Guild Wars 2

Im pretty sure we all can agree that this “Queue” doesn’t really behave like a real queue, but that’s probably some built in algorithm that they cant change that easily. But what bothers me is that there is no indication or estimate when i will be able to join wvw. Sometimes i wait for 3 hours sometimes i can join instantly.

This doesn’t even have to be my exact position in the queue or the time i will need to let me into wvw, but a notification in which block of players i am in the queue and a time estimate based on the rate of people that were let into wvw. So i can go afk or do something else not just sit there and wait.

For example:
Position in queue of players: 100-150
Time Estimate: 45 Minutes ( based on 130 players entering WvW in the last 60 minutes)

I am aware that there will be the so called “WvW Overflow” introduced so the players don’t have to wait in the PvE world anymore, but that doesn’t really fix the problem of not knowing when you will be able to join your desired Borderlands and play for your server.

would be nice qol change actually

I agree… At least we can plan what to do while waiting for our turn…

First off, we need to change queue so that it’s actually a queue, not a randomly selected group of players, then we can add estimates. Otherwise it’s mostly useless.

start queuing

Your position is 231, estimated time 45 minutes!

10 minutes later

Your position is 150, estimated time 25 minutes!

10 minutes later

Your position is 186, estimated time 85 minutes!

10 minutes later

Your position is 45, estimated time 10 minutes!

10 minutes later

Your position is 120, estimated time 30 minutes!

Yeah… I think they need to have a other priorities first.

They’ve already stated that this change is coming in the spring when they add the overflow map.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/wuv/wuv/Queue-UI-Interface/first#post3130366

I try to cover everything about queue. If you contribute the post not to be dead, that may be good.

What I want: If you queue there should be an option to join the map later. You have an option to go to the map, leave queue or rejoin the queue. I currently use rejoin. But I would prefer if I could just save that spot if there are some good fights at BL while I’m queued for EB.

So I could fight a bit there and then later go instantly to EB while there is still queue(as long as I saved my spot I already queued and only queue – it should put me on position 1 then and only if others with saved spots try to join take a bit longer).

Such information would mean very little with the way the queue works. Its even possible to boost people to the front of the queue so you would litteraly see your place in queue go up instead of down.

Such a display would only make the flaws of the queue system even more obvious to people. And i dont think arenanet is going to spend time working on a way to make their mistakes even more apparent.

Luthan.5236:

What I want: If you queue there should be an option to join the map later. You have an option to go to the map, leave queue or rejoin the queue. I currently use rejoin. But I would prefer if I could just save that spot if there are some good fights at BL while I’m queued for EB.

So I could fight a bit there and then later go instantly to EB while there is still queue(as long as I saved my spot I already queued and only queue – it should put me on position 1 then and only if others with saved spots try to join take a bit longer).

Then everybody will queue prior 4-5h hours and save their spot. Ppl who comes from work/school never gets in.

This would need testing. Yeah probably on very high WvW populated servers it could lead to problems if map is on queue and suddenly 150 people with saved spot tried to get in at the same time.

Maybe there could be 2 queues. One with those saved spots. One for the others. And game always rotates between letting in one from each queue. If then a lot save their spot they aren’t anymore in that first normal queue and while it will take longer because only every 2nd guy gets taken from normal queue it might be still okay if that queue is shorter now.

Gumby.1708:

Im pretty sure we all can agree that this “Queue” doesn’t really behave like a real queue, but that’s probably some built in algorithm that they cant change that easily.

Because it is not a queue. It is retrying to join a map with a varying delay between retries. Exactly the same as for overflow mechanics.

Your client and the server itself have no clue how many people are “queuing” because there is no queue mechanism at all right now. Just client retrying with a varible amout of delay between retries.

This needs to be rewritten. If the WvW Overflow Map will actually introduce a mechanism for first come first server is currently unknown.

Been asked for a long time. Never got an answer.

It has been posted that they are aware of the issue and working on it, take that as you will.

This would be really nice and much needed imo. If I knew it would take 5min for queue to pop or an hour I could decide to wait 5min or maybe do a quick dungeon run instead of sitting around LA/mists for queue pop. Even just an estimated queue time could be great.

My only wish list is …… They need to put sound when queue pops like Bang! or something …

So I don’t have to keep watching it.

Silas.8630:

They’ve already stated that this change is coming in the spring when they add the overflow map.

Could you link the site / forumpost ? Cant seem to find anything related to that

Only problem is queue is completely random. Ive had a friend wait for 2 hours in a queue and someone else got in 5 mins who queued after him.

Pretty sad all the post are derailed with the queue being broken. Everybody knows it and Everybody should know they will patch it with next Map update. Stop derailing.