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Seperate premades from randoms in BGs

  • Ermiq
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    I don't PvP actually, but obviously it must be done that way.
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  • MikaHR
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Its obvious to everyone except ZOS and few inadequates that think melting randoms with premade makes them "leet"
  • ChunkyCat
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    ZoS doesn’t care.
  • Bealeb319
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    No keep it the way it is (why?)
    Keep it how it is so that que times are short. For daily you only need second place which is fair. I haven't really noticed any teams that were completely unbeatable minus 1 which consisted of three ww in lower lvl bgs. I think people use the premade thing as an excuse when you are on the losing team I have heard it a few times "oh this other team must be premade" and I usually just think to myself that my team (including myself) is probably just not very good
  • Aurielle
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Bealeb319 wrote: »
    Keep it how it is so that que times are short. For daily you only need second place which is fair. I haven't really noticed any teams that were completely unbeatable minus 1 which consisted of three ww in lower lvl bgs. I think people use the premade thing as an excuse when you are on the losing team I have heard it a few times "oh this other team must be premade" and I usually just think to myself that my team (including myself) is probably just not very good

    No. It’s very obvious when you’re playing against a premade at higher MMR tiers, because you get matched up against the same four man group every other match. There are some especially cancerous premades that regularly queue together on PS4 NA. Some people just leave the BG when they see their names, as they know the score will end up being 500-30-30.

    Anyway, there’s a long list of unaddressed issues with BGs ( https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/461165/longstanding-issues-in-bgs-are-the-developers-even-listening-to-us ), but this is the main one. BGs are SO much fun and so unpredictable when everyone is solo queued. Premade groups that are optimized for as much cheese as possible to roflstomp pugs ruin it for everyone besides themselves.
  • Exodium
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    This isn't even a debatable topic. Solos should be paired with solos and the moment you group with someone, you should only be paired with groups.

    If you're on the side of 'premades should continue being pitted against solos" then you're obviously garbage at the game and can't do *** without your optimised guildies to hold your hand and carry you.

    Don't @ me either because there's no logical counter argument to what I've stated.
  • Exodium
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Yes keep the premade away from solo queue.

    How about you keep your solo play out of "group content?" Lol people that play with others have every right to play the same content as you do. Why should they be punished with longer que times because you don't want to form a pre made group of your own through shout? See it works both ways so the only logical solution is to leave it alone the way it is.

    So due to the convenience of queue times premade groups should continue being matched against solos and steam rolling through games with their optimised spin 2 win / healing springs BoL spamming / aoe snare magden groups?

    Yeah okay buddy. Probably the type of player to get *** on in duels and is irrelevant without team mates to carry you.
  • Karmanorway
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    R1ckyDaMan wrote: »
    Would I be right in assuming most pre mades are guild groups?

    Why not make Guild vs Guild battlegrounds, have guild rankings etc, this free's up actual battlegrounds for everyone else.

    I like this idea too, although normal queue should be restricted so u can only enter solo. If not they would probably use it for easy ap.
  • Darkenarlol
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    so... if i want to play bg with my wife by OP's logic we should

    - don't play together (can't que as grpup)

    - or get pwned by 4 ppl premades (premade only que)

    - add 2 more people to pre-made party instead of just playing together?

    thank you sir, it is nice to know that your *brilliant ideas*

    and actual game design are two separate things
  • eklhaftb16_ESO
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    However, making two separate queues will divide the already small number of players by two.
    Maybe it would be more rational to simply remove the ability to queue as a group?
  • Karmanorway
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    so... if i want to play bg with my wife by OP's logic we should

    - don't play together (can't que as grpup)

    - or get pwned by 4 ppl premades (premade only que)

    - add 2 more people to pre-made party instead of just playing together?

    thank you sir, it is nice to know that your *brilliant ideas*

    and actual game design are two separate things

    U know u get teamed up against 4man premades if u go in there as 2 ppl right? Because according to the current system thats the logical thing to do. So that wouldnt change anything for u.
  • MartiniDaniels
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    There is other option. Just show pre-mades both in BGs and dungeon group finder. So if you load to BG and see 2 groups of premades as enemies, you just leave and re-log to alt and don't waste potions and anybody's time. Those 2 groups may fight each other for 1st place. If there is 1 pre-made group then you will know who to focus to fight for second place.
    Same for dungeon finder. It's rare but it happens to meet 2-3 premade groups of jerks which may start all kind of bad behavior knowing that they can't be kicked. Just add indication that this is pre-made group so I may leave at first sign of inadequate behavior of one of them.
  • TheMythicDawn
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    However, making two separate queues will divide the already small number of players by two.
    Maybe it would be more rational to simply remove the ability to queue as a group?

    no direct offense to you but i'm sick of hearing this argument. separating ques would only cut the population in half if there were just as many pre-mades as there are pugs which is probably not true

    honesty there are probably way more pugs than pre-mades. I doubt splitting the que would have an adverse effect on match wait times for pugs.

    pre-mades, sure, splitting the que would give them worse wait times but who tf cares honestly.

    system should favor the majority, which is pugs.

  • Mettaricana
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    On console not enough people in bgs except weekends to have enough for a premade or random match
  • Karmanorway
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    However, making two separate queues will divide the already small number of players by two.
    Maybe it would be more rational to simply remove the ability to queue as a group?

    I wouldnt mind that, but im sure there are friends out there that want to play together that wouldnt support this.

    But i think the BGs population will increase a lot if they fix the premade problem, i know for a fact many stopped playing it because of it, so eventually there would be enough players for this to Work :)
  • Mayrael
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    FierceSam wrote: »
    I would like the option for guilds to organise Battlegrounds, so

    A) 12 guildies could play against each other and
    B) they could actually create balanced premade groups

    Even if you get no AP or experience from the fights, they would provide a fun and useful way of enabling players to learn how to play without the usual PvP toxicity.

    As a mainly PvE player, my experiences of Battlegrounds has been almost entirely negative, I can’t group up with guildies because then we’re a ‘premade’ and up against either other premades, or no one wants to play us, or the BG just doesn’t load.

    I’d also like a proper challenge board so that people/premades who are really good can play one another (and equally useless premades like mine could play other similarly inexperienced groups)

    I guess the fundamental issue for BGs is that there aren’t enough people doing them at any one time. So you have to throw the cannon fodder in with the premades.

    This is not new but still awesome idea. Being able to setup "training" BGs with no rewards would be awesome, just imagine, full chillout, learning the secrets of arenas, no pressure just fun.
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  • MartiniDaniels
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    On console not enough people in bgs except weekends to have enough for a premade or random match

    Maybe it's because not everyone like to be *** by pre-made group with quite high probability while running BG for daily reward?
    Look at pure PVP games like OW, pubg and so on. There are millions of people there and those games have higher skill ceiling then ESO. But since casuals mostly fight with casuals everyone is having fun. Yes there are premades and smurfs there are too, but they are easily indicated btw. It's only ESO is kinda "ignorance is bliss" game where all kind of s**t happens for unknown reasons, you don't even have animated kill cam.
  • Hand_Bacon
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    I was torn on this one. On one hand there are some crappy premades out there that can be worse than randoms. On the other hand when a good premade is in your bg you are really fighting for 2nd or trying to salvage your own personal score.

    Nevertheless, the highest individual scores are not always on the premade team. They often are done by nb archers or sorcs playing on the fringe sniping db's. There are people high up on the DM leaderboard who solo q and do nothing but this.

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  • NordSwordnBoard
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    Ranked Que: Premades & Randoms with choice of DM/Flag/Relic
    Unranked Que: Randoms only, random modes

    Both give same rewards for motifs, xp, etc.
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  • srfrogg23
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Beardimus wrote: »
    Half the pre mades you think are pre mades aren't, they just good BG players who know how to roll.

    If you get stomped, build a team, fight fire with fire.

    Patch notes have introduced a bigger step into MMR this patch to put premades with premades more. Can onLy go so far tho and still get fast queue pop.

    I say use another motivation. Have a pre-made ranking leader board. With prizes, names teams. That way the guys really on it will go there as good players don't enjoy pug stomping as it is. Win win.

    I actually agree and think this is a good reason to separate premade groups from pugs. Should cut down on the paranoia about premades quite a bit when people are still getting roflstomped left and right.
  • Karmanorway
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    srfrogg23 wrote: »
    Beardimus wrote: »
    Half the pre mades you think are pre mades aren't, they just good BG players who know how to roll.

    If you get stomped, build a team, fight fire with fire.

    Patch notes have introduced a bigger step into MMR this patch to put premades with premades more. Can onLy go so far tho and still get fast queue pop.

    I say use another motivation. Have a pre-made ranking leader board. With prizes, names teams. That way the guys really on it will go there as good players don't enjoy pug stomping as it is. Win win.

    I actually agree and think this is a good reason to separate premade groups from pugs. Should cut down on the paranoia about premades quite a bit when people are still getting roflstomped left and right.

    Im aware of that, but there is still quite a bit difference between the two performance wise. Atleast u got a chance to beat them if they are just good, thats not the same for premades.

    Im not speaking out of paranoia, there are groups with the same names together over and over again that wrecks u
  • lemonizzle
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Today it has been 7 or 8 times in a row that "random" battleground match was a roflstomp, the winning premade is leagues ahead, 450-150-80 and the likes. I am certainly not pro in pvp, but had loads of games where I came on top with kills and score. Could it be that I forgot how to play in 30 minutes? The difference was, beside competent teammates, is 12 random guys trying to work together, not 8 random player vs. 4 uber top 5% farming them half asleep.

    And it is not about losing or winning, we all had rare games with scores like 490-470-460, actually balanced and challenging and Fun rounds. They are nothing like a meat grinder deathmatch that is boring for the winners, and discouraging, frustrating for the two bottom team.
  • srfrogg23
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    srfrogg23 wrote: »
    Beardimus wrote: »
    Half the pre mades you think are pre mades aren't, they just good BG players who know how to roll.

    If you get stomped, build a team, fight fire with fire.

    Patch notes have introduced a bigger step into MMR this patch to put premades with premades more. Can onLy go so far tho and still get fast queue pop.

    I say use another motivation. Have a pre-made ranking leader board. With prizes, names teams. That way the guys really on it will go there as good players don't enjoy pug stomping as it is. Win win.

    I actually agree and think this is a good reason to separate premade groups from pugs. Should cut down on the paranoia about premades quite a bit when people are still getting roflstomped left and right.

    Im aware of that, but there is still quite a bit difference between the two performance wise. Atleast u got a chance to beat them if they are just good, thats not the same for premades.

    Im not speaking out of paranoia, there are groups with the same names together over and over again that wrecks u

    I respond to something someone else says, you respond to me to justify something you said to someone else...

    I'm sorry, can you give me the cliff notes on the conversation you were having with the other person? I'd like to know what conversation I'm having now.
  • Karmanorway
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    srfrogg23 wrote: »
    srfrogg23 wrote: »
    Beardimus wrote: »
    Half the pre mades you think are pre mades aren't, they just good BG players who know how to roll.

    If you get stomped, build a team, fight fire with fire.

    Patch notes have introduced a bigger step into MMR this patch to put premades with premades more. Can onLy go so far tho and still get fast queue pop.

    I say use another motivation. Have a pre-made ranking leader board. With prizes, names teams. That way the guys really on it will go there as good players don't enjoy pug stomping as it is. Win win.

    I actually agree and think this is a good reason to separate premade groups from pugs. Should cut down on the paranoia about premades quite a bit when people are still getting roflstomped left and right.

    Im aware of that, but there is still quite a bit difference between the two performance wise. Atleast u got a chance to beat them if they are just good, thats not the same for premades.

    Im not speaking out of paranoia, there are groups with the same names together over and over again that wrecks u

    I respond to something someone else says, you respond to me to justify something you said to someone else...

    I'm sorry, can you give me the cliff notes on the conversation you were having with the other person? I'd like to know what conversation I'm having now.

    Yea sry bout that, i will try again (not good at foruming)

    @Beardimus If this is true, then how come half of these "alleged" premades somehow always without fail ends up in the same group together?

    @srfrogg23
    I Just think its wrong saying ppl are just paranoid simply just because they got wrecked, obviously these players arent blind, they see the same group names over and over again in the opposing teams, hence why some of them post about the issue on the forums.
  • Holycannoli
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    Bealeb319 wrote: »
    Keep it how it is so that que times are short. For daily you only need second place which is fair. I haven't really noticed any teams that were completely unbeatable minus 1 which consisted of three ww in lower lvl bgs. I think people use the premade thing as an excuse when you are on the losing team I have heard it a few times "oh this other team must be premade" and I usually just think to myself that my team (including myself) is probably just not very good

    I see a lot of pre-50 WW premades. They're a cancer.

    I'm all for longer queue times if premades are removed to their own queue, in fact I don't think it will affect my solo random queue at all because it will encourage more to queue.

    The only problem are groups that want to queue as a 3-person team. 2-person teams can be teamed together no problem but what do you do with 3? Considering how *** I've seen 3-person premade dungeon groups treat the random 4th that queued I'm not that concerned TBH. Add a 4th or don't queue as team.
    Edited by Holycannoli on February 28, 2019 5:53PM
  • Aurielle
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    lemonizzle wrote: »
    Today it has been 7 or 8 times in a row that "random" battleground match was a roflstomp, the winning premade is leagues ahead, 450-150-80 and the likes. I am certainly not pro in pvp, but had loads of games where I came on top with kills and score. Could it be that I forgot how to play in 30 minutes? The difference was, beside competent teammates, is 12 random guys trying to work together, not 8 random player vs. 4 uber top 5% farming them half asleep.

    And it is not about losing or winning, we all had rare games with scores like 490-470-460, actually balanced and challenging and Fun rounds. They are nothing like a meat grinder deathmatch that is boring for the winners, and discouraging, frustrating for the two bottom team.

    Precisely this. Full solo queued matches on PS4 NA are always fun. The score is usually fairly close, and the builds you encounter are all fairly random. When you queue into a match solo and see a well-known premade in the line-up, you know before the match even starts what builds they’re running (usually a standard meta cheese composition, or a pet zerg), and you know that the score will be completely imbalanced. As I mentioned earlier, some players who are tough to play against when everyone is solo queued will simply leave before a match begins if they see a notoriously cancerous premade in the lineup. Some of the members of these notorious premades are also extremely toxic on those rare occasions when they’re solo queued and you find them on your team. I once got flak from a real gem of society who told me I got “carried” and got salty with me because I died ONCE. I regularly get “gg” whispers after solo queued matches and have been called “OP” many times, and so all I could do was laugh at the guy. The a-holes who pug stomp are so used to steamrolling other teams with no opposition that they view a single death on their team as a bad player getting carried.
  • Jeremy
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    Yes make a seperate queue for premades
    I can get behind this suggestion. Though I imagine if I had a regular BG group I liked to run with I wouldn't appreciate the increase in wait time a change like this is likely to cause organized groups.
  • Kidgangster101
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    No keep it the way it is (why?)
    Exodium wrote: »
    Yes keep the premade away from solo queue.

    How about you keep your solo play out of "group content?" Lol people that play with others have every right to play the same content as you do. Why should they be punished with longer que times because you don't want to form a pre made group of your own through shout? See it works both ways so the only logical solution is to leave it alone the way it is.

    So due to the convenience of queue times premade groups should continue being matched against solos and steam rolling through games with their optimised spin 2 win / healing springs BoL spamming / aoe snare magden groups?

    Yeah okay buddy. Probably the type of player to get *** on in duels and is irrelevant without team mates to carry you.

    If you and your team of pugs can't see a healer doing their job and target them then that is a l2p issue on your entire teams part. I can tell you right now as a Templar healer that breath of life is not going to save people if your team plays decent in BG. No CP allowed so healing is 50% reduced. Pop a debuff that's another 20% right there. So you are telling me that a healer doing 30% of their healing is too much to take down? Lol that is a l2p on a groups part.

    Secondly I pay the same sub monthly everyone else does, so you mean to tell me my time isn't as valuable as your time? We pay the same money why should I sit in a very long que just because you don't want to see premades? You know there is text chat and you can form your own group right? It's not my fault you play a MMORPG solo....... Massive Multiplayer Online.

    Thirdly I play in que with my wife most of the time so why should I suffer because I want to play a massive Multiplayer Online game with my wife? We have beat premade groups on the other side because we know how to pvp and can identify what the other team is doing. Sure we lose some but I can tell you know we win more.than we lose.

    If you cant DPS through a healer then you need to check your DPS skills because they must not be that good :wink:
    Edited by Kidgangster101 on February 28, 2019 6:22PM
  • Ratzkifal
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    No keep it the way it is (why?)
    Battlegrounds
    Made adjustments to the match-making system for Battlegrounds, putting further emphasis on making pre-made groups face other pre-made groups.

    This is from the current patch notes. Can we at least wait a bit more and see if this changed anything before we demand separate queues?
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  • joseayalac
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    No keep it the way it is (why?)
    This is already implemented...

    Read the patch notes for ****'s sake.
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