Srsly - Why are the ques so long
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MYT
Legend
I wonder the same thing. I'm certain it isn't die to lack of ppl queuing and since both factions complain equally imbalance doesn't seem to be the driver either.
You can do some stuff to "sometimes" mitigate like excluding gilneas and av from random then queuing whatever you want specifically but it's still long most of the time (occasionally it will work quickly for a couple hours).
I'm fortunate that I have two accounts do I have my 29 off to the side waiting for pops while I do something else. Without that i wouldn't play 29 nearly as long....no fun waiting an hour sometimes.
You can do some stuff to "sometimes" mitigate like excluding gilneas and av from random then queuing whatever you want specifically but it's still long most of the time (occasionally it will work quickly for a couple hours).
I'm fortunate that I have two accounts do I have my 29 off to the side waiting for pops while I do something else. Without that i wouldn't play 29 nearly as long....no fun waiting an hour sometimes.
Honey Badger
OG
Same, I'm waiting 6-8 mins also depends on what day & the time of day. Real id friends who que often let me know of short ques thru the day. Also thanks to all the new real id friends I have played with the last 2 weeks.
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danny glover
Officially Retired
Compared against other games that are over a decade old, que times are pretty good.
willix
Legend
Queue times are directly affected by the number of people in the queue at any given time. Considering the fact that Queue times are much longer, one can conclude there are fewer people queuing.
Valotian
OG
Not entirely accurate. The system holds off on launching certain battlegrounds in favor of launching other battlegrounds, such as AV. This causes increased queue time even though it could launch other battlegrounds and get the players into bgs faster.
This would be why the queues have remained similar and somewhat lengthy since 6.0 hit.
Fewer people does lead to increased queue times however, and I would assume that some of the population has quit for a variety of reasons.
Skirmishes are another major contributor to the lengthy queue times.
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Honey Badger
OG
I used to blackout AV and Battle of Gilneas. Now I blackout AV and Tarren mill. While I que wsg & random. Ques are always pretty fast. .
another thing. I have been in groups while ques are long. Your think dayum having 5 makes ques long. Not really your lead may not have AV blacked out. Thus fubaring your entire group. Lol
just my 2 cents.
another thing. I have been in groups while ques are long. Your think dayum having 5 makes ques long. Not really your lead may not have AV blacked out. Thus fubaring your entire group. Lol
just my 2 cents.
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Fry
Herping 'n derping
I do the same, but it also varies depending on what time it is.
I can tell you that at 4-6 am CST you can be on que for like 1 hr (or more) and bgs will pop once in a century.
At 10pm-2am queues are kinda fast
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Jva
Legend
I queue WSG and Gilneas specific. Queue times could be better, could be worse.
Btw, every serious 29 twink should queue specific for gilneas anyways.... I feel like I am the only one who thinks playing vs. 10 equally geared twinks on the same level is more competitive and enjoyable than blowing f2ps away.
Since Gilneas pops sometimes during the day even though this queue system is completely fucked, imagine how many fast gilneas pops you could have if everyone queue for it specific...
Btw, every serious 29 twink should queue specific for gilneas anyways.... I feel like I am the only one who thinks playing vs. 10 equally geared twinks on the same level is more competitive and enjoyable than blowing f2ps away.
Since Gilneas pops sometimes during the day even though this queue system is completely fucked, imagine how many fast gilneas pops you could have if everyone queue for it specific...
Faerondil
Legend
That and more BGs available, AV requiring so many, possible queue bugs as mentioned about pausing for no reason. Basically just taking a fixed number of players and splitting them up much more than before.
Honey Badger
OG
Just started playing again last week of Christmas break, when WOD first got launched , I was pushing blacklist AV and do AV on Sundays after Fishy tournament. I was getting 4 AVs a Sunday with 15-20 mins in between pops. Spreading it thru F2p and p2ps. It also helps f2p with their achievements.
Garregish
Grandfathered
1 Because you are a twink. Twinks have xp turned off, either willingly such as a paid account at level 29 or a F2P account, capped at level 20 by blizzard. XP off players are queued separately, so your twink will not be face rolling some player that is leveling via bgs. Now, since there are a lot fewer twinks than there are regular, leveling, players, the queues are longer. The shortest queues are in the 20-29 bracket, because this is where the F2P players are put. F2P counts as xp off bracket at level 20.
And as mentioned, time of day, server pop and number of people playing at a give time also affect queue times.
And as mentioned, time of day, server pop and number of people playing at a give time also affect queue times.