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Al Darkheart:
Returning player here.

When I fired up GoIO again I looked for 30minutes for the old game list, apparently all we have now is that huge "Play" button that puts you in some sort of queue. Chat was empty, there is no indication how many, if any, other people are online (well, I got response to my question about the lobby, so at least one other player was on) and it's now impossible to simply change role to get a game going (since you can't know what some match is missing) or pick a game based on "known faces" (from previous games), since, well no games to be seen.

I always found that watching the games in the lobby made the game feel "alive", sure the lobby had its problems but a huge chunk of them would have been solved (at least from a player point of view) by remembering the filters between games/sessions.

I also can't find any other information about this change, if there was any resistance to it then I can't find it, or maybe all regulars had already stopped playing PUGs anyway so they don't care or maybe this is actually awesome for most. But personally, as a returning casual player, I find this change to be really off putting, sorry.

Kamoba:
There was a big.resistance to it, many vets spoke up.against Match Maker, and some still do.

Some tips that may help you:
Amount of players online is visible in the bottom left of the screen "X" players online will be visible.

If you have friends on your friends list then click the tab "Custom games" and you will see a smalllobby browser which shows friends online.

If the class you're looking to play is not needed and you'd have more luck changing class, Match Maker will promt you to do this after a certain amount of time in the queue, so I guess you didn't have to queue too long before you got a lobby :)

Their are many pros and cons to the old lobby system and the new match maker, but wait time has been hugely, reduced now and lobbies of Icarus is a thing of the past.


There were also changes to the level system, now getting achievements speeds up leveling, but is not a necessity to do, which means less achievement hunters throwing teamwork for the sake of levels, but now levels are by.absolutely no way to.judge a players skill.

Dutch Vanya:

--- Quote from: Kamoba on September 10, 2015, 07:03:43 am ---wait time has been hugely, reduced now and lobbies of Icarus is a thing of the past.

--- End quote ---
This is not true. Lobbies of icarus just happens AFTER the queue.

Kamoba:

--- Quote from: Dutch Vanya on September 10, 2015, 07:14:16 am ---
--- Quote from: Kamoba on September 10, 2015, 07:03:43 am ---wait time has been hugely, reduced now and lobbies of Icarus is a thing of the past.

--- End quote ---
This is not true. Lobbies of icarus just happens AFTER the queue.

--- End quote ---

Only in lobbies with vets, but every pub match, idiots ready up before the map.vote ends while they have double gunner ships... Lobbies of Icarus lobbies are rare.

Carn:
My only complaint is that Mine Madness matches never happen anymore....... That's what helped make Mondays bearable.....

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