I’m in the European region GMT+4.
Something is really wrong with the predator matchmaking.
A simple example. I choose FT, get to the lobby, where 4 marines are waiting. There is no predator. We wait about a minute. Okay, I think, if there are no predators in queue, then I’ll take him. I go out and quickly get into the predator’s queue. And … wait 8 minutes until the next lobby! The match lacks a predator, but matchmaking just doesn’t join me to the lobby.
After that, history repeats itself. I get into the full random FT squad. We are waiting for a predator again. Nothing. I go out again and take the predator. And again I wait without joining 8 minutes.
Or. After 8 minutes waiting as a predator, I get an empty lobby. Not a single marine is joining. I’m out. And again I have to wait 10 minutes…
It doesn’t seem like such awful predator wait is happening because there are too many people in the queue. If there were so many predators in the queue that the estimated time is 8-10 minutes, we wouldn’t have an empty slot for him that doesn’t even fill up.
Including a similar problem arises if the ft player leaves the lobby. In half of the cases, the game doesn’t find a replacement for him, and after a couple of minutes all the players leave it.
Another problem is resetting the player’s level. This issue happens about 10-30% of the time. My level is displayed as -1, and all characters except the default are locked.
