[Suggestion] Allow playing casual while searching for a ranked match

(frostyvampire) #1

The biggest reason nobody plays ranked is because the search times are too long.
And because of that, the search times are even longer because many people say “I won’t find a match, why bother?”

Why not add the option to search for ranked matches while playing on a casual match. When a match is found, there will be the normal “accept” button and if everyone accepts, you will be disconnected from the server and put in the ranked lobby.

The casual matches you are sent to will be regular 8v8 objective games and you will be able to earn xp (and complete missions even) and credits like in normal games. Only difference is that only other players who are searching for a ranked game will be in them.
That way people who just wanna play casual won’t have to experience leavers that just found a ranked but those who search for a ranked game won’t have to sit in the main menu for 30 minutes; they will be able to enjoy playing even while searching

Notes:

  1. Credit boosters will be disabled for this. If you have a booster active, you won’t get double credits from that match but your timer of the booster also won’t go down. This is because it will be unfair since you will most likely get less credits from this match
  2. You won’t be forced to join a match, after searching for a ranked match for 3 minutes, you will get an option “find skirmish server” in the lobby and it will open a special server browser including all the skirmish servers
  3. Only the lobby leader will be able to choose the server to join (if at all), but all the lobby members ill get the option to join that server once the leader has chosen one (if it’s not full)
(watsyurdeal) #2

This is actually a very valid point, I’d also say recieving a notification that your match is ready to begin. You can then press U to accept, or I to decline.

(Dawnlazy) #3

Or at the very least put people queuing together in a room so they can shoot each other.

(frostyvampire) #4

@Dawnrazor
You mean skirmish (like in Overwatch)?

That’s good too, but I prefer if it acts like a regular objective game and not simply deathmatch. So you can earn all types of xp and it will count towards your mission progress and you will earn credits and xp for it (but less than 12 credits per minute of course, maybe 8 or 6)

(Mrarauzz) #5

DB ranked in 2016 LUL but seriously a skirmish like in overwatch wouldn’t hurt.

(watsyurdeal) #6

U’d play the fuck out of skirmish, nothing better than practicing with the grandeur.

(AlphaUT) #7

If SD take this idea, I am doubting how long it will take to do it.

(Nail) #8

so, screw everyone in the casual game for your leet needs ?

(Nail) #9

I’d rather see a shooting, walljump practice room to play in while waiting

(Xenithos) #10

Well said, but isn’t that what we do if we don’t play in Ranked already?

I don’t think Frosty was meaning to say everyone is playing in the same Casual match.

(Nail) #11

even 1 person leaving can change things, some people take all their gaming somewhat seriously

(MarsRover) #12

Put people queued in ranked together in separate “casual” servers. They have something to do while waiting, and them leaving doesn’t matter to other people.

(frostyvampire) #13

@MarsRover
Ok I changed the last paragraph in the post. Hope this is better

@Nail this is mainly for you