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Steam News4 July 20187y ago

Raid matchmaking explained

We’ve heard that some of you are a little bit confused by how the new queue system for raids works. Despair no longer, we are here to explain it!

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addedWe’ve heard that some of you are a little bit confused by how the new queue system for raids works. Despair no longer, we are here to explain it!
changedIf you select raid and press play, the matchmaking system will first look if there are any ongoing Raid matches with open slots. If there are any, you will join.
changedIf there are no ongoing raid matches, the matchmaking system will next look for Raid lobbies with open slots. If there are any Raid lobbies, you will join.
addedAnd if everything fails and none of the above is possible, the matchmaking system will just create a new Drill lobby and put you in there.
addedSo, to sum it up, the priorities after choosing to play raid mode are: Ongoing Raid -> Raid lobby -> Ongoing Drill match -> Drill match lobby -> New drill match lobby We are aware that, due to these changes, it’s currently a bit difficult to join a raid match. Don’t worry; it’s not going to stay that way. The queue changes were just the first step, not the last!

We’ve heard that some of you are a little bit confused by how the new queue system for raids works. Despair no longer, we are here to explain it!

  • If you select raid and press play, the matchmaking system will first look if there are any ongoing Raid matches with open slots. If there are any, you will join.

  • If there are no ongoing raid matches, the matchmaking system will next look for Raid lobbies with open slots. If there are any Raid lobbies, you will join.

  • If there aren’t, you will instead join ongoing Drill matches with open slots.

  • If those don’t exist either, you will join a Drill lobbies with open slots.

  • And if everything fails and none of the above is possible, the matchmaking system will just create a new Drill lobby and put you in there.

So, to sum it up, the priorities after choosing to play raid mode are: Ongoing Raid -> Raid lobby -> Ongoing Drill match -> Drill match lobby -> New drill match lobby We are aware that, due to these changes, it’s currently a bit difficult to join a raid match. Don’t worry; it’s not going to stay that way. The queue changes were just the first step, not the last!

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Steam News / 4 July 2018

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