Let us choose the battleground we want do

MehrunesFlagon

Think the title says it all,but am getting so sick of waiting through countless other modes just to get to one deathmatch. Really what is the use of stupid ass grab bag option anyway?

MehrunesFlagon

oops accidental double post

Subversus

That would basically kill the BG queue time. This game doesn't have enough players for that to be implemented. SWTOR already tried it and that game has a much larger pvp community than the BGs community in this game.

Ragnaroek93

Well... ZOS could delete all game modes except deathmatch then as well, since barely anyone would play something else than deathmatch (which is somehow the only game mode which I actually don't like at all since it doesn't encourage the group to split at all).

MehrunesFlagon

Well then we could at least have the option to opt out of certain modes.

MehrunesFlagon

Ragnaroek93 wrote: »

Well... ZOS could delete all game modes except deathmatch then as well, since barely anyone would play something else than deathmatch (which is somehow the only game mode which I actually don't like at all since it doesn't encourage the group to split at all).

Also they keep watering down the pool with more things,and not exactly what alot want.

zyk

The fact that one cannot choose to play the game mode they want makes Battlegrounds a dealbreaker for me. I don't know how anyone can tolerate that.

Not only should we be able to choose the mode we play, we should have the option of private matches for competitive play. Along with a dozen other basic features Battlegrounds lacks.

ZOS should try designing PVP content for PVP enthusiasts instead of trying to make it inclusive to all at all costs. The latter is why it is so mediocre.

Solariken

Maybe they could add the option to choose a specific mode but receive half the rewards grab-baggers receive. That makes players happy who only like 1-2 modes and also keeps the less popular modes alive by providing the additional incentive.

NyassaV

Solariken wrote: »

Maybe they could add the option to choose a specific mode but receive half the rewards grab-baggers receive. That makes players happy who only like 1-2 modes and also keeps the less popular modes alive by providing the additional incentive.

Smart person right here

CaffeinatedMayhem

zyk wrote: »

ZOS should try designing PVP content for PVP enthusiasts instead of trying to make it inclusive to all at all costs. The latter is why it is so mediocre.

PvP "enthusiasts" are why I don't PvP. Battlegrounds seemed interesting and I was about to try them... until CP got added. More PvP that isn't for those who don't design a build around PvP meta. Besides, all the recent changes are for PvP - they either have no benefit in PvE, or actually make PvE more difficult.

maboleth

I like all modes exept capture the flag. I'm not keen on having another variant like that one (kings flag or something), though it could be more interesting with the moving flag.

Tyrion87

Ragnaroek93 wrote: »

Well... ZOS could delete all game modes except deathmatch then as well, since barely anyone would play something else than deathmatch (which is somehow the only game mode which I actually don't like at all since it doesn't encourage the group to split at all).

You're wrong. I prefer CTR and Chaosball way more than Deathmatch. Deathmatch I have in Cyrodiil. And I know many people who feel the same.

Sandman929

Still waiting for Big Head Mode. Since we've just gotten a hacked together dungeon group finder with no custom matches or private matches for GvG, might as well throw in Big Head Mode. Or some kind of kart racing.

DarthVitrial

They could have an option where you can mark which battleground you prefer, and the queue system would try to put you in that one first, but send you to a different BG if not enough people are queued for the preferred one?

Recremen

At the very least I'd think this feature would be helpful for testing, even to the point where the optimal testing environment is letting teams group up and go into a battleground together to test specific builds in the varying game modes. It would be great to test, for example, how a tank does in capture the relic or chaosball with the new CP-enabled battlegrounds, but to properly test that you need to get that specific match type AND have at least one opponent team that is competent enough to give it a proper test. Naturally it's too late to do that for this PTS patch, but it's certainly something to consider going forward!

Dorrino

Speaking of testing. It's not worth the time to develop addons for bgs now.

You need to get into each single gamemode on each single map to test stuff.

It's impossible on pts and prohibitively long on live.

It's would be reasonable to implement custom matches instead of map specific queues, though.

MehrunesFlagon

DarthVitrial wrote: »

They could have an option where you can mark which battleground you prefer, and the queue system would try to put you in that one first, but send you to a different BG if not enough people are queued for the preferred one?

this is an idea that could be worked with.

kapads

This feature should have been in there from the start.

ZOS if you allow people to pick their preferred game mode and choose between CP or Non-CP you would quickly learn which game modes are popular and be able to decide were developer time should/shouldn't be spent to service your customers better.

Seriously does this need to be explained!

idk

Subversus wrote: »

That would basically kill the BG queue time. This game doesn't have enough players for that to be implemented. SWTOR already tried it and that game has a much larger pvp community than the BGs community in this game.

True. It would be bad overall for queue times.

Some of the changes Zos has made shows they have looked at what has worked in other game while making it with an ESO flavor. Heck, even Cyrodiil has strong influenced from before ESO was even thought of. Zos will never permit selective queuing of BGs.

Mystrius_Archaion

Subversus wrote: »

That would basically kill the BG queue time. This game doesn't have enough players for that to be implemented. SWTOR already tried it and that game has a much larger pvp community than the BGs community in this game.

Really? It would kill the queue time because less people would pvp when they know what match they want and don't queue for randoms because they aren't guaranteed a specific game type?

I think it would help pvp. People hate random in all its forms. Do people actually like to queue for a random pve dungeon either? No, they whine on the forums about "scrubs" and "mazzzatun/dlc dungeons" all the time.
Less random means people actually playing what they like and developers ACTUALLY getting accurate data on what players ACTUALLY LIKE.
What a revolutionary concept! /sarcasm

Nox_Noir

Yes please, these random queues are what ruins BG's.
How to solve queuing times? By giving us a lobby system that lets us join/assemble teams ourselves. We don't need to be nannied by obnoxious RNG queuing tools...