That’s what we have now for the most part, and it’s just not working. It just isn’t. As mentioned:
It’s ultimately Enlisted’s biggest problem. If they keep the campaign system, essentially, we can’t add any new campaigns. France, Bulge, Italy, Finland, Kursk, Greece, China, forget it. It’s mostly to entirely repeat gear and it creates new queue that will fall into obscurity and be filled with bots in a matter of weeks.
The matchmaking system is really the only solution that can balance the needs and wants of all players the best they can. It adds balance and reduces the amount of queues overall, not to mention eliminating the possibility of repeat gear. Perhaps in the future, once the player base is healthy, they can experiment with filters or something like that. But they just ensure the game grows first.
And having populated matches will make gamemodes like Conquest and Destruction (which is what I’m assuming you’re referring to) actually fun. None of the gamemodes are inherently bad or boring, it just depends if you have a full and balanced lobby or not. Conquest is actually a blast with a full lobby.
Also, you can still influence the matchmaker by picking certain weapons.
By choice I mean type of fight, sometimes I like to sweat with some clan mates, go Berlin, sometimes I’m tired and just want to chill so choose Tunisia, sometimes I want to fly in pacific, etc etc
I know why they want to make changes, but if I don’t want to play certain campaigns and wiling to wait longer that is my choice to make, I think the logic is straight forward, it doesn’t mean the main pool of players will do the same, I mean sometimes I would have preferences and sometimes I don’t.
I’m end game so nothing to earn just perk maxing really, but I do like my choice of fight I have now.
You can’t please everyone. And yes, obviously there are more reasons. But the matchmaking and progression are the most common ones.
There’s a mostly even split game of people who want campaigns and those who despise them. The devs have done a decent job of balancing everyone’s desires so far. Ensuring the health of the game is top priority. Then they can tinker with separate queues and stuff.
I understand that, I’ve maxed the campaigns I want to and like to switch to whichever one I’m in the mood for. But it’s more complex than one person’s choice. If everybody is only picking the campaigns and maps they want, then we’re just going back to the campaign system in effect.
Again this is more personal opinion, but I view not having map choice as a very small casualty. I’m still more concerned about weapon choice, since that affects my gameplay far more than map choice does.
Simply leave. That’s what people like you do now anyway. And even with the current system, you still get shit you don’t want, but with less players and horribly unbalanced teams.
No, it’s actually not. That would be a fast way to kill the playerbase because it would be spread out thin.
And adding this to your other proposed system would spread the playerbase even thinner
No, you just proved you don’t know the definition of logic
Your concerns are fine, your solutions are fucking idiotic
Agreed, but not being able to find a balanced/fair game with a full lobby in a reasonable amount of time is a pretty big reason. Why play a “dead” game (not really but it would seem like to a new player the way the MM works) when there’s tons of other FPS games that aren’t.
You still have the choice kind of. They have a soft lock for the maps/loadouts so if you want to just play Berlin, you can do that 90% of the time. Of course, there will be some occasions where you’ll be send to another campaign, Normandy probably. But you will still get Berlin most of the time. Same for the other campaigns you listed.
I understand the sentiment and honestly, I too would prefer being able to pick my theatre of war, but the way the game is doing it right now will kill it. The new MM is perfect as it connects the playerbase while also keeping a semblance of choice and historical accuracy
Just give me choice to select, there can be instant battle and custom, lots of games do it. Quick play is term used usually…
When this game is officially released, it will be on Steam etc, the number of players who will join will be significant, if they don’t mess this progression stuff up, so it’s not fun any more…
Exactly, the soft rule should work as long as player count is healthy. Like the example Keofox gave, if you equip the most modern setup of Germany you will end up in Normandy and Berlin. If the player base grows significantly (which I don’t doubt it will), then you could see yourself in the correct time period for your weapon 75% of the time or more. Maybe 99% of the time even.
I agree with you but wouldn’t use this as a comparison, because I don’t consider Enlisted to be a successful game just yet which is why we need this new system, if that makes sense.
It means you believe whatever you’re told, then repeat it without putting any thought into it yourself. Whenever somebody tells me, “This is the only way,” I have to laugh.
Answer this question: If Gaijin locks down all the maps with the same criteria that they’re going to use for matchmaking, what difference does it make if we choose the map we wanna play on or if they do through matchmaking? You can’t say it’s going to split the player base since we’re going to play on the same maps that matchmaking tells us to.
That doesn’t answer my question. I asked what specifically I said that makes me a fanboy to you.
It seems you’re suggesting that agreeing with this system, even partially, means I am somehow unable to think for myself. What is wrong with simply thinking this is a decent system? Am I not allowed to think that because it contradicts your stance?
Just because I do not agree with you does not mean you need to be passive aggressive.
I did not say it was the only way. For reference, here is what I said.
There’s a key part of this situation that you’re not understanding that this system is trying to address. Remember:
If that’s not enough to understand, I would encourage you to go back to the announcement and read Keofox’s explanation for why this system is the best option. There is no room for interpretation, it is very well written.
And if you still don’t understand, then none of us can help you. I would suggest finding something new to play if it’s that big of a deal.
Discussing this with you is laughable; you need to take a reading comprehension course. You said, “I did not say it was the only way.” Then you posted what you said; you stated this: “The matchmaking system is really the only solution…” Are you a troll or just incompetent? Your behavior also matches that of a psychopath.
Furthermore, you believe, “that [the new MM] can balance the needs and wants of all players.” If that were the case, we would not be having this conversation & all the players who posted they did not like the new MM for this reason wouldn’t exist. Delusional is a word I’m thinking of right now if you can’t see this.
You also need to look up the definition of “passive aggressive.” I said what I meant and I meant what I said. I wasn’t beating around the bush with some obscure statement or behavior.
You also quoted Keofox, then said: “If that’s not enough to understand, I would encourage you to go back to the announcement and read Keofox’s explanation for why this system is the best option. There is no room for interpretation, it is very well written.”
Like I said, “fanboy.” You are simply “parroting” what he said!
You need to read what I’m saying before quoting me, because you’re misquoting me repeatedly.
Read the entire sentence. I’ll show it to you to make it easy.
I said it is the only solution that will balance the desires of the playerbase effectively, not the only solution overall.
What you are asking the devs to do is literally impossible. You’re saying the devs should not rest until every last player is satisfied. Allow me to zoom in.
As stated before, you cannot please everyone. There will always be that one player who will not like the changes they’ve done. It is utterly nonsensical to ask for complete perfection.
I beg to differ. You’ve gone from passive aggression to full blown hostility. For absolutely no reason.
All I did was offer a counter argument. If you can’t handle criticism without immediately getting defensive and hostile, the forum is not a place for you to be.
I did. Because he explained it very clearly. That doesn’t make me a “fanboy”. I still have quite a few issues with this game that I’m waiting to be fixed.
No, I said to go look at it. I didn’t repeat what he said. I get that you’re trying to act all tough and smart, like you’re a hero fighting some big evil company, but all you’re doing is venting to a random person on the internet and embarrassing yourself in the process. If you don’t like the changes, your options are to adapt or leave.
Also, I remember you now. You’re one of the trolls on the forum that like to go around bitching and offer no constructive feedback whatsoever. You just want to whine. Therefore, no further response is needed from me. The devs and helpers will likely ignore your suggestions if they see your behavior.