The problem I dont think is the BG specific queue. Its the larger group finder issue. Group Finder worked PERFECTLY the patch before One Tamriel patch, then they decided to add the 15 minute cooldown and ever since it has been broken. Seems to me they need to scrap the whole thing and start over. Add in pug trials and DSA grouping while they are at it.

@ZOS_GinaBruno

So far I have managed to get into 2 games in 2 weeks in a group. At least on xbox you can wait hours in a four man and literally not get in a single game. Also about 3/4 of the matches are unbalanced teams and it NEVER backfills once the match has started. When you say you do internal testing and get into games fine you must understand how contradictory that sounds to nearly every one who actively plays this game.

Rhoric wrote: »

Or maybe you are doing something on your end that is causing the issue and it isn't ZOS fault at all. Like I don't know, maybe an add on.

Except its just as, if not more, broken on console, which has no add-ons . New excuse please?

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

Just curious... EU means the European Server, correct? Just want to clarify that first... If so, then, why specifically EU? I mean, this is like asking about the rampant crime in Chicago, and then getting the reply, "Well, we haven't found any crime in Lexington, KY" ?? I know, my analogies need work, but, the point is still there. It's great that the EU isn't having problems, but, I think the majority of players posting here are NA, right? So... why bring up testing done on the other server?

A few things are possibly affecting:
EU has less population
Different servers, perhaps the build on one is somehow corrupt or just different
Time that you are testing is not 'prime time' for EU, so less problems

That's just off the top of my head... but, in any case, specifying that you tested on EU and found no problems does not mean anything for the NA players. I personally think there is something borked in the activity finder in general, since something very similar happens when a couple of friends group up and start the dungeon finder. After the ready check, it teleports everyone to the dungeon, breaks up any grouping that was already done, then fails to group the 4 team members, which results in kicking everyone back out where they now get to wait the long timer for having recently done a dungeon queue. There are a lot of problems with the activity finder.

Avalon wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

Just curious... EU means the European Server, correct? Just want to clarify that first... If so, then, why specifically EU? I mean, this is like asking about the rampant crime in Chicago, and then getting the reply, "Well, we haven't found any crime in Lexington, KY" ?? I know, my analogies need work, but, the point is still there. It's great that the EU isn't having problems, but, I think the majority of players posting here are NA, right? So... why bring up testing done on the other server?

A few things are possibly affecting:
EU has less population
Different servers, perhaps the build on one is somehow corrupt or just different
Time that you are testing is not 'prime time' for EU, so less problems

That's just off the top of my head... but, in any case, specifying that you tested on EU and found no problems does not mean anything for the NA players. I personally think there is something borked in the activity finder in general, since something very similar happens when a couple of friends group up and start the dungeon finder. After the ready check, it teleports everyone to the dungeon, breaks up any grouping that was already done, then fails to group the 4 team members, which results in kicking everyone back out where they now get to wait the long timer for having recently done a dungeon queue. There are a lot of problems with the activity finder.

She mentions EU here specifically because the OP is on the EU server. I'm sure it's just to assure them that they didn't only test on the NA server.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

I am blown away by this... Group Queue for Xbox NA has been broken virtually non stop since Morrowind launch. Last night we spent almost two hours in the Queue before everyone quit in frustration. We repeatedly received the message that someone in our group declined the ready check and have been removed from the Queue. How can you guys not know this?... And more importantly how can you release something in this state. I feel ripped off on an epic level. Many of the people I play with are on the verge of calling it quits.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

I Shot you a PM with all the details myself and my stream managed to gather. Sorry for the slow reply. You are welcome to get any live feedback from my stream, as I am currently online. Twitch.tv/blobeso

Voxicity wrote: »

Classic ZOS sweeping the dirt under the carpet haha

Its not sweeping anything anywhere. It's more like them smashing your stuff up in front of you and then acting like nothing happened.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

Queue stops working when too many players are queued. So your test on empty servers are useless.

This guy is very good at clickbait, even with forums topics, teach me senpai

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

ezeepeezee wrote: »

CarbonX wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

SwaminoNowlino wrote: »

New drinking game, every time ZOS asks for details on something they could test by playing their own game, you take a shot. If someone guesses what the first dev reply will be, everyone else has to take a shot.

For what it's worth, we've been able to successfully get into multiple BGs on EU without issue, so yes. We do need details on what the exact issues are that blobs (or anyone) is still running into.

It's funny how you never have problems on your side (so you release the patches after passing QA) but then we all still have the same problems on our side.
 

You really think antagonizing Gina is going to solve anything?

To be fair, I wasn't actually antagonizing Gina, I think it would be a legitimately funny drinking game.

The player base is frustrated. I hadn't played ESO since Christmas 2016. I came back solely for Battlegrounds, as it is the single most desired feature for me. My guild is solely small group PVP oriented. 4 to 6 players max. Most of us quit playing over the past 4 months because of how stale and zergy pvp had become. We all get hyped, try to play BGs. and sit in queue for 3 hours without getting in a game. Then we see no sense of urgency on the part of ZOS to fix it, especially since the patch PC got today is not getting pushed live on console immediately. They're sticking it in an incremental 4 weeks from now instead of submitting it for certification today, which would have it live on console by 26 June.

Harassing Gina is definitely not the way to go. But there has to be some acknowledgement on their part that this is ****ed and they need to get moving on fixing this. We paid for a service that isn't being delivered. That's not cool no matter what your opinion on anything else is.

Your frustration is completely understandable. We have been working very hard on addressing the issues relating to the Grouping Tool (which has been, in turn, affecting queuing for Battlegrounds). That said, we do have more fixes already scheduled for the next patch that should address issues where you accept the Ready Check, but then just go back into the queue. The fixes for this issue were done right before the weekend, so there wasn't time to get it into this morning's patch.

Any chance you can do 'the next patch' tomorrow, or some time before next week? It is a pretty major issue, and really hurting the game - I have seen a huge amount of players leave the community because of this, please hotfix!