Why are so few people involved in conflicts in the inner sphere?​

[martian]

Dunno ...

Do you like being farmed by 8-, 10- or 12-man premades?

[Moadebe]

There was/is a mixture of reasons as to why faction is as dead as it is. Mostly player base and lack of population. Splitting a small player base between quickplay, faction, and occasionally events doesn't really handle well for wait times and quality of matches.

Then there are some people who avoid it. Mostly cause faction is one of the few places you can get a 12 man premade together and play against randos. Used to there were some groups who would drop into faction and lets just say...be toxic about the outcome. Farming an enemies spawn point while talking crap was very much a thing and people got fed up of being someone's punching bag (in all manner of the sense.) So just stopped.

Its also not quite as balanced as one would like.

There are times where faction play is happening. I know some units will try to get together and try to get people to que at the same time. Mostly on weekends and peak hours during the week. The units who have been doin that have been trying to get newer players into it to help revive it or at least experience it.

[Canis Black]

Moadebe, on 15 November 2024 - 11:57 AM, said:

There was/is a mixture of reasons as to why faction is as dead as it is. Mostly player base and lack of population. Splitting a small player base between quickplay, faction, and occasionally events doesn't really handle well for wait times and quality of matches.

Then there are some people who avoid it. Mostly cause faction is one of the few places you can get a 12 man premade together and play against randos. Used to there were some groups who would drop into faction and lets just say...be toxic about the outcome. Farming an enemies spawn point while talking crap was very much a thing and people got fed up of being someone's punching bag (in all manner of the sense.) So just stopped.

Its also not quite as balanced as one would like.

There are times where faction play is happening. I know some units will try to get together and try to get people to que at the same time. Mostly on weekends and peak hours during the week. The units who have been doin that have been trying to get newer players into it to help revive it or at least experience it.

In my own experience nobody likes spending hours waiting for a queue to pop, especially when you've finally gotten to the point where you're supposed to be in the next queue only to get punted back in the line because you're queuing solo and some premade just got shunted to the front of the line.

[Kotis77]

zezibobka, on 15 November 2024 - 05:42 AM, said:

Why are so few people involved in conflicts in the inner sphere?​

Can only say about EU times, but its has been past 5+ years that you see same names on defence every time. even if you took 3 months off. FP is only farming 2-4k damage for most people. They dont want good games, only personal damage/kills matter for most FP players.

If you like getting farmed in FP. Drop attack que (usually IS). Enjoy

Prob same thing on NA times

Edited by Kotis77, 15 November 2024 - 03:23 PM.

[LordNothing]

give most players a hard mode and they will run away in terror. applies to any game.

Edited by LordNothing, 15 November 2024 - 03:38 PM.

[Moadebe]

LordNothing, on 15 November 2024 - 03:38 PM, said:

give most players a hard mode and they will run away in terror. applies to any game.

Nothin hard about faction play. Farm damage = win

[LordNothing]

Moadebe, on 15 November 2024 - 05:28 PM, said:

Nothin hard about faction play. Farm damage = win

the only thing hard about faction play is convincing enough players to actually queue up. you cannot farm a fallow field.

Edited by LordNothing, 15 November 2024 - 09:02 PM.