Cross Server Queues.

Nice list Kilora!

While the exact details of which features will make Game Update 2.4 are still being hardened I can definitely say that Cross-Server Queueing is not in the plan for it. We've taken a hard look at Cross Server Queuing in the past and accomplishing it is a *significant* challenge that would take a lot of time away from other things we are working on. Emphasis on significant. It's not forever off the table but it's not in the plan right now.

Even though it is too early to share specifics I can say that Game Update 2.4 as it is being worked on right now has features and changes that should cause a significant improvement of queue times for ranked Warzones in particular. Emphasis on significant!

I'm not thrilled that cross-server isn't even 100% lined up to eventually get to but I can sorta get it.

People may moan but the pvp comunites even on pve servers are quite healthy in terms of getting a good pop frequency for warzones. The whole "pvp is gonna die out on all but 2 servers come transfers" thing is grossly exaggerated imo, the pvp servers would have to be HAL and SAL 9000 to handle everyone lol.

I can see how it wouldn't be a priority but I'm worried of a repeat of the LFG tool scenario. You need to pre-plan and pre-implement this stuff.

When you get to the stage where cress server queuing is gonna be important to have in terms of queue times it's gonna be waaaaaay too late to start dedicating resources to its implementation, especially if it's really problematic as you indicate. Things will snowball out of control fast and people arent going to wait.

Cross server Qs need to come in while populations are still good to help maintain them, not as a hail mary pass at quarter to midnight to reverse a negative trend.

It is amazing some of the **** people say when they don't have intelligence on a subject.

PVP thrives on the PVP system and if it is good, we will keep playing. We don't need content or a chance to get the color we want for our gear. Most of the PVE gamers I play with leave and return when content gets released.

I'm not thrilled that cross-server isn't even 100% lined up to eventually get to but I can sorta get it.

People may moan but the pvp comunites even on pve servers are quite healthy in terms of getting a good pop frequency for warzones. The whole "pvp is gonna die out on all but 2 servers come transfers" thing is grossly exaggerated imo, the pvp servers would have to be HAL and SAL 9000 to handle everyone lol.

I can see how it wouldn't be a priority but I'm worried of a repeat of the LFG tool scenario. You need to pre-plan and pre-implement this stuff.

When you get to the stage where cress server queuing is gonna be important to have in terms of queue times it's gonna be waaaaaay too late to start dedicating resources to its implementation, especially if it's really problematic as you indicate. Things will snowball out of control fast and people arent going to wait.

Cross server Qs need to come in while populations are still good to help maintain them, not as a hail mary pass at quarter to midnight to reverse a negative trend.

Competitive PVP will be dead on all servers but two after transfers come. I wouldn't have to transfer if we had cross server ques

Edit - I come from the Harbinger and all the competitive teams will be moving on

I like that this topic doesn't have a bioware response icon, so that the pvper's will hopefully not notice it and all immediately unsub.

I'm not sure what other MMORPG these days doesn't have cross-server queues, only swtor is still sticking to the stone age losing players because of the insanely long server queues. I don't understand this approach at all, would love an elaboration on why setting up a few additional continental servers for cross-queues is such a hard task, are your technician droids so outdated that they cannot handle the task? I can smuggle some new ones your sector if it makes xqueues happen. Got my fastest ship in the sector after all.

P.S. few moments later I realized, server transfers. Well of course, it's better to make players pay you for transfers, than put up a service that actually requires YOU to shell out cash

Nice list Kilora!

While the exact details of which features will make Game Update 2.4 are still being hardened I can definitely say that Cross-Server Queueing is not in the plan for it. We've taken a hard look at Cross Server Queuing in the past and accomplishing it is a *significant* challenge that would take a lot of time away from other things we are working on. Emphasis on significant. It's not forever off the table but it's not in the plan right now.

Even though it is too early to share specifics I can say that Game Update 2.4 as it is being worked on right now has features and changes that should cause a significant improvement of queue times for ranked Warzones in particular. Emphasis on significant!