Remedy for Quick Match Predator Queue Times Original Post

#1

I’d like to purpose a remedy for long QUICK MATCH QUEUE Times;

  • Reduce XP gain from Private lobbies.
  • Reduce Veritanium Gain fom Private lobbies.

As many will be coming to this NEW game with fresh accounts, it’s extremely tempting to go into a PM (Private Match) to farm XP and Veritanium for that easy level up.
I believe that is one of the major issues with extremely long queue times in PHG, and it’s due to a huge portion of the population wanting to;

  • Play as the Predator (because he is AWESOME so of course why not)
  • and Players Farming XP/Veritanium SOLO/Group as Fire Team in Private Match (which is an exploit in my eyes)

For ex; If 10,000 players are on at the same time, 5000 want to play as predator & 5000 want to play FT, (which is very forgiving number given the fact almost everyone wants to play Predator)
MATH TIME PEOPLE, don’t worry i did it for you already. If all 10k players hit QM at the same time. Those 5000 FT players equal out to 1250 Games, meaning only 1250 Predators that hit QM will get into a game.
The other 3750 Predators now have to wait in line to find a game that can go anywhere between 5 minutes to 30+ Minutes.
Every Predator needs 4-FT players to equal 1 game.

Ifa bigger portion of the community is ONLY playing Private Match then you are killing the QM community and you are killing this game… just saying.
Reducing Rewards in PM will encourage more players to play QM meaning lesser QM queue times.

Besides how many multi-players grant you REWARDs for playing in Private Matches VS games that do not? Not many at all in comparison.

WHY THOUGH?
I’ll tell you why, your suppose to earn your rank through the MULTI-PLAYER, you know the mode that connects you to other random players in the world?(which you can still play with your friends as a fire team)…

Not hiding away in Private match abusing an exploit that hinders the communities ability to get into a QUICK MATCH game.

Private game has a place though.
It’s a good place to PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS to have FUN or the challenge of hunting a team that you know is coordinated, but if you and your group is only playing PM, then how are you helping with the queue times? How are you helping this community and why should you be rewarded for it?
Why are you even playing an ONLINE MULTIPLAYER game if your gonna pretty much be OFFLINE from the world (practically is an offline mode if your not in a QM)

Im not saying at all to remove PM, I recommend a XP & Veritanium reduction to push those who need to level up to engage the Quick Match mode.
Where rewards are handed out fairly.

My first post was flagged and ILLfonic has not yet gotten back to me.
So as this gets flag because alot of these players will be tilted at this thread.
I will be reposting this over and over and over and over until it is acknowledged.

So please, share your thoughts,
Please keep it civil, as rude or snide comments are not constructive criticism and offer nothing to the thread.
Happy Hunting everyone!
Thanks for reading.

Flagged once again… gg

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#2

cool idea
you could also give out rewards to the squad for a match for example:

  1. completed the mission and escaped -1500 money
  2. completed the mission but was killed by a predator-1000 money
  3. died from a predator without completing the mission-500
    so at least it will be possible to motivate people to play for the squad
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#3

it’s draining the population to an almost ghost town lvl at points in the day/night

#4

3000 for secured body (depend on quality)

#5

Why do you care for level? They only help you access new stuff (that is quite powerful in comparison to others) but I’d guess most people are max level at this point or close to it. Most people I see on private lobbies are 100 and just want to have a good time with friends… not really caring for xp boost or whatever you are implying.

I am not saying that people are not exploiting the fact that they can get xp in there and maybe doing something dubious… but even if they are getting xp… I don’t see a problem with it… sometimes they are just a group of 5 players, friends and they want to rotate who’s going to be the predator and screw each other around… train… why take the reward from playing just because they are living in their own little world? I disagree with what you are asking there… don’t think that is the way to fix the match making. I would say: Give better rewards to people on normal queues instead of taking it away from people on private lobbies.

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#7

Most games disable rewards/gain/metrics in private matches for obvious reasons.

Maybe this is a sign of a single player mode to come?

Maybe this is a sign of agile development?

Only time will tell!

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#8

I’ve been level 100 from since day 2 and didnt use my booster. This isn’t really about level.
This is about que times.
Removing XP gain from private game forces players to go in the Quick Match Que , meaning that 10 to 30 minutes players wait to get into a game would reduce dramatically.

Don’t take this personal, this isn’t a solo player game. It’s a multiplayer game. An assysmetrical horror game. Meaning you HAVE to play with people so get over it.

#9

The thing is that folks who are mostly motivated to play for the rewards/trophies/etc. tend to lose interest once they have earned everything and move onto the next game.

Forcing these players into public matches may help in the short term, but I think they would move on sooner than later and leave the queues in relatively the same state.

For the record, I do agree that rewards/trophies/etc. should not be available in private matches. I am just trying to offer that forcing those folks into public matches probably would not help as much as someone would first think.

#10

I’d prefer to have everyone on quickplay to be honest, but I don’t want to take the abilitty for 5 players to play together (because usually they are a crew that came from a different game) and earn rewards just because they want all five guys to play together instead of leaving 1 guy out and getting a random predator.

I understand what you are saying and I do suffer from queue times as any other people here, but I still think it isn’t the right way to take away xp or whatever… I say: Give bonuses to play on Quickplay … bonuses are far better for the community and people whom are doing for farms will most likely want those bonuses.

#11

Everyone wants to play as the Predator, it’s understandable. Hes awesome.
With that in mind, this means less fire teams to pair with the many predators meaning longer que times.
Now imagine all those fire teams in private match… forced to play in Quick Match to level up.
That que time drops, more predators have more fire teams to pair with.
It’s a win win situation for everyone and it’s an easy one at that.Private game has a special place.
It’s great to play with friends.
But people should not be rewarded XP in private games. It hurts the over all community.
I thought Illfonic would have learn from this in Friday the 13th. How it didnt work.

#13

Idk its tricky…I almost agree that it should be nerfed at least in Private matches(the veritanium and xp) but if ppl choose to spend time doing Private matches then I dont know I dont think it should be penalized actually…maybe just increase the XP and Veritanium rewarded for participating in Public matches and leave Private as it is

#14

Yeah sorry but I paid for this game just as much as anyone else. Unless you didn’t get deluxe edition then I paid more. I should NOT be penalized just because I would rather play privately against my friends than deal with the toxic immature idiots that plague every online game by deliberately griefing/trolling anyone they can. You play your way and we’ll play ours.

#15

No one is saying remove private game. It’s a much needed game mode.
Alot of us are saying Xp and achievements should not be gained through private match.
Like dead by daylight has private match (named kill your friends) there you dont gain any xp(bloodpoints).
And like almost any multiplayer. Players are not rewarded in private matches.
It shouldn’t be any different here.

#16

This can only come from someone who has no friends to do private games with. I think it is one of the best things they did, getting xp from privates. How about socialising? Make new friends, reach out. There are some really cool people of all ages around.

Cant compare that to this game, because of the perk system. In private you get access to all perks in the game… for ranked you have to get your grind on first.

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#17

I have made quite a few friends in this game alone and am invited to private games often.

The issue for me is, they will want to rotate playing Predator. I just prefer to play only Predator so I pass on the invites.

Also I am not sure if you are PS or PC but I can tell you my friends list on EGS is much smaller than on Steam.

#18

#1
Fuck off with your rude tone.
No one is being nasty to you.
#2
Bro, I have over 45 friends that play this game.
#3
This was a suggestion to help fix the long que wait times.
Maybe you failed to understand that portion of this thread…

So before you speak out of your ass, use a brain cell and read. Thank you.

#19

So defensive. I am right tho.

Ony reasons queue times are terrible is the matchmaking bug and the amount of people wanting to play pred. Most people are in privates having a good time. Most people have been level 100 since day 2. Most people want to play pred, but rotate, because sharing is caring. Most people really hate playing FT with randoms.

Damn, do you look silly now.

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#20

Incredibly stupid idea. Ive played most my time in private match with good people. No boosting involved we tried we had fun. Seriously why the hell would you even suggest this

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#21

Yeah, no. You seriously want the devs to message Sony to adjust most of their trophy requirements?

Sony don’t care in the slightest about how players gain trophies, or if they are bugged/glitched/broken.

With how "poor " the game is doing, Sony will not throw any expenses at a feature that is very low down in priority in their eyes.

#22

Your really not right in this.
Private Matches is ruining quick match playing.
These que times for predator is terrible.
It’s clear as day.
Theres alot of fire teams playing private simply to boost their accounts…
That is very exploitable.
Hell, you can go into private match solo as a predator or FT and farm out your xp and Veritanium.
That shouldn’t be allowed, that defeats the purpose of this whole game being an assysmetrical survivor horror “multiplayer” game…

Pushing players to QM will only improve this game overall…
Okay the achievement debate is whatever. It doesnt hurt the game but the ability to farm XP privately is.
If we do comparisons to multiplayers that have private game options, most do not reward private play vs those that do.
Its significantly out weighed.
It has nothing to do with how many friends you have or people who cant tolerate toxicity.
It’s an online multiplayer. There will always be toxic players in every game. You cant escape it. No online mp can.