Guild Wars 2

I understand that with the way Anet currently does matchmaking, it’s not easy to force-fill a 4v5 roster with a single extra player.

I’m here to suggest something that should be easy to implement with the way matchmaking is currently being done, and will result in a happier playerbase/fairer fights.

In the situation of a game starting as a 4v5, force another 20 second timer once the initial countdown is complete and force one player to sit out the game. Allow players to volunteer to sit out (so teams can preserve their composition), and viola, you have a fair 4v4. Reward them appropriately for sitting out (this part might be hard – do you grant them an auto-win, or will that incentivize sitting out of the game?).

It’s a band-aid fix and not perfect – mid-game DC’s and players sitting in spawn will still be an issue, but I’d much rather kitten off 1 player per game rather than 4 while also vastly increasing the number of even games that are played, even with a smaller playerbase.

yes, this should be done in hotjoins too, waitlist and only allow even join on both sides

gesho.9468:

yes, this should be done in hotjoins too, waitlist and only allow even join on both sides

Let’s not bring hotjoin into this – players can jump into hotjoin any time they want, and it’s not intended to be a competitive environment, and isn’t limited by the current matchmaking system.

Just force everyone to click the ready up button. If not all 10 players clicked that button, the game doesn’t start and you go back in queue, it’s that simple.

Its not the matter of how easy the solution is, but rather if there are devs with time to bother doing it. PVP just isn’t high on their priority list.