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    Is it a good thing to tell matchmakers how many are queuing?

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    • W Offline
      Wainan
      last edited by

      I see that in v1.4.0 it tells you how many others are queuing. I'm not sure this a good thing. It's like if you want to join a custom game, you avoid the empty ones and pick whichever looks closest to full.

      Now when I see that there are 1-3 people queuing it puts me off. Fact is I pretty much always get a game by the second countdown, often by the first, but I think it creates an impression that you'll be waiting for ages. And if people cancel then eventually it will take ages.

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        Evan_
        last edited by

        I think people will assume that no one is searching anyway if they can't get a game. That is what I used to see in aeolus where people new to ladder would have trouble getting games, they just assumed ladder had 0 people searching. I think it's better overall for the system to let players be informed. If people see 1 or 2 others in queue, they'll know that if they ready up, then there's a good chance of one or two others searching so the queue will jump up to 4.

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        • nine2N Offline
          nine2
          last edited by

          I am used to waiting 20 mins for a game but if I saw 5 people in the queue id join straight away

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            Tagada Balance Team
            last edited by

            I think it should only show how many people are searching within a certain rating range (for example the people that you can match with).

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            • B Offline
              Blodir
              last edited by

              I always prefer showing information over having the user play guessing games.

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              • ValkiV Offline
                Valki
                last edited by

                I find it very helpful that it is shown.

                But there is something to be said for hiding the information until you enter the queue. It should be a really minor inconvenience.

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                • MoraxM Offline
                  Morax
                  last edited by

                  100% need to know that info. After awhile you learn the "peak times" anyways.

                  And Blodir nailed it: do not hide info from the players.

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                  • ResistanceR Offline
                    Resistance
                    last edited by

                    most players come to FAF in order to play and the moment you see 0 guys in a queue it's not worth it to just sit there and waste god knows how much time till you get more people in and eventually a game,this info is pretty much vital if you are willing to get a proper time management.

                    queuing with a newbie to show him the beauty of tmm and meeting tagada be like:
                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLcRpdZ0Xb0&ab_channel=Tomoko

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                      Wainan @Resistance
                      last edited by

                      @Resistance my point is though that if nobody's queuing, maybe nobody will start to queue?

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                      • FtXCommandoF Offline
                        FtXCommando
                        last edited by FtXCommando

                        There has been no discernible impact, good or bad, since the introduction of queue times/showing people who is in queue.

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