CQC Waiting for a match... total lack of any information

[Karlos Ploryman]

Hello commanders,

would you welcome, if FD added some information to the matchmaking screen in CQC?


For example in WorldOfTanks, when you are waiting for a match, you can see how many people are also waiting in the queue and so you are able to decide, whether it is worth it to wait a little longer or quit.


In CQC, where matchmaking really takes a very long time, It would be imho very usefull to see some numbers - how many players are in the queue, could be grouped by their rank, gametype (DM, TDM, CTF)... or you could select the grouping you want to see...


In the current state I just stare on the screen and pray, unable to determine what is happening "under the hood" - "WAITING FOR A MATCH" is insufficient. People need to see, if it is worth it to wait.


Opinions? Karlos

 

[SushiCW]

Yes, this would help.

The last patch actually added this to the "multicrew" menu, where now there are little plus signs that tell you which multicrew options (e.g. bounty hunting, exploring) currently have players with open ships waiting for crew to join. It's a really nice feature that does take a lot of the frustration out of finding a crew: at least you know when to look, rather than spamming "join" and hoping you'll eventually get through. Something similar for CQC/Arena would be ace. (Especially if it was visible from the comms panel in the main game, like the multicrew options are!)

 

[Blian]

Yes, this would help.

The last patch actually added this to the "multicrew" menu, where now there are little plus signs that tell you which multicrew options (e.g. bounty hunting, exploring) currently have players with open ships waiting for crew to join. It's a really nice feature that does take a lot of the frustration out of finding a crew: at least you know when to look, rather than spamming "join" and hoping you'll eventually get through. Something similar for CQC/Arena would be ace. (Especially if it was visible from the comms panel in the main game, like the multicrew options are!)

Yea, I think the most important update would be queuing from the main game. Would boost player population big time.

 

[Karlos Ploryman]

Thank you for supporting this idea... I am writing this while waiting for a match (15 minutes allready) Karlos

 

[Blian]

Thank you for supporting this idea... I am writing this while waiting for a match (15 minutes allready) Karlos

Actually you can kinda have the info, but through different channels. Hit the link in my sig, and come and say hi! (Next sentence should be: @here Anyone for DM?)

 

[Karlos Ploryman]

Actually you can kinda have the info, but through different channels. Hit the link in my sig, and come and say hi! (Next sentence should be: @here Anyone for DM?)

Hello commander Blian... thank you for this suggestion.

Big BUT:
Same as with other aspects of Elite... I would prefer using INGAME tools (if there were any) for trading, BHing, Exploring, Engineering, CQC etc...
These days we are all forced to ALT-TAB into browser any(every)time we want to aquire information in a time efficient way.

I hope season 3 will change this big time.

Fly safe! Karlos

 

[CMDR Evolution]

Yeah waiting around takes a very long time, sometimes wasting hours for nothing.

Please check out this thread for CQC Discord, which an app where you're always aware if people are online
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/323340-CQC-Discord-channel-people-on-all-day-every-day

Secondly, please can everyone vote for this petition as it's for Frontier to inject some life in CQC. Obviously you might not agree with all the points the guy has suggested, but hopefully Frontier can support their developments (see what I did there!)
https://www.change.org/p/elite-dangerous-revive-arena-cqc