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[Mackman]

Roland, on 20 February 2013 - 02:29 PM, said:

Eh, we did this all the time in MW4. You'd go onto some unit's server, and they might only have 7 or so of them on, so some rabble would get paired with them... Or on our server, we'd have some rabble fight with us.

Honestly, it's not a bad experience at all. You just stick with the group. While you may not be privy to everything that is going on with their comms, you get the benefit of playing with an organized group. It's also useful for saying, "Hmm, I should contact those guys cause I kind of liked playing with them there."

You seem to think that being the one guy on the team would somehow be bad for you, but I don't see how that could possibly be the case. I mean, what do you think about that situation is going to be worse for you? That your team will be disturbingly effective compared to what you are used to?

I guess you have a point. My perception is probably colored by what happens in League of Legends when a lone player gets put in with a four-man premade. You have no idea what the team is planning, what's going to happen, because they generally never bother to communicate at all.

But when the solo player experience in MWO is such a gamble anyway (maybe Elo will make a difference, but whatever), then you're definitely right that being placed with a team that's guaranteed to be coordinated can only be a good thing.

I guess I have no objection to 5-7 man groups. Carry on.

[Zylo]

Paul Inouye, on 20 February 2013 - 02:20 PM, said:

Teams are still limited to 2-4, then 8v8's. There is no launching a 5-7 player group.

Elo is just trying to make sure the pairings are done on a relatively even skill level. There is a new post in Announcements describing the Hot Fix/Update.

I suspect this is being done for balance reasons which brings up the question - Can a team still end up with multiple groups if their Elo ratings are close enough to place them on the same team or are multiple groups per team finally disabled to prevent sync-drop exploits?

[Gristle]

Paul Inouye, on 20 February 2013 - 02:20 PM, said:

Teams are still limited to 2-4, then 8v8's. There is no launching a 5-7 player group.

Elo is just trying to make sure the pairings are done on a relatively even skill level. There is a new post in Announcements describing the Hot Fix/Update.

Dislike - please find a way for teams with 5,6,7 people to be able to play together.