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I've vowed to never play against computers again because of the constant risk of my turn just getting skipped, but that means I have to back out of every quickplay match that pairs me with a computer. This makes it

  • Frustrating for me, because it takes forever to find games, and

  • Frustrating for others, who are looking for games and have this jerk back out as soon as one is found

I know it would also take longer to find games just with other Switch users if the toggle was an option, but I'm sure it would be faster than the current method of guaranteeing no dropped games, and it wouldn't let other people down, and a system where I don't have to reject games to guarantee a functional match would let me put down the controller after starting a search and letting the process work itself out.

I totally understand if fixing the bigger issue takes time, but I hope that if it does, there's a stopgap to keep quickplay usable for fellow Switch users who don't want their games ruined by lag. I'm really loving this game, all I want to do is play it and get my ass kicked by better opponents instead of lag.

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almost 6 years ago - /u/amzeratul - Direct link

FYI we're testing a number of fixes that we hope address the quick play timer issues. They'll be shipping on the next patch to all platforms. We'll see if there's anything we can do to mitigate the issue on PC side a bit earlier, but no promises (some investigation is still required!)

However, I don't believe that these issues are caused solely by cross-play. We have reports on Switch vs Switch players having those issues... however, due to the nature of the player base and unintuitive combinatorics, a large number of matches will involve at least one PC player (likewise, a large number of matches will involve at least one Switch player), leading to the perception this only happening with cross-play!