Give us an option to join matches until the halfway point, allow human players to fill up more games

You’re sick of bot matches? Me too.

As you can already see above, I created a mockup of this feature in Microsoft Paint. Ideally, the devs should reward players who enable this option with a small XP Boost to entice more players to use it. The only downside I see for this is that matches could feel more inconsistent, but that’s why I’m suggesting they try to fill up matches that are in progress but still not at the halfway point so that it gives a little more time to a human to queue up for a match that’s likely saturated with bots.

Thoughts?

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I just finished a game where about 8 players had left, I think I had about 1-2 human teammates left with very low levels (I just checked their hardware)

  • I played until the bitter end, almost alone. Just due to principle.

I AGREE.

Also, in order to reduce bots too this should be an option, I think I suggested this for some time ago as well?

Anyway, I would gladly pick up even “Lost causes”. It is NEVER over until the fat lady signs… I have seen so many games turned around from “impossible” situations that I would gladly pick up these games in midpoint.

Besides, showing up fresh to any battle that has clearly been going on for a while is more exiting than just starting always from the same places?

Get higher XP Generation/ Bronze order/ Silver order generation on top of that?

SIGN ME UP.

This would also be very exiting for the “winning” side because you would never know if someone quits on the losing side, and suddenly losing side gets some post-26 level semi-professional player or two as replacements towards the end, making the “We are winning” - Momentum into an absolute hell and cringe?

To my understanding (Very limited on ICT technology, I am on shallow waters here, bear with me…)

This would mean that the computers/ servers would not need to run too many games with extra bots all over the place and fever maps, with this option? I am sure that many players would gladly pick up games filled with actual players instead of bots, even if the games would start from middle of the game?

Wouldn’t that save some space/ energy/ whatever on these games for running them for the company as well?

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It took some scrolling but YES,

I found it.

I have suggested this very same thing some time ago?

This is what I wrote on 13th of February:

"Also, there sould be a system where someone can choose to enter the game in the middle of the fight if the game has lost some players due to desertion. These players should get 1,5 times points from everything they do.

This would keep the games full of players and the system stable, also if someone would desert some other player could replace them automatically.

I Would gladly pick up games with higher XP gaining system if that was made an option,."

Here is the source, discussion about quitters:

Quitting battle penalty (edit) - English speaking section / Suggestions - Enlisted

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I feel like this particular feature should’ve been in the Alpha stage of the game so the devs could get feedback on it and tweak when necessary. Although I’m getting a little confused reading your comments because of the formatting, sorry lol.

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I do not think that implementing this is too late at all.

Quite the contrary, now there has been identified need for this. Especially because the game player-base is divided by 5 different campaigns?

This means that making the game still busy and interesting requires more effort in this front to push the active players with other players in the active combat with as little bots as possible. This action would make all the combat in the game far more “Lively”.

There should also be an option of “Keep playing automatically” so that you could enter the random game and just keep on playing and twerk/ play with the earned bronze/ silver order cards later once you are done with gaming directly for a while?

This would make the game so much more dynamic?

Of course, there should be an option for “Start from the beginning of the game ONLY” and this would most likely mean longer waiting times/ periods, but it would be just fine for some players who really want that and depending on the timezone/ time on where they play?

In all and all, to conclude:

This actually needs to be done or this game will become slower, more bot filled and less interesting for everyone quite soon?

New players who start the game just see “Oh, this is filled with bots and quitters” and then they get bored and switch the game immediately?

—> Therefore this issue concerns also player base retention very heavily.

What comes to campaigns, only one more campaign could be added in the future.

Some sort of an Asian related theme Japan VS. US/ Britain, however I personally think that the player basis is very divided already and what needs to be done is to push through more and more maps in to the game itself as well.

There are endless opportunities, only for Stalingrad there are:

Stalingrad Outskirts.
Grain Elevator.
Factory area.
Underground Stalingrad.

I touched few other subjects here as well, however my initial support for this idea still stands.

DEFINITELY YES and it should be a preferred option that you can change if you want?

considering there are 5 campaigns they can roll out such system on one for testing and then collect feedback. you can always roll back changes if it doesnt work.

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That is an excellent idea.

  • Because the Stalingrad Campaign is clearly still under development, I suggest it would be implemented there first in order to see how people like it?

Also, due to the fact that it has very few maps it should be very easy to implement.

I agree.

Assuming it is an optional feature like War Thunder’s “Join in Progress” setting, perhaps also add an XP bonus for entering a battle that is well underway. Although I would normally prefer to join a match from the very beginning if possible, I am open to jumping into an already raging battle if it means I get an XP bonus. This is given the fact that the match might be 1/3rd or halfway over by the time you spawn in. So an XP bonus (not sure how much exactly) would be in order.

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I’m still kind of split about something… is it the bot matches that make the enemy teams easier, or harder to defeat?! Lol, it’s hard to tell sometimes…

And YOU might just be the one to turn the tide