Why does no preference exist?

#1

Let’s be honest. @Courier

Outside of maybe 1 or 2 out of 1000 matches do you play the predator choosing the “No Preference” option…

Why even give people the choice to clog up a specific portion to this game?

Instead force people at random EXACTLY like Friday the 13th?

What happened?

Couldnt this option be better coded to suit a better purpose…?

Thoughts?

Trust me… I wanted to be Jason just like the next guy that came around.

Oddly enough though…

Whenever I got to be him I’ve been super pumped and ready to slay!

Maps and game modes homies! LETS GOOOOO

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#2

No preference is just another name for fireteam. I tested myself, over 500 no preference matches, and every time it’s fireteam.

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#3

Couldnt the individual that coded this option be put to better use and actually work on other portions of content and such?

#4

This is exactly how it should be.

In my opinion quick match should be 5 players and one is chosen to be the predator at random.

A radical idea is to perhaps give credits. For every 10 fireteam games completed in quick match you get a queue jump as the predator? It just inserts you into one of those random games and makes you the predator.

Something has got to give cause I’m sick of playing fireteam and the predator queue has been as long as 20 mins in the last few days.

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#5

It’s like dangling a carrott, that you will literally never get a bite of.

Not saying they havent improved wait times. (THEY DRASTICALLY HAVE)

Just why put it there if it is the same exact button as fireteam?

Surely this could add conflict to load in processes, since predator cue and fireteam cue are fighting for space.

It’s like… struggling with itself from my perspective.

If it’s supposed to be a no preference choice.

Should surely be a 1/5 type of scenario.

Not 1 or 2 / 1000 matches

#6

No preference has always put me in as Fireteam, I almost always choose no preference as my method of joining. Except of course when I want to play Predator.

Queue times seem to be all over the place , I feel bad for people that have to wait that long to play as the Predator. My Fireteam queue is less than 3o seconds and my Predator queue is less than 3 minutes.

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#7

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Ok look man, you like the selection to be completely random? Go play Friday then. I’m sick and tired of ppl bringing up that game simply because its the same developer.

I’ve said it a million times. No. Especially now. NO. it’s too late to try to make pred random. And given the name of this game, people came here to play pred. You have no idea how many people would leave if they made it random.

It’s a stupid suggestion.

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#8

Some people have mained to 100 with them

I honestly have no idea how predator mains can sit for literally hours with the turnover play of maybe 30 mins total? Lmao

Very shocking to see how this is dealt with and with the game being the way it is, surprised they arent throwing more stuff than they are saying.

Our first dlc drop was a set of tapes we didnt have to work for and a DLC character that is a slightly better Assault class.

Yes Arnold/Dutch is legendary,

But it added more bare bones to this game than actually making it “better”…

Who’s making decisions?

Sony?

Illfonic?

Anyone gonna raise their hand?

#9

So this went off topic.

I’m talking about why having no preference seems you FT eternally…

With so many people playing the predator, people that are indifferent to the choice basically never see being the predator and have to forceably wait their “turn” by choosing the predator search. If there is no preference there should be more occurring matches for FT members. At least 1/7 or 8 matches you are the pred. You NEVER be predator choosing this option.

Take away the option so people can potentially be predator more often.

Thanks for the talk though!

#10

literally makes no sense to make being able to play the Predator in a Predator game into an RNG game lol… it’s an honestly stupid idea lol. No one paid $40+ to be able to have the chance to play the Predator lol

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#11

Agreed

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#12

You say it yourself. Instead force people at random.
That’s what I’m reacting too.

If you were only talking about no preference, it sure didnt seem like it. Like you start talking about no preference and then just switch to forcing people to have random selection.

So if you mean purely no preference the solution is simple. Make it a que where, until 5 ppl are in that specific que, a match will not start. This is the best idea I can think of, but unfortunately, it would mess with the normal que, taking away ft players.

I dont know what they could switch no preference to. And I really dont know how they could make it so pred is given more often in no preference.

But anyway I just wanted to to explain my response to you.

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#13

Well you’re also only answering to one of the items I’ve typed.

In turn of providing the choice in predator (TALKING ABOUT THE NO PREFERENCE), it makes no sense as to why you NEVER play the predator. Why arent you predator 1/5 times?

If there was no choice. Everyone wouldnt be complaining about how much some people get to play a certain part of the game.

And people like yourself, wouldnt be defending why any other alternative isnt an option.

Any idea of how this can be better???

Not hearing too many suggestions and only not picking my comments…

#14

Well that’s the way the game is currently.

There are options implying you can play as pred occasionally and never will.

How would you better this system?

Any great ideas???

#15

Ok bro, cause you sound annoyed. Let’s start by breathing. You wanted thoughts. You wanted feedback.

I didnt look for you and send you a PM telling you no.
If there was no choice, this game would literally drop its players base by around 75%?

I gotta ask you, did the trailers and marketing ever give you the impression that pred would be random, or did you just assume that because illfonic made friday?

I can promise you, before it was released, if people knew it was random hardly anyone would have bought it. Not only that, those that didnt realize it was random wouldv have most likely quit, and youd only get the same ppl who play friday here.

The whole random selection fits better for horror themed games, because horror fans tend to like the feeling of being weak and useless, like the majority of characters in those type of movies.

If they get the killer? Well woo hoo, it’s fun for them anyway. No matter what theyl have fun.

However, with predator, it’s a different story. People think pred, they think more action. Especially with the title of this game, you read Predator hunting grounds, and you’re like, holy shit I get be pred.

And given everything I’ve said, I’m pretty sure illfonic knew this coming in, and knew making it random was not a good idea, for this franchise.

Also, I gave you an idea, but I told you why it wouldnt work. I also told you why random is not a good idea.

Theres nothing else to respond to.
Like, unless you mean maps and modes, but I’ve said those a bunch already.

I can’t stress it enough. You asked for people’s thoughts.

If you got anything you want me to respond to, ask it clearly, cause like I said, what you said didn’t really come across clearly.

I want you to explain to me, who is complaining?
“Everyone wouldnt be complaining about how much some people get to play a certain part of the game.”

Who is everyone? Do you mean the ques? Cause everyone I’ve seen talk about this game, or the people who I talk to about this game dont really complain about that. So it’s not everyone.

“Any idea of how to make this better???”
No preference or que times?
Cause que times are better.
The main ppl I see having issues are pc players and people in other countries.

Anyway, I hope you’re not just getting annoyed cause I disagree with you. And actually want a discussion.

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#16

I’d rather wait 30 mins knowing I’ll play a Pred game and be able to choose when I want to play the Pred than rely on stupid rng lol

#17

This. They wised up and changed it for a reason.

Because people stopped playing F13 as soon as they realized you had to play for hours for a single match as jason. The dropoff in playerbase for that game was huge.

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#18

the population is already not extremely large as it is. Making playing Pred random would destroy the playerbase

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