Huh I didnt even write that. Not sure how what you quoted was attributed to me lol
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Huh I didnt even write that. Not sure how what you quoted was attributed to me lol
Sorry but no MM on the raid is inexcusable. The game oozes accessability except for this one thing?
Nah. People payed 100+ for this game under the assumption all activities would have matchmaking and they don't. It's that simple.
I must have had you in multi-quote and cut out the content wrong or something.... apologies, lol. Fixed!
I don't understand.
It's not ideal, but the more people we have looking to raid in the OT and discord the more groups there will be.
And they will be 100x better runs than runs with randoms.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it earlier but I just got back into the game as well and noticed hitches or freezes quite frequently. I initially thought it was nvidia being nvidia and screwing up but noticed I'd left direct x 12 on. Turned that off and everything has been smooth sailing since.
Because it an unnecessary extra step.
Why is MM with filters so hard? Its in all kind of online games, and Im not talking MMOs. I use Earth Defense Forces as an example earlier
Add a password to join group
Add a filter that you have to be at a certain level
Add a Filter that you have to have a certain specialty
Add a filter that you have had to complete the raid a certain amount of times, or put so much time in it
Add a filter that an mic must be active
etc
And if you dont want to play with randoms, dont click the matchmaking button.
Have to search offline solution to find a group is just of a "bad experience" that having a bad random on the team, either way its going to drive some people away, now even those how would have stuck around are out because who want to rally up 8 people offline, when you are ready to play "Now" with other who are ready to play "now" in game
I get the "oh blind matchmaking is bad" but do you really think this is going to bolster the numbers of offsite LFG-ers? Now the only raiders are going to be those who use offsite LFG anyways
I will probably LFG 1 or 2 times to enjoy the content, but Im not LFGing every time I want to raid, thats nonsense and they are pushing me away before a bad random even has a chance to
I think you'll find I mentioned it's not ideal, but that it is a solution available. Our community is friendly, helpful, and the more people join the more raid groups there will be.
And I'm almost 100% certain Era raid runs will be much smoother than running with randoms.
I've literally said this, yes.
BUT
You can join the raid via the community which is a really, really good resource. And while it's not ideal, as I have said multiple times.... it is a way for you to raid, and the more people join the better/easier it will be.
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I went back to the game yesterday and everything is running fine now, was able to play for like 4 hours no crashes. idk this game has to be the most fickle to me whether it wants to work or not.
That's not the point. Some of us don't get to play video games whenever we want. Some of us actually liked this game because the matchmaking worked, and worked well, for all the activities in the game instead of putting me behind a walled garden.
In my own case, I never once got to do a raid in Destiny due to the lack of matchmaking, even with the LFG apps. I can't give a specific time when I can play, it might be 10 pm on a weeknight or 8 am on Saturday morning. My builds are never great because I don't ever get to play and I absolutely don't meet the list of requirements most people put on LFG's. I'm nearly 40 years old, I just want to play for the 10 minutes or 2 hours whenever I get the change and enjoy myself. Not get completely left behind because I don't have a stable of friends to play with or people in a similar situation in order to get a group together.
There are plenty of people just like you with very similar issues making it hard for them to raid... in the OT and discord, who manage to find groups.
That's what the community is for, helping support players like you.
You can join if you want, the OT is here. Discord is in the OT.
That doesn't go away with a MM option in game.
I wish I could refund it, seriously. Never buying anything Massive again.
It doesn't, but the community is great and will help players like you find a raid group. You can join if you want too, link is above.
The problem is, with matchmaking as seen in WoW is an absolute destroyer for raid community building. It makes you become a robot, simply doing the raid for the sake of the loot with no interaction of building the group and talking. There's less connections from a matchmaking side of things because it's shaping groups to "click button, do raid and go" rather then something organic through the community.
I totally understand your time commitments and the inability to play all the content, however you yourself admit you'd not fall in line for requirements from groups which can be a problem. Even in matchmaking if you don't have decent stats you are going to be delaying people's progression because of that inability to retain stat relevance. Again, I understand your situation and I'm in a similar situation as a teacher aide but I also find time in stat games to keep relevant if I want to do the content.
It's really all about balance for the devs. Can they create multiple versions of difficulty that allow all types of groups the chance to complete the content without it being too much. Remember a raid is different to the other content currently available so it's difficult to say matchmaking will make it possible to raid and be successful.
I'm on the fence mind you. I understand commitment issues and want to play all content and those wanting the community challenge. You yourself even stated you don't know how long your sessions go for. Would you just stop the content when you need to go leaving the other 7 matched players hanging out in the wind? Should situations like that be considered in matchmaking? The concepts and challenges rise so quickly see that sometimes good old fashioned group making actually works better.
That's a bit of an overreaction no? No matchmaking at this moment doesn't nullify your game and make it unusable, so refunding is somewhat selfish in that sense. Wanting your money back after spending so long in the game simply because the raid has no matchmaking at this moment is just petite for the sake of being petite.
Join us in the OT and discord, Doom. We'll find you a group!
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-division-2-ot-national-anthem.104579/
How do you know how much I played the game?
I bought it because of the promise of MM for every activity. Now they are backpedaling and I'm the one overreacting. Ok.
destiny era discord was rarely helpful with matchmaking for me and my group (the magic of time zones) and I'm sure it'll be the same for division
this sucks
this sucks
How is a LFG option in the game different than browsing reddit? Matchmaking doesn't have to be totally random. But these games don't do anything.
Trying to look for a group is a pain and it's random.
I think that LFG plus a simpler raid for people who don't want all the communication stuff would be ideal. Make the easier version simple and have more waypoints and "help" from the game. It's extra work but I don't think catering to a smaller audience is the way to go.
Trying to look for a group is a pain and it's random.
I think that LFG plus a simpler raid for people who don't want all the communication stuff would be ideal. Make the easier version simple and have more waypoints and "help" from the game. It's extra work but I don't think catering to a smaller audience is the way to go.
Even though I probably won't get to try the raid I got 50 hours of fun and I really liked the game so I'm glad that I bought it.
Have they mentioned incursions down the line?
Have they mentioned incursions down the line?
Nope it's acceptable, Raids in these games should never have matchmaking. It's good the rest of the game has matchmaking but the raids are the one thing I am more than okay with not.
Yes you are overreacting.
Nope the overreacting over no matchmaking in the raid is bullshit but that always has been an overreaction of the biggest degree.
There's the problem, most people in my situation don't know communities like this exist. I don't know a single person my age who still plays video games, much less anyone who browses video game communities to find a group to play with. Even though I do, I'm not going to spend time LFG for the few precious times I get to actually play a game. I'll just go find something else to play until their is new SP content.
I don't get why some people are so against the idea of an alternative for people who don't want to or have time to engage with matchmaking raids.
And then go "this isn't for you". Well, then make alternatives for those people. Don't design your "flagship" content for a select few with no alternative.
And then go "this isn't for you". Well, then make alternatives for those people. Don't design your "flagship" content for a select few with no alternative.
No mention of Incursions as that idea was elevated/evolved into a "Raid" which I bet isn't any more mechanically driven than the Incursions we experienced in the first game...just more players meaning more switches to hit at the same time, etc and more firepower needed. I guess Legendary Missions de-evolved into "Invaded" missions or Strongholds (I guess) so they're out too basically. The next content drop and mode added will likely be Survival which will likely feature a Battle Royale-type version and maybe just a PvE version too if the first game is anything to go by but given the hints, etc Survival should be the first one.
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We're talking about people like yourself who are on Era though, not the people we can't help.
We know it's a problem some form of MM doesn't exist in-game, but we have a great TD2 community on Era willing to help and the more people join the more people who join the more raids will run.
You don't need to LFG during your game time, you do it while you're casually posting on Era. Loads of players just like you book a time slot in advance with other players.
NO MATCHMAKING ON RAID?
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
I'M FUCKING DONE. FUCK ME FOR WAITING FOR THE FUCKING RAID. WHAT A FUCKING CHORE THIS GAME WAS.
Got more content out of Wildlands in the first 5 hours than I did in 50+ hours of this spongefest.
/MAD.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
I'M FUCKING DONE. FUCK ME FOR WAITING FOR THE FUCKING RAID. WHAT A FUCKING CHORE THIS GAME WAS.
Got more content out of Wildlands in the first 5 hours than I did in 50+ hours of this spongefest.
/MAD.
I can't believe I saw a post in this thread that said "Wow no matchmaking for Div2 raid? I'm going to Anthem"
YIKES
I changed my tune regarding this issue. I now want them to put matchmaking into the raid. Just so I can see everyone who won't play without it eat crow at their first experiences. Oh it will be delicious.
YIKES
I changed my tune regarding this issue. I now want them to put matchmaking into the raid. Just so I can see everyone who won't play without it eat crow at their first experiences. Oh it will be delicious.
gatekeeper elitist attitude lmao
people like you make these games shit to play
We should probably wait and see the mechanics of each encounter of the raid before being so sure about anything.
It really does and the fact that some players act like parrots repeating same stuff. I've dealt with setting up raids on D1 and it was always a mixed bag so having a MM option that is totally optional, I'd be ok with that.
One sad thing that has happened to gaming is the gross idea that many players seem to have and that is if you don't play with a regular fireteam/group/team whatever on a regular basis and/or are not part of a clan you somehow are or automatically are a lesser player and much less informed concerning a particular game...get over yourselves. This whole idea that all "random" players are bad, etc is just, well, stupid.
Is it elitist to want 1 aspect of the game to be satisfyingly complex content? Something that requires coordination and communication? I don't mean just "It's a mission, but tougher enemies and more players" I mean something with, as the Devs have put it, will have bespoke mechanics and be like nothing else in the game before it?
Or is it elitist that I want there to be a gate before you enter the activity that requires you to put in some effort to show you are serious about this content and aren't wasting everybody elses time? Look at something like Sea of Thieves Arena. It has matchmaking. Every journalist that has reviewed it, and every player that has played it said they only had an awful time with randos. It will be the same here.
No one on #TeamNoMM here is trying to prevent people from playing the raid. We are trying to prevent people from having a bad time from playing the raid. I mean people in this thread are dumbfounded because they don't see how this 8 player content will be any different than the other missions in the game. The devs have stated it will be a true "raid" experience with mechanics to follow, and wipes and whatnot. The datamined stuff suggests parts where your team will be split up as well.
Oh for sure. But going off what we know from data mined stuff and what devs have said "bespoke mechanics, wipes, etc" they are for SURE going to be more complex than an incursion from Div 1. If they reach Destiny levels... that remains to be seen.
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You'd think that page with the 6 different types of matchmaking ingame would have an option but I'd suppose until you're in the raid itself you can't have an 8 party group. Can't even use that as a workaround. Day one there should be lots of people by the copter in your instance, but still.
If this gets to Destiny level? Can't wait for my next obtuse picture puzzle bah gawd, I want a 3rd person shootbang challenge - the puzzle parts should be simple enough that a 12 year old can solve it after shooting bad guys for 45 minutes. The need to be worlds first and all that is stifling the accessibility of these raids for the general public, methinks.
If this gets to Destiny level? Can't wait for my next obtuse picture puzzle bah gawd, I want a 3rd person shootbang challenge - the puzzle parts should be simple enough that a 12 year old can solve it after shooting bad guys for 45 minutes. The need to be worlds first and all that is stifling the accessibility of these raids for the general public, methinks.
I can't believe people keep fucking up with this. No matchmaking in the Raid makes me so glad I didn't bother with this game, despite how much I liked the first. It's frustrating as hell to find a Raid group in Destiny 2, and that's only 6 people. Having to find 8 seems tragic.
Mister. I have been playing with randoms from Level 1 to Tier 5, and I have zero issues with people playing like shit or not communicating or rage quitting. I have a clan with 8+ people; good luck having the clan show up at the same time, especially when half the player base has ditched the game.
I will not only eat crow, but I will also bathe in its blood. I rather have matchmaking than no matchmaking, but you Mister can enjoy your wankfest in a dead-ass game.
It's as if *gasp* people just want to play games, and the person on the other end is a human being!
I'm sure i remember them saying the Raid supported matchmaking.... i get that plans can change but fucking hell that's a terrible change. Kills any chance of me coming back to check the raid out.
I see your point and being not to far from 50 time is precious but as mentioned popping on Discord will see you doing raids.
Don't get me wrong matchmaking should be an option but if you want to play that part of the game a clan can help.