Is there a way to host a private lobby just for friends?

[TheBlueBomber343]

So I bought the game assuming that, like most multiplayer games, there'd be a way to create a private lobby and just play with friends. I didn't see any way to do that however, and after checking the road-map, it doesn't even look like it's planned for the future.

I get that adding bots to fill out the missing team members would be hard, but I'm not sure why they can't just adjust the difficulty, (bug count, damage, health) depending on how many people you're playing with.

[Diakoptes]

ah yes, like most 16 player co op only games

[J.P.]

yes, get 16 friends and all join a lobby then start a match

[Belle Delphine]

Private servers with a bunch of customisation settings would be great. I didnt see it on the roadmap but it should be a priority imo.

Until then you can invite 15 friends to a lobby, or a number less than 15 and have the rest populated by random players.

[RageMojo]

Why does everyone keep saying 16 players when every game i join has 20. 5 squads of 4 soldiers.

[TheBlueBomber343]

Originally posted by Diakoptes:

ah yes, like most 16 player co op only games

You say that as if it's a rarity... And honestly... You're right! It is a rarity, as most devs don't treat the player cap as some sort of minimum requirement to even get into the game.

Most devs allow you to play their co-op games with fewer than the maximum player count by simply scaling down the difficulty if you have less people. It's not a new idea, and it's certainly not hard.

Beyond that, when the average player count is less than 200 after a few months of being out, I'll feel a lot safer with my purchase if I don't have to rely on getting a full lobby any time I want to play.-

[RageMojo]

Originally posted by TheBlueBomber343:

Originally posted by Diakoptes:

ah yes, like most 16 player co op only games

You say that as if it's a rarity... And honestly... You're right! It is a rarity, as most devs don't treat the player cap as some sort of minimum requirement to even get into the game.

Most devs allow you to play their co-op games with fewer than the maximum player count by simply scaling down the difficulty if you have less people. It's not a new idea, and it's certainly not hard.

Beyond that, when the average player count is less than 200 after a few months of being out, I'll feel a lot safer with my purchase if I don't have to rely on getting a full lobby any time I want to play.-

You dont need a full lobby to start. Double click the class. You can play with as few as 8 players in my experience, like 3AM in my region, but 99% of the time i have full 20 player sessions even late at night.

[Onimaho]

Originally posted by RageMojo:

Why does everyone keep saying 16 players when every game i join has 20. 5 squads of 4 soldiers.

prolly cause the store page listed that somewhere early on

[MajorAssman]

Originally posted by Belle Delphine:

Private servers with a bunch of customisation settings would be great. I didnt see it on the roadmap but it should be a priority imo.

Until then you can invite 15 friends to a lobby, or a number less than 15 and have the rest populated by random players.

While private servers would be nice, it's certainly not a priority. Content and fixes are far more important.

[Onimaho]

I hope they never add private lobbies because it will separate the playerbase.

Basically same problem DLC's would have if they only allow those with the DLC to play together.

[357 Magnum Ace]

Originally posted by RageMojo:

Why does everyone keep saying 16 players when every game i join has 20. 5 squads of 4 soldiers.

It does not have 20. It has 16. And yes it is quite mysterious to us why there is an extra squad. I think the devs intend for 20 but maybe the code or servers aren't quite there yet.

[RageMojo]

Originally posted by 357 Magnum Ace:

Originally posted by RageMojo:

Why does everyone keep saying 16 players when every game i join has 20. 5 squads of 4 soldiers.

It does not have 20. It has 16. And yes it is quite mysterious to us why there is an extra squad. I think the devs intend for 20 but maybe the code or servers aren't quite there yet.

You cant say it doesnt have 20 when every single game i play has 20 dude.

[Oganesson.z118 👑]

Originally posted by 357 Magnum Ace:

Originally posted by RageMojo:

Why does everyone keep saying 16 players when every game i join has 20. 5 squads of 4 soldiers.

It does not have 20. It has 16. And yes it is quite mysterious to us why there is an extra squad. I think the devs intend for 20 but maybe the code or servers aren't quite there yet.

Nah it actually makes sense to have 5 squads of 4 troopers even with a server limit of 16 troopers...

It allows small parties to have more opportunities to join the same squad without being split up.

[357 Magnum Ace]

Originally posted by RageMojo:

Originally posted by 357 Magnum Ace:

It does not have 20. It has 16. And yes it is quite mysterious to us why there is an extra squad. I think the devs intend for 20 but maybe the code or servers aren't quite there yet.

You cant say it doesnt have 20 when every single game i play has 20 dude.

Check the dropship at exit and you'll see the numbers add up to 16. Additionally you can count the people by counting icons on the final score page. If they changed it this very last patch I haven't noticed, but it was not the case at launch.

[Burias]

Has anyone experienced a delay in gameplay currently I am in minute 10 and have not gotten to play. Does it have to do with the region?

[357 Magnum Ace]

Originally posted by Burias:

Has anyone experienced a delay in gameplay currently I am in minute 10 and have not gotten to play. Does it have to do with the region?

Shut the game down, restart it, and then requeue. That fixes this issue for a lot of people.