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Originally posted by djfr94

I don't like pretty much any small map, but I can see the big picture and think about the life of the game and what "I" want. That's why I can't ask for map selection.

What I would like to change is that PUBG could implement a shorter rotations. IMO it's not ok to don't play vikendi for 3 months. Rotation could be for e.g. every 3 hours map change or even every 2 days or 1 week.

Originally posted by n1tn4t

Implemented correctly, such a system would not lead to any longer waiting times. The point is to give players the opportunity to tell the game which maps they prefer. So that the game can make better map selection decisions based on this data, when the player pool is large. There is no downside in knowing which maps players prefer to play. Even with a small player pool, it doesn't make sense to force players to play maps they don't want to play, as is currently happening.

Currently, map selection is determined by a dice, which seems fair at first. In practice, however, players are leaving the lobbies of unpopular maps en masse, contributing to those lobbies staying open much longer. In other words, the more unpopular a map is, the more often it appears. It doesn't take a genius to realize that this system is crap, because it's the simplest form of implementing a random map distribution.

Many players currently spend a lot of time leaving and restarting lobbies to get...

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Originally posted by n1tn4t

As noted above, such a system, if implemented correctly, would not lead to any longer waiting times, as player pools are not split further.

A simplified example:

Suppose the game knows, based on map preferences, that Erangel is currently preferred by 80% of players and Sanhok is preferred by 20% of players. Then the map distribution should bring 80% Erangel and 20% Sanhok (and not 50% each, as it currently happens). This would lead to more players being able to play the map they prefer without splitting playerpools. That's what it's all about.

Only if there is a large enough player pool, it could be further split according to map preferences.

Originally posted by djfr94

Problem with people is that they don't understand the "I prefer" meaning.

Before you start to downvote me like shit, I also prefer to wait a few minutes and not play those small shit maps, but majority of players would quit the game if they add these long queues.

tbh current system might be the best to please everyone even tho I miss Vikendi and will always hate Sahnok,

Originally posted by Rev0verDrive

If the map you just played is “locked” aka “not voted for” if we are comparing it to map voting, then you won’t get that map. This query only happens if the game recognizes you played the map (at least jumped out the plane). So you are put in another pool of players who just played the map you did, and they won’t get the same map either.

This requires MM to create multiple arrays of sorting. You just played X map so you go into an array that won't allow for X map as a choice. Fine and dandy.

This doesn't mean that every player you just played with will be added to that new array. Only if they queue up again for the same perspective and mode. You might be sitting for a few minutes until enough are added to your queue pool array.

Peak times and prime modes/perspectives might not be too bad. But what about other queues with lower populations and off peak times?

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Originally posted by Bubbles_012

Dave curd recently mentioned he wants to try and push a lot of these new gimmicks into ranked mode but he is facing resistance because the ranked playerbase is very conservative.

The man needs to realize that there is no point to having a ranked mode if he plans to make all modes act and play the same.

Why even have a ranked mode..

And how are we even suppose to enjoy a competitive version of Pubg anymore.. I suppose we need to go pro and actually join esports?

Ranked mode needs some new stuff but it should be done with a lens that is focused purely on the competitive side. Reducing RNG and improving skill based stuff