Filled Over Fair Lobbies Hurts Hunt

Until recently, playing non-peak hours meant you might get a whole map to yourself, or had to deal with maybe one other team or solo. Now it’s guaranteed death if you’re 3 star or below and get matched against 5/6 stars. I’d rather have quick queues with empty lobbies or just one team than be matched against vastly superior players that instantly headshot me before I can even see them.

It’s to the point where once I finish this battle pass I’m just going to move on to other games, and in the mean time avoid playing during non-peak hours. Others have and will do the same. This “filled lobbies over fair lobbies” philosophy is only going to hurt Hunt. Newbies can’t learn when they’re getting instantly sniped by a 6 star, they’ll just get frustrated and leave.

This is my first PvP FPS. I play this game for the atmosphere/gunplay/setting, and I know I’m not alone. To me, players are merely an obstacle - no different to zombies or monsters. I have no issue fighting them, unless they’re vastly more skilled/experienced. In that case I feel as if I’m being punished for playing, and while I have the patience to push on, most new or less experienced players won’t.

My suggestion is this: “Full > Fair” needs to be a matchmaking setting you can toggle on or off. After the last event I continued playing right up through this current one. This time I’ll be moving on after finishing the battle pass.

TL;DR: Make Filled > Fair an option you can toggle on/off, otherwise lower stars will stop playing during non-peak hours and events.

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Edit for those with reading comprehension issues:

This is not a post advocating for empty lobbies. It’s a post advocating for an option to prioritize fair over full lobbies even if that means less or no teams. I don’t want empty lobbies, but I’d rather take an empty lobby or a match with less teams than one filled with vastly more skilled players who headshot me on first sight.

I love the PvP in this game and have no issue dying, so long as it is fair. Placing average players against the top 2-8% of players doesn’t feel fair, and it only benefits the higher ranked/more experienced players. If this system stays, soon that’ll be all that’s left - and you’ll have your full lobbies… against the same teams over and over again.

THAT is how it hurts the game. It’s not about your personal preference with thousands of hours played and a comfy KDA. It’s about the silent majority - thousands of players - that have just moved on without a post/comment/word.

All I’m asking for is an OPTION to toggle Fair/Full lobbies on or off. That way both sides win. Personally I, and many others, would rather have less teams than teams that make for an unfair showdown.