PVP Rain Checks

zeromus3278

Here's a thought on getting in PVP matches quicker, a rain check feature. For example, today I was in a que for GG and Stronghold PVP for an hour and it never popped. With a feature like this it could give me PVP rain check points of 60 (60 minute wait) towards GG and Stronghold PVP as I waited and never got in, the next time I log in my points could be reviewed when in que or if in party everyone else's added up and then the highest rain check points are moved to the front of the line of waiting since they've waited so long to get in. Points could be erased in the event that you do get in the PVP match or if you don't accept when a que pops by either missing it or declining it. All of this waiting for PVP is really not helping matters and I think this could get people in from time to time at least. What do you guys think about a rain check feature that builds up points for waiting?

zibadawa

So your theory is based on the idea that, having observed a distinct inability to find 20 or even 40 people for these matches with any sort of reliability, suddenly there will be, like 60 people all vying for it at once...because...reasons?

kweassa

It's an interesting idea, but alas, ultimately futile IMO.

■ Non-stop chain of bad choices + poor-to-plain-stupid additions to PvP
■ Intentional disregard towards PvP community and its opinions
■ Constant failure to respond to bugs and innate balance problems
■ Endless exploitation of PvP players as cash-cows with crappy forced/implied paygate/P2W elements

Even the dumbest and most naive of PvP players eventually catches onto what's going on.
People are stop playing it for a reason.

It is happening EXACTLY in the manner I have foretold and warned.
NW PvP's basically walking the same death spiral as Champions Online PvP.
Queues are only going to become harder to pop as times passes.

vinceent1

i dont know, does it worth it?

only frequent pvp is domination, i gave up on sieges and my favorable gauntlgrym too.

through domination, i can play 4 matches during 40 minutes, its at least solid AD gain

the other things is balance, every match is very quick, its only good for AD per hour ratio. even IL doesnt matter anymore. its either you have broken rings, arm pen mounts and boons or havent.

i am either horridly roflstomped by some "overpowered" enemy player countless times or i am horridly carebeared to victory, nothing else.

you can only hope your team overpowered player can handle enemy team overpowered player. if one team has more overpowered players than the second, there is no point to try

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gomok72

At this point and century, in order to fix the population issues and long que times for PvP, Cryptic should be looking into setting up cross server PvP battles possibly. I PVP a lot and test things in PvP and the population is so small in this game now, I feel like I should be sending family photos and personal vacation invites to some of the people an guilds I have been fighting.

I'm not sure how hard it would be to implement a cross server que system in this game, like WOW has.

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rschrager

I do appreciate the fact that someone who wants to pvp is proposing a solution, but I think the numbers are working against you. As zibadawa so inelegantly put it, being at the front of a queue of 4 people for an activity that requires 20 doesn't really buy you much...

The designers need to take the lead and try to address some of the things that just aren't working right now; in the interim, the best way to make pvp happen is to try and bring enough people with you to fill queues. Right now solos have the easiest time getting queues to pop, but that kinda sucks, since PvP is something I've always enjoyed most with friends.

canmann

zeromus3278 said:

Here's a thought on getting in PVP matches quicker, a rain check feature. For example, today I was in a que for GG and Stronghold PVP for an hour and it never popped. With a feature like this it could give me PVP rain check points of 60 (60 minute wait) towards GG and Stronghold PVP as I waited and never got in, the next time I log in my points could be reviewed when in que or if in party everyone else's added up and then the highest rain check points are moved to the front of the line of waiting since they've waited so long to get in. Points could be erased in the event that you do get in the PVP match or if you don't accept when a que pops by either missing it or declining it. All of this waiting for PVP is really not helping matters and I think this could get people in from time to time at least. What do you guys think about a rain check feature that builds up points for waiting?

Keep wearing your ring of cowardice and turning your back to the fight and wonder why the queues never pop..... good lord.


You reap what you sow.

urlord283

I must say I have stopped playing the standard PVP, and only play GG PVP and SH... SH less so

But the reason is ....

Premades

It is less noticeable in GG

still bad

But sometimes you get non Premade teams

You know what comes next

Please split the queues

santralafax

urlord283 said:

I must say I have stopped playing the standard PVP, and only play GG PVP and SH... SH less so

But the reason is ....

Premades

It is less noticeable in GG

still bad

But sometimes you get non Premade teams

You know what comes next

Please split the queues

Everyday, at least twice, I hit queues for GG and Domination. GG never pops.