Community: Message List - Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:37:35 GMT

coolwhhhip wrote:

Alright maybe someone can help me here. When i read that twitter transaction that has brought about this conversation i get out of it that the changes with matchmaking being ping based only apply to the locale preference. The guy asked Vahn if the locale pref. was in and he said yes, and it's no longer based on region. Why would there need to be a locale preference if there is no longer a region factor? I don't see where they were talking about the ENTIRE matchmaking system.

Hopefully someone can wade through the semantics and perhaps provide a clarification.

Thanks in advance.

well spotted

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:31:33 GMT

Alright maybe someone can help me here. When i read that twitter transaction that has brought about this conversation i get out of it that the changes with matchmaking being ping based only apply to the locale preference. The guy asked Vahn if the locale pref. was in and he said yes, and it's no longer based on region. Why would there need to be a locale preference if there is no longer a region factor? I don't see where they were talking about the ENTIRE matchmaking system.

Hopefully someone can wade through the semantics and perhaps provide a clarification.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:58:06 GMT

that would be awesome. they have to do something different than how bo1 was cause that was bad

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:10:41 GMT

No. It just means your ping is good for one given server at one given location with a given amount of packet traffic at a certain given time for one given test. see maccabi, I can be helpful too

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:54:45 GMT

I don't wanna get ahead here but the new matchmaking system is still reliant on the need for the lag comp to be on point. Don't get me wrong with blops if the galil wasn't doing it I'd switch to the commando and then if that wasn't right then the famas/ak74u. In mw3 it didn't matter what gun.

Ping/location may help with the averages but the code still needs to be on point.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:39:43 GMT

So i'm good then?

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:32:32 GMT

DaManiac wrote:

I just wanna make sure

ping is a measurement of time (in miliseconds) between two points (there and back).. so for example you and a server/host, its not a fixed number.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:28:03 GMT

I just wanna make sure

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:11:59 GMT

that has got to be the funniest post ive seen in this thread

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:08:50 GMT

Hey guys I just tested my ping and it said I have 9ms. Will this be good enough for bo2.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:02:27 GMT

hey thanks, now I have another sample of cod stats to archive

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:59:42 GMT

Now it looks like aussies may play with americans after all, if what vahn said is true. But still, I cant think of a case where an american would have a better ping to an australian than to another american...

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:02:35 GMT

True us Aussies find ourselves in lots of US lobbies with MW3. While the US chatter and smack talk are fun, not much of this in Aussie/NZ land, game play is often choppy. Have to force mw3 to set up Aussie lobbies by turning off DLC. Not much of a solution.

Am looking foward to 3arc matchmaking approach and hopefully a greater proportion of local games and better matchmaking in the odd US lobby.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:45:23 GMT

That5What5Up wrote:

At first i figured itd be cool to check out some forumers stats, but yeah you caught me. now im just seeing how roundabout you'll get in not answering a simple question...never asked you to add me in any way, just wanted to know the name for vahn's sakes

it took a whole page of posts just to get you to reveal your position on lag comp. After watching the debates, hell, id say you could rival the presidential candidates with those evasion and deflection skills

but its okay if you want to continue to duck it, ill still consult your guides to throttle my connection, so you have my thanks for that.

i dm'ed you my gt there happy, if you tell anyone i WILL hunt you down

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:37:27 GMT

At first i figured itd be cool to check out some forumers stats, but yeah you caught me. now im just seeing how roundabout you'll get in not answering a simple question...never asked you to add me in any way, just wanted to know the name for vahn's sakes

it took a whole page of posts just to get you to reveal your position on lag comp. After watching the debates, hell, id say you could rival the presidential candidates with those evasion and deflection skills

but its okay if you want to continue to duck it, ill still consult your guides to throttle my connection, so you have my thanks for that.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:08:20 GMT

That5What5Up wrote:

mac can you just link me to your twitter or pm me the GT, i mean srsly can someone just tell me what his twitter is bc he certainly isnt

I really dont know what your obession is with knowing my gt , its not really making me even consider adding you if i was so inclined.

I doubt i'll be online for ages anyways and my twitter is now set to private (for certian reasons) so yeah ..

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:38:02 GMT

mac can you just link me to your twitter or pm me the GT, i mean srsly can someone just tell me what his twitter is bc he certainly isnt

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:10:04 GMT

ChestSplittah wrote:

Maccs vault is filled with Dead Man's Nuke clips from Team Defender.

I havent checked it in ages but thats actually probably true lol.

either that of matrydom kills from playing hc kc

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:56:34 GMT

Maccs vault is filled with Dead Man's Nuke clips from Team Defender.

Re: Matchmaking now based on Latency & Ping, not region in Black Ops 2

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:41:39 GMT

LOL don't forget about the people whose friends apparantly work at Treyarch/SonyMicrosoft and will get us kicked off

I can't even begin to tell you the number of idiots who claim that they have friends that work there and will get me kicked off lol