Why are the arcade queue times so high rn? Queuing for 3v3 usually takes 10 to 15 mins and queuing for capture the flag or other unpopular modes usually takes 45+ mins. Maybe relax the match making system a little bit for these arcade modes or reduce the number of available arcade modes to 2, 3 or 4. For example I sometimes see both 3v3 elimination and 5v5 elimination inside the arcade. Whats the point of having the 20-30 players that actually play elimination decide between the two modes ruining queue times for both modes?
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Cause itâs 9 oâclock on a Saturday.
The regular crowd shuffles inâŚ
And itâs cause you play modes that nobody else likes, sorry.
True, but arcade queue times are always high, no matter the time or day of the week.
I get 2min queues or less on NA East during peak times for Hero Gauntlet and Bounty Hunter.
I stop after 10-15mins if those modes havenât found someone at 4am, though.
Yeah, as I already said these modes are unpopular. But with tens of thousands of players I doubt that there arent enough players to get fast queue times for all arcade modes. Like there should be at least 5 other players wanting to play e.g. 3v3 at any point in time (thats why I dont get the long queue times).
Because no one is queueing for them, obviously
Across the planet?
And what if there arenât?
Thereâs lots of other modes to play and other people are playing them, hence your queue time.
But I do agree with you they could lax the MM or regions for those modes, but itâs not going to attract people to them. I have no idea why Low Gravity is still in rotation taking up one of the slots. I could say almost the same for the modes you like that I donât really play (like CTF/Blitz).
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Maybe you could even remove mm altogether for modes that are extremely dead.
Arcade just needs to merge with workshop and have âofficialâ playlists, similar to the old server lists. I donât understand using the card system for these low volume modes.
I mean from a consumer pov, I get FOMO etc. and all that nonsense.
Thats an amazing idea! Sadly custom games/workshop modes seem to have been neglected for a while now. Just recently, inside the play menu, they changed the custom games from being a card as big as quick play or comp into a smaller card that is as big as the button for pve missions or training modes.
Also, if they merge the arcade into the workshop they better add battlepass xp and the ability to complete challenges into custom modes. Or atleast add xp to these âofficialâ custom modes.
arcade is death, developers abandoned it, when was the last new arcade mode relased? in ow1? event modes are death, they couldnt even bring back the kpop event, they claim archives is completely unplayable, what new events they announced in the last stream? and now they will waste their time on the stupid stadium mode
in ow1 arcade modes were always, always instantaneous, any mode, any time, any event
You guys get arcade games?