I did the Payday 3 beta. It threw up a LOT of red flags about the matchmaking system. I made a post reviewing the game where I basically said that if I were smart, I wouldn’t be getting the game because based on the beta, matchmaking was going to be busted on release.

I broke down and got the game.

Matchmaking is busted.

        • Melkath@kbin.socialOP
          1·
          1 year ago

          I bought the whole season pass thing

          Didn’t get to play on release day.

          Complete abject failure on the part of the developers. I hope they are feeling the shame.

          It’s hope money though. I hope they sort their shit out and give us a good game.

    • Melkath@kbin.socialOP
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      1 year ago

      I have been sitting in matchmaking for over 3 hours at this point.

      Looks like big streamers can access the game just fine, but I get spinning wheel that is occasionally punctuated with getting an error message and kicked out of the game.

      The beta was like a week and a half ago, and matchmaking was crumbling under the small organized stress test. I KNEW that once the open internet hit the matchmaker the whole thing was going to implode.

  • forgotaboutlaye@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    This is really sad to see – I absolutely loved PD2 at release. It’s some of the most fun co-op moments I’ve ever had in a game (maybe even the best).

    I also played the beta and enjoyed the refined experience, but have still been working through BG3 and Starfield, so I decided to hold off on playing. Was hoping for a smooth release for everyone excited to play the game, so it’s disappointing to see how terrible the experience has been at launch.

  • DerinA
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, me and my group of friends spent about an hour waiting for a game (after a few hours of normal Gameplay; seems things were fine until the evening came around) before giving up and leaving.

    It’s a private lobby with 4 friends… I love dedicated servers as much as the next guy, but were they really necessary for private lobbies?

    I’m assuming it’s for technical and anticheat purposes, but it’s crazy they didn’t have contingencies in place for this.