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xbox playerbase dead?
jjotterbear
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it would seem that the xbox player population is almost non-existent. is it the same on PS4? are the consoles just a failure and support for them will be dropped the way mac was?
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Well the last few days i have been standing in q for ground elites for more then 40 min before one pops (On PC that is), is it because of the random task force, is it broken i dont know but it sucks!
I dont want to do random on advanced, its just to easy but i cannot be the only one right?
So whats going on?!
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I suspect that its mostly due to the queue bug that has made a joke of both the gamma waiting zone and queues in general.
When even the theoretical high population areas like ESD have been struggling to have more than one instance active it makes the workaround harder to do. 90 minutes for 3 CC runs during the event was about as high as my threshold got.
Allegedly it's been fixed but they've decided to hold the fix back until the disco patch despite it being a core gameplay mechanic and despite the breach event running when the dev claimed they fixed it (see the bug reports section of the forum)
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With the breach event done more players will make their way back to other queues....but I suspect the release of a fix for the queue bug will help get numbers back up. As long as they don't leave it too long and drive too many players away.
I don't know that it's a 'failure' per say, but honestly.. I have never played on console so I can only go by what I have heard from other players. The consensus though does seem to be that the console population is significantly smaller then the PC population. If you play the console during 'off peak' hours.. yeah.. you'll probably be waiting a while.
And you are correct, RTFO's are Normal or Advanced only. Honestly though, I think that's a good idea, outside of maybe Bug Hunt and Brotherhood of the Sword, I would never even attempt elites in public groups. If you're trying to queue for elites, you're going to have much better luck asking in one of the DPS channels because most players won't touch Elites in Pug Groups. Personally, I only run them in premade groups. I can carry a bad team in advanced, but when it comes to carrying a team in Elite.. I'm just not that good.
On PC, at least you can depend on the Random TFO's, they usually pop in seconds.
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A slow period where players are taking a break from the queues is not unexpected. Especially with all the queue changes coming.
I think it'll pick up again soon.
Besides, consoles really open the market up for a lot of casual gamers to try it...can't see that being stopped any time soon.
Steam is alot like consoles and someone had a poll about 'How many Steam games do you have?" and a large percentage was over 50 games. If someone's going through dozens of games, your chances of keeping them as a regular player is pretty small. There will always be that 'new shiny toy' drawing their attention.
or maybe the casual playerbase, which most on here had always said is a very smallo minority, ain't a minority at all, and simply ar not doing anything but doffing and admiralty. me personally, i run the battlezones, get the marks toward tier 6 and then shut down
> it would seem that the xbox player population is almost non-existent. is it the same on PS4? are the consoles just a failure and support for them will be dropped the way mac was?
XBox was doing OK until VIL ruined the ques. If they really are sitting on a fix until EsTeeDee arrives they are making a big mistake.
I think they are rebuilding the Console queue system, as it's going to have the RTFO options, so it's gonna be the 19th/20 November when Dsc releases.