20k players online, can't find a single one??

[KimmyG]

Just picked the game up on sale, love the rogue mechanics. Just wondering, steamcharts always says its between 15k-20k people online, but I am unable to find a single other player after waiting for 10 minutes?

[ZexxCrine]

there are 11 different difficulties and 8 of those have a bunch of optional modifiers that further separate them. it is very unrealistic to find a game through matchmaking especially on the lower difficulties. most people group up in private calls because of that

[Eudicots]

Matchmaking won't allow you to join players outside of your general region. Most players at the time of this post would be from Asia.

Originally posted by ZexxCrine:

there are 11 different difficulties and 8 of those have a bunch of optional modifiers that further separate them.

That is not how matchmaking works. There are 2 game modes and 4 difficulties for one of them. You cannot search for a game based on modifiers or level of Reincarnation.

[Artan]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1217060/discussions/0/3428948355374234971/#c3428948910192910871

Originally posted by Artan:

The reason it is hard to find matchmade players is because a combination of these factors:

- Each playthrough is relatively long and so people spend a lot more time in the game than trying to start a new game
- You cannot join midgame both from the way the game has been made/coded and also as it would not really work as you be behind on Ascensions and scrolls and underpowered and as it is a roguelite - this is very core to the game and cannot be mitigated
- There are MANY different difficulty levels with the pre R difficulties and then all the R levels. This makes the pool of potential payers much smaller as you will only be matchmade to others playing he same difficulty

Given the above - it is much better to find people to play with and to then start a game as a group than it is to use the matchmaking to try and find others who are also looking to start a game on the same difficulty at that exact moment!

[ZexxCrine]

Originally posted by Eudicots:

Matchmaking won't allow you to join players outside of your general region. Most players at the time of this post would be from Asia.

Originally posted by ZexxCrine:

there are 11 different difficulties and 8 of those have a bunch of optional modifiers that further separate them.

That is not how matchmaking works. There are 2 game modes and 4 difficulties for one of them. You cannot search for a game based on modifiers or level of Reincarnation.

my implication was not that matchmaking delineates those difficulties. it was more that there are multiple reason why random matchmaking is less desirable to the community at large.