Why does matchmaking take 10 minutes

Hellhound

Seriously now that player base is back up in the 2k range why the hell does it take 10 minutes or more to quick match. Is it region locked? if so why? If i had to pick the one thing that now makes me question whether or not to turn the game on in the first place its the sheer amount of time that it takes to play at all.

Meltreness

Same for me... waiting now 15 minutes... still no game. I slowly feel there is some kind of regional filter.

IpKaiFung

2k is still quite low, especially as the system tried to match people up with similar ratings.

Gorb

@IpKaiFung said:
2k is still quite low, especially as the system tried to match people up with similar ratings.

This is likely correct, especially given the variance in rankings of all the respective players. I don't think there's a region lock but the matchmaking might well prioritise based on geographical proximity.

jambai

There's definitely no region lock in this game (check the profiles of your opponent once in a while and notice the flag...).

Larkis

Just play a custom game. No waiting time.

Hellhound

Yea but AI quickly loses my interest. Players near always provide a better experience. Yet I cant play against other players as it stands since there is no matches.

MetalSlime

@Gorb said:

@IpKaiFung said:
2k is still quite low, especially as the system tried to match people up with similar ratings.

This is likely correct, especially given the variance in rankings of all the respective players. I don't think there's a region lock but the matchmaking might well prioritise based on geographical proximity.

Also you gotta keep in mind that not everyone in those 2K is playing the same game mode. Some might be vs. AI, some in campaign, and then 3v3, 2v2, 1v1, etc...

Larkis

@Hellhound said:
Yea but AI quickly loses my interest. Players near always provide a better experience. Yet I cant play against other players as it stands since there is no matches.

I dont talk abour Ai. You could allways battle other players in custom games

Katitof

@Gorb said:

@IpKaiFung said:
2k is still quite low, especially as the system tried to match people up with similar ratings.

This is likely correct, especially given the variance in rankings of all the respective players. I don't think there's a region lock but the matchmaking might well prioritise based on geographical proximity.

Adding to that, a fair share of players just roll the campaign over and over or go for comp stomps in custom games.
Ques will always take some time, more if you're actually good player.

Stoner

If we had Obs, I wouldn't even bother with Quickmatch, but right now it feels boring.

Malecite

Came back to try some of the balance changes for the patch and the average match time for me is like 10-20 minutes for 3 v 3. I only see like 2-3 custom matches at a time as well. Pretty ++heresy redacted++ pathetic after 1 month, especially given that with the req changes matches are over in like half the time due to Relic phasing out the early game.

Malecite

NM, checked the steam numbers and it says there were 799 people playing as of an hour ago so that answers that. I guess you can't play this game outside of the weekend.... Jesus.

Stapla

Obvious answer is lack of players in general or players from the same region as you. Increaseing the connection times getting someone in your region to have smoother game without dissconect or lag. Through the matchmakeing process which need to connect you from one part of the world to another. There can be many reasons for the delay your connection could be weak make matching through this matchmakeing system far more difficult. Your best bet is to find someone a friend to play with or custom games. Thing can change in an instant interest can build and the game could grow instantly. Simple someone can pull a sword from a stone(do something great) and playerbase can increase instantly look at the world population the game has room grow many people have not experince the game yet so there is always a possibility of growth. The game is good.

Korica

My friend and I (we prefer 2v2 and 3v3) spent 30 minutes waiting for a game before we finally gave up.

Never seen a game's playerbase vanish so quickly.

Larkis

There are enough players around. Just play cuatom games. Seem that most people dont want to play ranked. Me too.

PaperBaG

A lot of players have stopped playing until this game is balanced better and the generator exploit is fixed

DaDokisinX

@PaperBaG said:
A lot of players have stopped playing until this game is balanced better and the generator exploit is fixed

The balance is actually pretty good. I mean, you would have to be a very picky player to refuse to play the game right now over some balance issues. I am a balance fiend and this was my stance during the last meta. The current balance is vastly better than the old state. I don't think "a lot of players" are simply twiddling their thumbs because of some slight imbalances still present in the game. As far as I can tell, all the races seem to be at very similar power levels (maybe a slight disadvantage to Eldar, who now require a lot of strategic/tactical skill).

As for exploits, that is a legit reason not to play a game since they are purely anti-fun. However, I personally don't feel as though the exploits are bad enough to warrant not even playing the game.

Gorb

@PaperBaG said:
A lot of players have stopped playing until this game is balanced better and the generator exploit is fixed

This is the second time I've seen this exploit even mentioned, and both times have been today; where was it first brought-up? Has it been brought to Relic's attention?

EDIT

I'm not seeing a single thread about it on the first page of Support & Bug Reports, personally. Only skimming the titles, mind you.

GuruSkippy

there has been several post and thread about it, but Relic never answered.
They only answered about the waaagh bug, but not about the generator bug, or 100req refund when drop pod collapses bug.....

Evenio

@Gorb said:

@PaperBaG said:
A lot of players have stopped playing until this game is balanced better and the generator exploit is fixed

This is the second time I've seen this exploit even mentioned, and both times have been today; where was it first brought-up? Has it been brought to Relic's attention?

EDIT

I'm not seeing a single thread about it on the first page of Support & Bug Reports, personally. Only skimming the titles, mind you.

There are a couple replays on gamereplays.org where you can see the exploit being used by high level players, including Bikerush.

Gorb

Unfortunately that doesn't mean it was exposed to Relic. I've passed things on before (I try to, at least), but it would be nice if players actually communicated these kinds of issues, instead of using them as pretext for dissatisfaction in threads like these. I'll check out GameReplays, see what I can do. Thanks!

PaperBaG

https://www.gamereplays.org/dawnofwar3/replays.php?game=95&show=details&id=321233

https://www.gamereplays.org/dawnofwar3/replays.php?game=95&show=details&id=321309

https://www.gamereplays.org/dawnofwar3/replays.php?game=95&show=details&id=321312

GuruSkippy

https://community.dawnofwar.com/discussion/13275/for-honor

https://community.dawnofwar.com/discussion/13372/drop-pods-returning-100-req-when-collapsing#latest

CANNED_F3TUS

Omg you guys are such noo bs.

Jump on Costum games create game or join game. There you will have a game in,less than 3 minutes.... Quit complaining about long search times on quick match when you can find games very fast in costum games. Its been the same way in DoW 1 an 2. Guess what? Its the same in DoW 3.

Evenio

I rarely played custom games in DoW 2. I did not even noticed that was a thing until mid-retribution when everybody ragequit over the OP IG release.

Strangequark

@CANNED_F3TUS said:
Omg you guys are such noo bs.

Jump on Costum games create game or join game. There you will have a game in,less than 3 minutes.... Quit complaining about long search times on quick match when you can find games very fast in costum games. Its been the same way in DoW 1 an 2. Guess what? Its the same in DoW 3.

What if I want to take advantage of MP ladder that was released a week ago. Is there not enough players for me to get proper use out of the content?

Evono

i wait around 1-5 min for a 3v3 match

RealdogXL

buddy and I only wait 3-10 minutes for a 2v2 match all times of the day, not so bad.

0riginal_z0M

If there is avg 2K online.. then why is there only 1-6 games in Browse at any time? GMT

CANNED_F3TUS

@Strangequark said:

@CANNED_F3TUS said:
Omg you guys are such noo bs.

Jump on Costum games create game or join game. There you will have a game in,less than 3 minutes.... Quit complaining about long search times on quick match when you can find games very fast in costum games. Its been the same way in DoW 1 an 2. Guess what? Its the same in DoW 3.

What if I want to take advantage of MP ladder that was released a week ago. Is there not enough players for me to get proper use out of the content?

Than you have the right to wait longer than you have too :]