molnizzle
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Ugh, I never look at the radar in FPS games. Fucking Counter-Strike conditioning.
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Ugh, I never look at the radar in FPS games. Fucking Counter-Strike conditioning.
I think the damage reduction with the Suppressor is more significant than the advantage it holds.
I find that just using your Parkour skills well will help you get away from enemies that have you spotted on radar. I'll take the Extended Magazine instead, thanks.
Elitists will try say otherwise but my 5 friends and I are all rolling with the DS4 and we're running into no difficulties playing KB/M players. Of course this could be different in the competitive scene.
The average skill level on this game seems pretty low, that and the aim assist makes it pretty even in pubs...so far.
Yup, as someone said before, best bet is to just load up Militia Mission 1 on Fracture, then run straight towards the B building where you can easily Rodeo an AI Auto-Titan.
What I did instead is to rodeo a Titan that is engaged with another Titan in a heat of a battle and get my crit from there.
I find doing the campaign way is longer since there is enemy pilot waiting to ambush me (I guess they know I want to score a crit lol).
ComputerMKII
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CyanideFuse
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I don't know if I have the courage and will to play the game at the moment. Last night was a balls up in regards to waiting and then entering half empty teams (and playing against half empty teams).
I want to play the game as a distraction but it just sounds like a miserable affair which isn't going to help my mood.
I feel like a major defender of the game and have made videos saying some really positive things and I won't be touching this game until I hear that it's "fixed".
Sounds common sense but when you play and find good team mates, invite them to your lobby and try to search with them or to a the party. I've done this a lot on XBL finding people much more social there.
Yeah, it seems like people are leaving a lot. Never had that happen before in the old ways. Really hope they fix it by the time Gooser patch comes out.
constantstatic
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I should be able to play solo if I choose to and this matchmaking makes that a very frustrating experience. Also no one talks in the game ever I'm not sure if game chat is bugged or what but i haven't talked to another player since the first week. Im not sure why respawn thought skill based matchmaking would work. It didn't work in black ops 2 and that game probably had triple the player base. Give me the best connection and quick matchmaking then shuffle the teams after every game. I find peoples connection in game are a lot worse now after the update.
So last four games have been a stomping spree like this, people are quitting the other team and getting replaced by other super low ranked players. I thought the ranking match up was part of the update?
Games today seem to be join a stomping session mid game or been on the mega team wrecking poor low rank players. Is this meant to be fun?
No kind of matching system can place individuals against parties and have the individuals be very successful. That was always the very core of the issue. We need a mercenary playlist simple as that. I hope the devs are reading.
That's not party as far as I can tell though, I just joined this game alone randomly.
Edit: Just asked them and no one on my team is in a party.
TakeItSlowDude
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They could of just done team shuffling after every round with the old matchmaking. Has been frustrating the last two days waiting for matches, people on my team quiting out when we are loosing, people on the the other team quiting out when they are loosing. Also if they are going to do skill based matchmaking they should at least give you some indication of the skill division you are in, that way you can know if you are improving or not.
CyanideFuse
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I just plucked up the courage to play the game and I am in the lobby for attrition.
Our team has 3 players the other has 5 players. Where do you think the next player gets added? The team with 5 players.
This is exactly the issue I had last night. I think the game can collect some virtual dust whilst this new and 'improved' matchmaking exists.
Our team has 3 players the other has 5 players. Where do you think the next player gets added? The team with 5 players.
This is exactly the issue I had last night. I think the game can collect some virtual dust whilst this new and 'improved' matchmaking exists.
You can't shuffle teams if the other side is another party. There would be no downside to having a mercenary variety pack playlist. It would be very appreciated by the lone wolves.
TakeItSlowDude
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True, I just meant in general. I did not run into very many full parties before the patch though.
Initially, I played alone but met more people on here and started playing with them. As people became more advanced, playing alone wasn't as fun due to getting matched with parties. That's where the problems stemmed from. People playing alone and getting destroyed by organized parties. From there, matchmaking was being blamed for not matching properly. But there is no way to match parties correctly unless it's strictly other parties. Now they introduced this new matchmaking that tries very hard to party people accordingly, and the consequence of that is an increased wait time. Does it fix the problem? No, people are still getting matched against parties, but now they are quitting from frustrations and long wait times.
Occam's razor
It would have been easiest to implement a mode for only individuals. It would have solved everything. People playing in modes with parties enabled would be cognitively aware they risk facing organized teams. This game needs quick, snappy, matchmaking. That is the landscape we live in now. People want to play, and they want to play fast.
COD is successful because it puts people in the game as quick as possible.We need that in Titanfall - just how it was before launch. Respawn rushed it with this one and they need to fix it quick. They've been really good about listening to feedback, so I have faith there.
Also, while they are at it, games joined in progress shouldn't count for a win or loss. That would also alleviate a lot of headache. It's just very confusing all of my aforementioned solutions are so simple and logical. Am I missing something, guys? If I can think of this why can't a studio full of super smart developers?
I love Titanfall and want to see it flourish, but as well all know multiplayer shooters can die real quick if it's not one of the big ones - and even still, Halo 4 fell. I want Titanfall to be one of the big ones.
There is no reason a bunch of re-genned players should be matched up with non genned players. While it doesn't determine skill entirely, the players re-genning probably have played a lot more and will generally be better. I mean once you hit gen 2 or 3 then who cares if you match up with greater gens, but seriously a bunch of gen 3+ against ppl still in the gen1 teens is silly.
I sitll havnt even played all the damn maps, yet know the ones I have played in and out. I am a level 20 gen 1 and i was playing against a bunch of gen 4's.
I sitll havnt even played all the damn maps, yet know the ones I have played in and out. I am a level 20 gen 1 and i was playing against a bunch of gen 4's.
I think Respawn has done a great job responding to feedback and making changes...
...but it feels like most of the changes they come up with -- matchmaking, defense scoring, gooser challenge difficulty -- have been overkill.
They went so far past (passed?) an acceptable middle-ground that they've created new, bizarro problems that just mirror the old ones.
...but it feels like most of the changes they come up with -- matchmaking, defense scoring, gooser challenge difficulty -- have been overkill.
They went so far past (passed?) an acceptable middle-ground that they've created new, bizarro problems that just mirror the old ones.
The easiest and quickest way to get balanced teams would be to actually move players around, in order to balance the teams. Instead, the game keeps teams together.
I think it's inefficient and pushes teams towards becoming unbalanced. Good teams will stick together, while players will constantly leave "bad" teams. On top of that, it gets more and more difficult to find two balanced teams for more and more skilled players, because there are simply less of them.
Combine that with the slow matchmaking, and both the number of players on each team, and their skill will become unbalanced. It's just a perfect storm of frustrating problems.
I think it's inefficient and pushes teams towards becoming unbalanced. Good teams will stick together, while players will constantly leave "bad" teams. On top of that, it gets more and more difficult to find two balanced teams for more and more skilled players, because there are simply less of them.
Combine that with the slow matchmaking, and both the number of players on each team, and their skill will become unbalanced. It's just a perfect storm of frustrating problems.
Dental Plan
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Play the first campaign mission. Each side has a AI titan you can attack. I played the first campaign mission a few times and finished the challenge quickly.
The Librarian
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Yo dude you EST? Message me on Twitter when you're online and I'll happily play some games with you.
If I sort of my coursework tonight I should be able to play where it is afternoon for you in the US (assuming you are US). I want to give Variety Pack a go if you're down. Invite Perfect Izuna if I'm ever online.
TrueGrime
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lastflowers
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Variety pack is where it at. Had some great matches last night.
TrueGrime
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Craziness.
Korilu should feel ashamed.
SolidSnakeUS
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I think this is the sole reason why I won't play the game till this is fixed. Period.
I have 63 overall. Do I get special treatment?
TrueGrime
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Haha. I think you'll be at the top of the list.
Bumblebeetuna
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I hope they hurry with certifying that patch, it makes LTS a bore to play because it seems everyone is Gooser hunting.
Think of it this way, they wouldn't be playing LTS. But TBH Gen 5's are not the worst, Gen 3's are or whatever has the Plasma Rifle requirements.
So this was a super embarassing moment... got killed by a Grunt in an embarassing way. Someome promote that grunt.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...95&authkey=!ACdVwG5juQ5xFA4&ithint=video,.mp4
And this was an awesome 4 kills in a row. Dismantled that team.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...96&authkey=!ABkwovDnu6ucsaI&ithint=video,.mp4
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...95&authkey=!ACdVwG5juQ5xFA4&ithint=video,.mp4
And this was an awesome 4 kills in a row. Dismantled that team.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...96&authkey=!ABkwovDnu6ucsaI&ithint=video,.mp4
That and the aggressive aim assist.
CouchMaster
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TBH I think the numbers aren't that great for the matchmaking to be effective, and you have to strike the balance (lol) between how quickly you can get into a game and how equally the teams are matched. You really need a large pool of diverse players like with CoD and Halo for it to have both fast and accurate matchmaking.
Damn, you should send a gift-basket to the top 3 on the other side for (presumably) sitting through that entire match. :|
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