Lack of public games

ChocoBalls · 02-24-2012, 06:45 PM

When: 7:00PM on a Friday night
Where: My house, western area US
What: PAYDAY

Started the game up and looked for some public servers, only found 4 total with room for more players. Not very encouraging. Did I screw up when I bought this game? I was under the impression that there were a healthy number of PUGs to choose from. I don't have any friends that own this game, so right now private co-op is out of the question.

Do people largely avoid PUGs and stick with private matches? According to the player count, there were around 320 players online at the same time as me. They couldn't have all been playing private matches.

ArcterZero · 02-24-2012, 06:56 PM

Make a game instead of trying to join one. It will fill just fine.

Benefits:
- you can choose to kick jerks if necessary
- you decide what level you play firsthand
- the game won't end from a host rage quitting (unless you rage quit)
- you get credit for any achievements / challenges that require you to be in the game from the start
- you get to be LIKE A BAWSS

ChocoBalls · 02-24-2012, 07:01 PM

I suppose I could do that, although I tend to have "emergencies" pop up whenever I play an online game, so...

I should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

WAWAMELONS · 02-24-2012, 07:01 PM

Yeah when I make the game myself it fills up pretty fast. I just got the game yesterday and have had no problems when making my own game.

Jay667b · 02-24-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op

I can't even fathom what else you expected.

ArcterZero · 02-24-2012, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

I suppose I could do that, although I tend to have "emergencies" pop up whenever I play an online game, so...

I should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

Matches don't last longer than 12-15 minutes. If you aren't available for that long at once, yeah, you may have problems. But are you really called away every five minutes? I don't see how you could play any multiplayer game without jarateing off most reasonable people.

ChocoBalls · 02-24-2012, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay667b

I can't even fathom what else you expected.

Oh, I don't know...maybe...dedicated servers? It couldn't be that difficult with this kind of MP game.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcterZero

Matches don't last longer than 12-15 minutes. If you aren't available for that long at once, yeah, you may have problems. But are you really called away every five minutes? I don't see how you could play any multiplayer game without jarateing off most reasonable people.

LOL, I was stretching the truth a bit there, but I do have a tendency to get interrupted quite a bit when I play online. Generally family members. It's like they just know when I'm occupied.

Maddhamster · 02-24-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

Oh, I don't know...maybe...dedicated servers? It couldn't be that difficult with this kind of MP game.

Although they haven't yet, Overkill has mentioned that they are working on something similar to dedicated servers, if not dedicated servers in the near future.

ChocoBalls · 02-24-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddhamster

Although they haven't yet, Overkill has mentioned that they are working on something similar to dedicated servers, if not dedicated servers in the near future.

That would be cool. They should add a semi-persistant game mode that implements some kind of team-versus-team heist action.

I actually just got done with my first online match. Ranked up with a bunch of players much better than myself, and they managed to tolerate me to the end. Fun game.

TheEngiGuy · 02-25-2012, 04:29 AM

Also many people is waiting for the patch, be patient.

Fuse_tm2 · 02-25-2012, 08:38 AM

Even when I bought it during the Steam holiday sales this was often the case. Of course if I made a room it would usually fill up in under a minute.

There are plenty of players, don't worry. I know some of us (my self, for example) make terrible hosts, for various reasons. That can cause a little frustration if there doesn't happen to be a lobby with room right that second, but I've never had to spend more than a minute or two finding a game.

You also have to remember that, like 98% of the games out there these days, this is a cross-platform title. Sony doesn't want to be supporting servers for 4 PS3s to connect to each other when they can just P2P it.

DMasterST · 02-25-2012, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

I should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

Bummer

KovarD · 02-25-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

Oh...poor guy.....

TaurusBully · 02-25-2012, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChocoBalls

I suppose I could do that, although I tend to have "emergencies" pop up whenever I play an online game, so...

I should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

bailing on a game in progress is just as bad, maybe you shouldn't have bought it.

ChocoBalls · 02-25-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaurusBully

bailing on a game in progress is just as bad, maybe you shouldn't have bought it.

So what happens when a player bails on an ongoing match? Is he replaced by AI, or does his character just disappear?

There's a frustrating lack of information about this game - I haven't been able to track down a user manual, and the Steam forum seems to be the only place to get information. I can't even find a complete list of keyboard commands. Anybody got any decent links?

02-24-2012, 06:45 PM	#1
ChocoBalls Banned Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 104 Posts: 649	Lack of public games When: 7:00PM on a Friday night Where: My house, western area US What: PAYDAY Started the game up and looked for some public servers, only found 4 total with room for more players. Not very encouraging. Did I screw up when I bought this game? I was under the impression that there were a healthy number of PUGs to choose from. I don't have any friends that own this game, so right now private co-op is out of the question. Do people largely avoid PUGs and stick with private matches? According to the player count, there were around 320 players online at the same time as me. They couldn't have all been playing private matches.

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02-24-2012, 06:56 PM	#2
ArcterZero Join Date: Feb 2012 Reputation: 341 Posts: 1,662	Make a game instead of trying to join one. It will fill just fine. Benefits: - you can choose to kick jerks if necessary - you decide what level you play firsthand - the game won't end from a host rage quitting (unless you rage quit) - you get credit for any achievements / challenges that require you to be in the game from the start - you get to be LIKE A BAWSS

02-24-2012, 07:01 PM	#3
ChocoBalls Banned Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 104 Posts: 649	I suppose I could do that, although I tend to have "emergencies" pop up whenever I play an online game, so... I should have researched the game a bit more. If I had realized MP was limited to matchmaking or co-op, I might have bought a different game. Oh well.

02-24-2012, 07:01 PM	#4
WAWAMELONS Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 12 Posts: 33	Yeah when I make the game myself it fills up pretty fast. I just got the game yesterday and have had no problems when making my own game.

02-25-2012, 04:29 AM	#10
TheEngiGuy Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 330 Posts: 1,813	Also many people is waiting for the patch, be patient.

02-25-2012, 08:38 AM	#11
Fuse_tm2 Join Date: Sep 2011 Reputation: 15 Posts: 170	Even when I bought it during the Steam holiday sales this was often the case. Of course if I made a room it would usually fill up in under a minute. There are plenty of players, don't worry. I know some of us (my self, for example) make terrible hosts, for various reasons. That can cause a little frustration if there doesn't happen to be a lobby with room right that second, but I've never had to spend more than a minute or two finding a game. You also have to remember that, like 98% of the games out there these days, this is a cross-platform title. Sony doesn't want to be supporting servers for 4 PS3s to connect to each other when they can just P2P it.