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Minetrap Queue Bugged?

ericshatnerericshatner Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has noticed that there seems to be a problem with the Minetrap queue. No one is playing even though there are +50% marks, and the queue got to 14 and then it looks like everyone was removed from the queue.

I can't tell exactly what is happening that is why I am posting here and not just submitting a bug report.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Not enough people playing it.
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Mine Trap died the moment they put the AFK penalties in. It was a popular map that the AFK farmers flocked to. It's also a long mission that involves ground combat, two things that people seem to hate in this game. All of that results in an unplayed map, even with an increase in rewards.

    Personally I like that mission and played it a lot before it died off.
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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I've heard it suggested that people are even trolling the PVE queues and dropping out each time enough players are in the queue and it starts a countdown.
    Probably not a problem with popular queues but that smaller ground ones might suffer though.

    To be honest I reckon it's because people queue for it and have to wait ages to get enough players and them just get bored so go join ISE or something instead as it's always an immediate start for that queue.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I look at it today... Thought to myself: too long, for too little... not worth it.

    So... Theres your reason.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    I look at it today... Thought to myself: too long, for too little... not worth it.

    So... Theres your reason.

    It gave great rewards if people actually played it right.
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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I've always enjoyed the mission.

    It's not hard if you pay attention and learn what needs to be done. Keeping the miners alive at the end just needs the different teams to stick together. We only ever failed when some idiot went Rambo on the final escort part.

    And with the new rep mark daily boxes it's a nice alternative to the same old space missions.
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  • tehbubbalootehbubbaloo Member Posts: 2,003 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    it wasnt an afk penalty that killed it, it was the removal of fleet mark bonus hours. those were the windows where we used to get enough people in the queue to get it to pop.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ashkrik23 wrote: »
    It gave great rewards if people actually played it right.

    Not compared to time spend.
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  • lordvalecortezlordvalecortez Member Posts: 479 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Basically, no one plays what is a great mission in my opinion, because the rewards suck for the amount of time invested. This is something that Cryptic should look at across the board and codify their mission rewards. 30 some odd marks is a terrible reward for the 15 minutes or more minutes it takes to run Mine Trap. (It's been so long that I can't remember how long it takes or the exact rewards.)

    And then you have missions like ISE, which can be run in say 7-10 minutes in a PUG, and get a mess of marks plus a decent dil reward. Or worst yet is Epohh tagging, which takes maybe 3 minutes if you count getting a team member and teleporting to the fields. Do that for a few days and you end up with 400 marks for maybe 20 minutes of in game work.

    Fixing this would actually get people back to often unused places like Mine Trap or Nukara.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Not compared to time spend.

    And that's the problem with all MMOs today. So many players just want their shinies now. It is no longer for fun it seems.
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  • theroyalfamilytheroyalfamily Member Posts: 300 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ashkrik23 wrote: »
    And that's the problem with all MMOs today. So many players just want their shinies now. It is no longer for fun it seems.

    Maybe people don't find the grind the fun part? Maybe they find the shinies the fun part. That's how Cryptic, and every other F2P MMO, make their money, so maybe that's a valid outlook.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ashkrik23 wrote: »
    And that's the problem with all MMOs today. So many players just want their shinies now. It is no longer for fun it seems.

    Actually I was referring to the amount of satisfaction that I get from the mission... I already have all my Reps maxed... (not counting the 8472 ... Need another 3 days for that).

    So your point is invalid... At least in regards to me.

    Mine trap is boring and dull... I can do it on occation, but spending 10-15 minutes in that mission is generally not what I consider fun.
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
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    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Actually I was referring to the amount of satisfaction that I get from the mission... I already have all my Reps maxed... (not counting the 8472 ... Need another 3 days for that).

    So your point is invalid... At least in regards to me.

    Mine trap is boring and dull... I can do it on occation, but spending 10-15 minutes in that mission is generally not what I consider fun.

    It wasn't intended for you.
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  • rinksterrinkster Member Posts: 3,549 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    As has been said, the only time this mission popped reliably was when the old fleet mark bonus was running.

    Which is a pity, especially as ground has been getting dev attention recently. I know I've spent more time on ground and am coming to appreciate it more.

    I often queue up for it if I'm just adminnning for a while but it never pops.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ashkrik23 wrote: »
    It wasn't intended for you.

    But... You quoted me...

    I'm confused... :confused:
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    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    But... You quoted me...

    I'm confused... :confused:

    I was just referencing what you said about the lack of good rewards based on time spent.
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  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    i like minetap, but the problem is, it's 4 different teams with people who cannot read and leave you to defend your area and go elsewhere. it is so rare for me to get into a game where my entire team stays in their assigned areas.

    perhaps people got frustrated with those idiots?
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ashkrik23 wrote: »
    I was just referencing what you said about the lack of good rewards based on time spent.

    Oh yes... This I generally agree on (although I think there are several missions that deserve more than 15 Marks rewards, but thats a different conversation).
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
    Like Duty Officers? Support effords to gather ideas
  • xapocalypseponyxxapocalypseponyx Member Posts: 577 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    ericshatner wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Just wondering if anyone has noticed that there seems to be a problem with the Minetrap queue. No one is playing even though there are +50% marks, and the queue got to 14 and then it looks like everyone was removed from the queue.

    I can't tell exactly what is happening that is why I am posting here and not just submitting a bug report.

    I've seen it before and I don't think it's limited to Mine Trap. I've been in other queues for a lengthy period (KDF SBD for example), when without any notice, I'm no longer queued and the queue is empty.

    Honestly, I don't know if it's a bug or some sort of timeout feature, but it's pretty damned annoying when it happens.
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