We need this, so we know not to waste our time when we spend 10mins looking for a game in lobby....

Population Request for Each Playlist please

Cry-Adam make sure our pleas are heard by the Dev Team

Thank you


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I agree 100%

That was something that I noticed almost immediately... why would there NOT be population info for the playlists? It's such a basic and helpful piece of data. Seems it should be a no-brainer as to whether include it or not.

Dev's... PLEASE and THANK YOU!

Regards.

I agree 100%

That was something that I noticed almost immediately... why would there NOT be population info for the playlists?

I can think of a reason the developers don't want you to see how many people are online!

I agree 100%

That was something that I noticed almost immediately... why would there NOT be population info for the playlists?

I can think of a reason the developers don't want you to see how many people are online!

HA HA I get your meaning. But, really, even MoH has population data and most of the playlists over there have a population of ZERO.

IMO having a small online community is all the more reason to include playlist population. That way, if no one is playing, we can not waste time trying to find a match and move on to a different playlist.

Besides, Crytek shouldn't be embarrassed about having a small online community... it makes it kinda 1337!!

Regards.

Ya do it it shouldn't be too hard?

Agreed

Lets hope they hear our complaints

They should add this feature in, as sometimes I want to play other games modes and waste a lot of time waiting for games.

I've never been able to play one game of IA on the Retaliation DLC, never! There is no-one on it at all.

It should stay CLOAKED until there is enough players. People will see it and become disappointmented.

It should stay CLOAKED until there is enough players. People will see it and become disappointmented.

No, we won't become disappointed. We just won't have to waste any time sitting in a nearly empty lobby waiting for a game. If we know how many people are in the playlists we can get in one that we know has enough people.

You're missing the point, sir.

Regards.

It should stay CLOAKED until there is enough players. People will see it and become disappointmented.

No, we won't become disappointed. We just won't have to waste any time sitting in a nearly empty lobby waiting for a game. If we know how many people are in the playlists we can get in one that we know has enough people.

You're missing the point, sir.

Regards.

They need to eliminate Playlist first. There are too many anyways.

No, we won't become disappointed. We just won't have to waste any time sitting in a nearly empty lobby waiting for a game. If we know how many people are in the playlists we can get in one that we know has enough people.

You're missing the point, sir.

Regards.

They need to eliminate Playlist first. There are too many anyways.

Hmmm... eliminate the playlists, you say?

Well, Sir, please do elaborate; I'm sure I speak for the MP community when I say we would love to hear your ideas concerning this rather drastic gameplay change that you propose.

Awaiting your reply.

Maybe it's because since the DLC came out there has been 3 extra playlists added when they could have just added it to the other game modes (though people without DLC would have to leave the lobby I guess).

Cry-Adam do you have any idea on this topic

Maybe it's because since the DLC came out there has been 3 extra playlists added when they could have just added it to the other game modes (though people without DLC would have to leave the lobby I guess).

I actually addressed that issue in another thread; the DLC maps SHOULD be added to the other existing game modes. They should be in regular rotation.

Putting the DLC in rotation would not present a problem for those who did not buy the DLC. They would not have to leave the lobby. The solution would be if there is someone in the lobby who does not have the DLC, those maps simply will not come up. I know that is possible because that is exactly how it works in some other FPS's.

If arthur1998 and you are referring to the extra Retaliation only playlists, I don't see how that is an issue. Maybe there are those who want to play only the DLC maps. I don't have a problem with that.
Furthermore, why should the number of playlists be an issue? It doesn't matter how many playlists there are... just play the ones you want and ignore the rest

Anyway, this all has nothing to do with what this thread is about, so, back on topic:

All we want is just a bit of code added that will show us how many people are online in each playlist.

Why would anyone resist such a simple request?

Regards.

I would like to add that if Crytek are worried about showing actual player numbers on the lobbies they could instead implement a percentage value of the total number of players online per playlist. That way we the players know which modes are most active at that time and we can find games quicker. And Crytek doesn't have to let on how many are actually playing if they are worried about player numbers.

Just a thought.

I would like to add that if Crytek are worried about showing actual player numbers on the lobbies they could instead implement a percentage value of the total number of players online per playlist. That way we the players know which modes are most active at that time and we can find games quicker. And Crytek doesn't have to let on how many are actually playing if they are worried about player numbers.

Just a thought.

That's an idea. If Crytek actually is reluctant to show real numbers, I suppose a percentage indicator would be a reasonable alternative. However, not knowing how many people are online in total would make it a bit unreliable to use. A percentage of an unknown number is difficult, if not impossible, to use in determining how many people are actually in a playlist.

But, really, Crytek, if that is the case... there is no reason to hide how many people are online. Anyone who plays MP regularly knows that there is a relatively small online community. Not a bad thing, it doesn't mean it's a bad game... some of the greatest games ever made have gone largely unnoticed by the mainstream gaming community.

And, as I said before, having a small MP community is all the more reason to let us regular MP players know how many people are online. We aren't going to laugh and poke fun at Crytek because the numbers are low - we just want to find games quicker.

Regards.

PC patch coming out tomorrow.... lets hope we next

No, we won't become disappointed. We just won't have to waste any time sitting in a nearly empty lobby waiting for a game. If we know how many people are in the playlists we can get in one that we know has enough people.

You're missing the point, sir.

Regards.

They need to eliminate Playlist first. There are too many anyways.

Hmmm... eliminate the playlists, you say?

Well, Sir, please do elaborate; I'm sure I speak for the MP community when I say we would love to hear your ideas concerning this rather drastic gameplay change that you propose.

Awaiting your reply.

Shoot dude it's a little spelling error you don't need to make the guy feel stupid for putting an m by accident in disappointed.

And I'm pretty sure Arthur there was saying maybe that they should group CS, extraction, and assault together like the DLC maps have. I agree with him, there are too many playlists, and maybe some do need to be grouped, but not eliminated.

Shoot dude it's a little spelling error you don't need to make the guy feel stupid for putting an m by accident in disappointed.

And I'm pretty sure Arthur there was saying maybe that they should group CS, extraction, and assault together like the DLC maps have. I agree with him, there are too many playlists, and maybe some do need to be grouped, but not eliminated.

Greetings, padonati.

Well, when I saw a new post had been added to this thread I had hoped it was another member adding their $0.02 to the topic of this thread, which, I might point out, is Population Request for Each Playlist.

Instead, I find that you are here just to flame me and to, yet again, take this thread off topic.

Asikokami pointed out in an earlier post what he thought Arthur1998 may have been referring to, and I responded. If you wish to discuss your ideas concerning the playlists - why not create a thread about it? I would be happy to entertain such a discussion there.

So, again, back on topic: Cry-Adam and dev's, if you are listening;
All we want is just a bit of code added that will show us how many people are online in each playlist.


Regards to you, and Happy Gaming, sir.

i complety agree with the suggestion, having no population count is seriously fustrating for me, when i am searching for a match, i mean even games like halo 3 have a populationn count and it was made in 2007, crytek please here our request

One thing that could be causing issues with this is the recent region filter they have implemented. It is so "strong" so to speak that depending on who is squad leader you will ONLY get kicked in to games in that region, regardless if there are other players in other regions. For example, last night I was playing with me (who lives in Montana, U.S.), a friend who lives in California, U.S., and a friend who lives in the U.K. I was the squad leader, and we kept getting kicked in to a problematic lobby where there was a player glitched out, and the lobby wouldn't start. We all avoided said player using the recent players list, however we continued to get kicked in to the lobby, I'm assuming because the region filter was using him as the closest person to me, the squad leader. Our solution was to have my friend from the U.K. be party leader and we all joined him, when we did we instantly filled up a different game. Of course, then us from the U.S. had to deal with hosts across the pond, but at least we could start the game.

My point is having a full number of people in each playlist listed would be misleading because the region filter is so strong that it will absolutely refuse to kick you in to these other games at times it appears. If you were to have one, you would want the total to be seperated by region, if Crytek continues to implement these netcode changes that have been making the region search more strict. I believe this is also related to why some people have to wait 2-3 minutes to get in to games, is because it has to wait for enough players in their region to join the lobby, while some of us like in the U.S. have it fill almost instantaneously. (Except for those empty gametypes, of course)

First off, booscaryghost, I am sorry if it sounded like I was "flaming" you. I was just saying you made a rather unnecessary response to a typo that could have easily been ignored. Surely he knows how to spell the word. My apologies if it came off rudely.

and also in a previous post you suggested that...
The solution would be if there is someone in the lobby who does not have the DLC, those maps simply will not come up. I know that is possible because that is exactly how it works in some other FPS's.

I have no clue since I do not own the DLC, but to me it sounds like nobody really plays the new maps according to other gamers who have it. This would mean that the new maps would basically never show up if your solution was made real, again not sure if that is true though. If it is not, then i think it is a great idea. Also I'm sure most people who bought the new maps would like an option to only play them since they just spent ten dollars on it, at least I would.

DLC needs to be put in normal TIA..... FAST!!!

DLC needs to be put in normal TIA..... FAST!!!

You are correct sir!