Revert the Alert - "Queue pop" change

brandonv516

Doesn't sound as commanding when a queue pops anymore.

Initial pop sounds more like when you miss a queue now.

Was this in the notes?

ShawnLaRock

I am like, “how could the sound for someone declining be happening before the Ready Check ping?”

S.

Vietfox

Yes they did. You need to pay attention now. It's so silent.

Granicus

Yes. And I don’t like it. Especially as long as the wait can be it’s definitely going the wrong way to get people’s attention. I also think it contributes to the frequent group forming failures since they “fixed” the Group Finder. I rarely have a formed group on the first try (referring to Pledge PUG groups).

I don’t know who thought to change the alert sound was a good idea, but it’s just more of the typical Fail ...

SpiderKnight

What it should sound like is: a bag of chips being eaten, a loud cough, someone talking obnoxiously, heavy breathing, and maybe a bong bubbler sound. That way we're prepared when we're forced onto voice chat anyway when we spawn in.

Granicus

SpiderKnight wrote: »

What it should sound like is: a bag of chips being eaten, a loud cough, someone talking obnoxiously, heavy breathing, and maybe a bong bubbler sound. That way we're prepared when we're forced onto voice chat anyway when we spawn in.

A great idea! Let people add/choose their own sound files for such things.

Perhaps the sound byte of “Leeeeeeerrrrrooooyyy Jenkins!” for queue pop alert to get you ready! (j/k)

snoozy

working as intended

furiouslog

why was the change even made?

brandonv516

@ZOS_GinaBruno

So is it a bug or here to stay?

dotme

Yeah on PS4 it's become basically inaudible, which sucks if you're grabbing food while waiting and miss the on-screen visual prompt.

Granicus

It’s definitely contributing to GF issues and delays in queuing. People can’t hear it, then it quickly disappears to Notifications, which also can be easily overlooked. That’s not counting the issues of the frequent group forming failures such that you get multiple “someone declined” statuses in rapid succession (within 20-30 seconds. It’s not working properly and the alert changes are exacerbating the issue.

brandonv516

Missed a few queues tonight because I was on my phone and the alert was just too subtle.

Please revert this to the old alert or make it more commanding.

I also noticed if a queue pops when i am changing zones, the alert does not display in the center of the screen. It does still display in the top right corner and in the menu though. That's another thread though lol.

YandereGirlfriend

I like it when it pops when you're in a load screen and then you get "Ready Check" with no option to accept and then you get timed out and have to re-queue again .