What platform are you on - that makes a big difference. (Console players aren't really into CQC as much - it's really for the instant-gratification PC crowd)
Deathmatch on PC is generally possible between about 1700 and 0200 UTC most days, more at weekends. At least one DM on as I write this, there were two at once a few hours ago.
Other game modes and other platforms are trickier - there's a couple of regular times for Xbox.
The unofficial CQC discord is https://discord.me/elitedangerouscqc - it's a lot easier to get a match on any platform if you can talk to the other people queuing. We organise a Team Deathmatch most nights on PC there - without organisation they'd be very rare.
While I wouldn't object to them increasing the payouts ... they'd need to multiply them by about 1,000 to make it a serious draw. There are other things which would do more good (though, admittedly, would also be a lot more work to implement)
Deathmatch on PC is generally possible between about 1700 and 0200 UTC most days, more at weekends. At least one DM on as I write this, there were two at once a few hours ago.
Other game modes and other platforms are trickier - there's a couple of regular times for Xbox.
The unofficial CQC discord is https://discord.me/elitedangerouscqc - it's a lot easier to get a match on any platform if you can talk to the other people queuing. We organise a Team Deathmatch most nights on PC there - without organisation they'd be very rare.
It gives cash rewards. Checking my stats ... after 3.5 weeks of matches, I've made 12.7 million credits. (so about 20,000 credits per hour on average). You also get a very useful permit at rank 50 (approximately the equivalent of Master rank)
While I wouldn't object to them increasing the payouts ... they'd need to multiply them by about 1,000 to make it a serious draw. There are other things which would do more good (though, admittedly, would also be a lot more work to implement)