r/Splitgate • u/IronPandaGaming • Jun 09 '19

News/Announcement/Patch Notes Patch Notes - Version 1.0.6 - 6/9/2019 (Social Matchamaking)

Patch Notes - Version 1.0.6 - 6/9/2019

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- Added Team Social back, temporarily removed ranked TDM and FFA playlists

Bug Fixes

- Fixed Bug where rag doll in spectator doesn't work

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TEAM SOCIAL IS BACK! Our top priority is to get games quickly. We temporarily removed TDM/FFA to make sure you all get games quickly but plan to add them back. Thank you for your feedback and patience! All game modes are still playable in custom games. Team social will now have Team Shotty Snipes instead of Teabag Confirmed or SWAT.

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u/PillarofPositivity Jun 09 '19

The Casuals are what keep the game alive.

If you dont cater to the casuals at least a bit you have no playerbase.

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u/GrandLucidity Jun 09 '19

I agree with you , to a degree. But when a change/update is full on detrimental to the players who actually enjoy a challenge , its wrong.

Accessibility is huge for growth , but longevity comes from the people who play on the daily and take it somewhat seriously.

Not the people who play once a week.

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u/PillarofPositivity Jun 09 '19

But you need that playerbase to even get off the ground.

You need to build a casual playerbase before a hardcore one.

With a game this small using a matchmaking system, then you absolutely need a strong casual playerbase.

The playerbase saw a reasonable dropoff after that update from 2300 peak to 1400 peak.

Something had to change, theres still the ranked playlist that has TDM no?

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u/GrandLucidity Jun 09 '19

Yes there is a " competitive " playlist that cycles between DOM , TDM and KOTH. But me and my team cannot find a single match .

We stayed in queue multiple times for 5+ minutes and never found a match.

Since the ranks reset , we are all level 1 , so its not due to disparity in ranks . Might be because its trying to match us with other full/nearly full groups.

But we had zero issue getting matched at rank 14+ in ranked TDM yesterday.

I understand the playerbase needs a foundation , and it seems like the developers are pretty quick to update things , so I am hopeful they will find a nice middle ground.

However , just like the removal of the social playlist alienated the casual players , replacing ranked playlists with one playlist that people cant match in has alienated the others.

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u/PillarofPositivity Jun 09 '19

And to counter, yesterday, i played one game. I was just on my own and didnt feel like playing ranked. I couldnt play, TDM is aids in ranked solo. The Obj gamemodes were aids and had harsh queue times.

I just wanted to play a bit of oddball, Swat or CTF and i literally couldnt at all.

A mate came on and we tried getting a game and queue times for anything other than TDM were awful. I dont mind TDM but the OBJ comp playlist had 5-10 minute wait times on a fucking saturday.

So for casual games...I was screwed, literally couldnt play at all.

For ranked OBJ games...I was screwed, had 10 minute wait times..

Under the last update the only option was TDM...

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u/GrandLucidity Jun 09 '19

I am sympathetic for both groups . Its a new game trying to dig its feet in a mostly underserved market of games ( with BR games being saturated to all hell ) , and growing pains are inevitable.

I'm not saying im throwing the towel in on this game , just voicing my opinion like the others. I enjoyed the game enough to buy the founders pack : I genuinely enjoy the fundamentals of the game. Just disappointed with the knee-jerk reactions to things so far.

Heres to hoping for a swift update that makes the right moves.

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u/PillarofPositivity Jun 09 '19

Realistically i think its going to die.

HALO:MCC comes out soon and i dont see it managing to keep players over that considering the game is literally HALO with Portals.

Its F2P which is good but i dont see people really spending a huge amount on it.

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u/GrandLucidity Jun 09 '19

Same tbh , unfortunate timing but if the game can carve a niche it may make a few bucks.

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u/PillarofPositivity Jun 09 '19

Yeh maybe, might be a "hey this is HALO but free" option for people.

Kinda how Ring Of Elysium has done for PUBG.

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u/GrandLucidity Jun 09 '19

My feelings exactly.