Add Open Lobby List

[warm mist]

So, I'm seeing a lot of complaints around the matchmaking system lately. I definitely understand the frustration of continously waiting to either join a lobby or to get a player to join your lobby.

I believe a good solution to this would be to make a list in-game for all of the open lobbies that aren't full. Basically, if I open a party and try to find a player, it should be on a list that any other player can view and clearly see the lobby is open along with maybe what classes are in the lobby currently. If they meet the Torment level requirements, then they can instantly join. This would alleviate the stress on one side of the search system.

Example:
Player A and B create a lobby and choose to find a player. Their lobby is now on a list of open lobbies that aren't full. Player C is looking for a lobby to join, so they go to the list. They see player A and B's lobby still needs 1 more player. They click to join. Done. Now all 3 are playing and having fun without having to rely on the matchmaking system putting them together automatically.

I am fine with keeping the search option like it is now, but adding this feature would give everyone a better chance of actually filling their lobby or finding a lobby to join in an adequate amount of time.

Hopefully this makes sense, but I will try to explain in more detail or in simpler terms if it's confusing in any way.

[gentle wedge]

I try to span across as many torment levels as possible and then end up with two afk lobbies

[north igloo]

This might be resolved once we add sound for the "lobby joined" event. Now people are alt tabbed sometimes and forget.

We will look into the lobby list!\

[gentle wedge]

@north igloo Very true, thank you. I wouldn't mind seeing a "server list" with games people create. Able to make a title with what they're doing or looking for.

[static radish]

A lobby list would also let people see how active the game is.

[north igloo]

It wouldn't. The problem is that Steam returns max 50 lobbies when asked. So that's how many you will see - which also means that if you know for sure your friend is in a lobby you still might not see it in the lobby list.

At least until we find a way to work around that somehow.

[static radish]

ugh, that's annoying

[gentle wedge]

@north igloo Only thing I know of is this 5000 limit. I'm not familiar with the 50 limit.

[north igloo]

I quoted from memory, but it's a lobby query limit and not pings. It's an internal game thing in API

game can request N lobbies from matchmaking but upper limit is 50 best matches

[gentle wedge]

ahhh

[warm mist]

Honestly, I would take 50 lobbies being shown at this point lol. That's better than relying on the matchmaking system to place you in a match. That is, if it's something that can be implemented in a somewhat easy manner.

[solemn pivot]

Steam stats should also be taken with a grain of salt...they're generally accurate...but it's impossible to account for everything and have that as the ultimate factor of how "active" a game is.

Source: I play a game that is available both on steam and through publisher game center. The majority of the playerbase actually plays through the publisher game center which artificially suppresses game "activity" via steam statistics. It looks like the game is a lot less popular than it actually is.

[north igloo]

What game would that be? Sounds like either Apex or R6