Stuck in Low Priority Matchmaking...

[KingRat]

Yes i deserve it.

Abandoned 2 games, both because my internet went down and i couldn't reconnect fast enough.
Now i don't mind playing these single draft matches and i think its a good punishment, but that's if i can find one!(2 hours "Finding match")

I have less that 100 hours played, so i suck ass and i wanted to actually get good at this game ,but now i really don't ever want to play again cause i cant get out of low priority. Plus i must mention that i might lose these single draft matches even if i did get one. starting the wait all over.

How the hell do i play the normal game again? I don't want to make a new steam account and jump around form account to account just to be able to play dota. I'm like a guy on his way to prison but the bus never shows up , not allowed to play with other people because i'm supposed to be getting punished , but i'm not.

Is my only option really to make a new account? And if so that really really really sucks.
Just ban me for longer like 48hr or something like that, this feels like i'm banned for good.

[Deepbluediver]

The system used to have timed bans, the problem is that people would just get on an alt-account and keep playing while they waited it out, so it had to be changed.

Not much you can do except keep working to get out of SD- I queue for the mode fairly often and it takes a little longer than normal but I still find matches. Trying queueing in the early evening for your timezone, which I believe is the most popular time for DotA so the most other people will also be playing.
If your internet isn't reliable, though, you'll just end up back in the LPQ so maybe try to address that issue first?

[KingRat]

Originally posted by Deepbluediver:

The system used to have timed bans, the problem is that people would just get on an alt-account and keep playing while they waited it out, so it had to be changed.

Not much you can do except keep working to get out of SD- I queue for the mode fairly often and it takes a little longer than normal but I still find matches. Trying queueing in the early evening for your timezone, which I believe is the most popular time for DotA so the most other people will also be playing.
If your internet isn't reliable, though, you'll just end up back in the LPQ so maybe try to address that issue first?

Internet issue is something i must figure out yes.
How long do you normally wait in queue? might be my connection not finding me matches tho i normally get matched up in under a minute or so.

[O I I A O I I A]

Try finding SD matches with some friends, or if that doesn't work try searching on a different region

[JCK]

Online game isnt just dota man.

[shit]

What's wrong with singledraft? It's a nice way to play new heroes

[Absche]

Long queue times and forced single draft games push new players out of the game at the very beginning. One problem here is that Valve can‘t distinguish between real newbies and alternate accounts of mature players. Thus a protective area for young blood will fail because all the smurfs will be just there.

[Deepbluediver]

Originally posted by King_Rat:

How long do you normally wait in queue? might be my connection not finding me matches tho i normally get matched up in under a minute or so.

When I queue for All-Pick it's pretty quick, 2-3 minutes at most. When I'm not doing that I queue up for SD, random Draft, and All-Random together, and that typically takes a bit longer; more on the order of 4-7 minutes.

[KingRat]

Originally posted by Card Gamer:

Long queue times and forced single draft games push new players out of the game at the very beginning. One problem here is that Valve can‘t distinguish between real newbies and alternate accounts of mature players. Thus a protective area for young blood will fail because all the smurfs will be just there.

this is my fear that if i get a match ill be out of my league. man i really love this game even with the grief i get playing unranked.

[☠ ௹ ☠ ௹ ☠]

Originally posted by King_Rat:

Originally posted by Card Gamer:

Long queue times and forced single draft games push new players out of the game at the very beginning. One problem here is that Valve can‘t distinguish between real newbies and alternate accounts of mature players. Thus a protective area for young blood will fail because all the smurfs will be just there.

this is my fear that if i get a match ill be out of my league. man i really love this game even with the grief i get playing unranked.

Just make a new account then if you arent at 100 hours. With a new account and low Behavior score most likely, it will take a long time to find games. The other solution is open your langauge preferences and regions to find more games

[76561199493675237]

Ive waited 2 hours no sd match wtf

[Samuel]

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