Why does nobody ever play online?

[Captain Morgan]

I can't ever find anyone to play online when matchmaking

[Monke-Cat]

well it's usually hard to get some team mates that are in the lobby waiting on the same mission and difficulty to get matched
if you start your mission in public mode usually aftet 5 minutes people will join you by using the quickmatch
and if you use quick match by yourself it would be even easier
and make sure that you haven't disabled "crossplay" in the settings

[KamelittaOida]

I think the common problem with people not being able to find matches is they try to play on lower difficulties. Up the level.
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[lxtine]

The same can be said for my experience these days.
There is almost no one playing in the normal or hard modes.
So I was forced (In a nice way) to up my playing. Now I do like Insane difficulty.
But still, Extreme is annoying. I only managed to clear it or maybe I just got carried twice. 😉

[Drenix]

Because it's a fast running zombie game, apparently you become a marathon runner when you die, that only appeal's to the brain-dead

[YangoBoy]

744 players only :/

[Lady von Titz]

Only bought the game a a day or two ago, found keeping difficulty at 3 skulls [possibility to go higher] tends to garner interest also best of getting the mission underway and let folk join in

[Luna_bananana]

dead game :c

[Thao_Michiyou]

Originally posted by ♡ Helena ♡:

744 players only :/

on steam, there're people on consoles and Epic store, so with crossplay on match can be found quite fast

most people are on Insane/Extreme and challenges
Edit: campaign. Multiplayer is pt much dead

[Doko]

Find it kinda funny how a game like Stardew Valley has many, many more players playing that 2016 game, compared to this 2-3yr old one (yes I count it as that, due to Epic Exclusivity release).

[fou]

come play with me and my friend 20 min wait to start

[Skitz]

I don't recommend this game to people unless they have 2 to 3 other friends other than themselves. I've played this game to death with friends from PC and Playstation but every time I try to find a multiplayer match outside of horde mode the game is basically dead. Great game but nobody is actively taking part in everything the game has to offer for whatever reason. I've essentially never been able to play a single multiplayer mode. Only hordes and campagin, which are great though.

[dorkenstein]

Originally posted by Skitz:

I don't recommend this game to people unless they have 2 to 3 other friends other than themselves. I've played this game to death with friends from PC and Playstation but every time I try to find a multiplayer match outside of horde mode the game is basically dead. Great game but nobody is actively taking part in everything the game has to offer for whatever reason. I've essentially never been able to play a single multiplayer mode. Only hordes and campagin, which are great though.

They spread their playerbase too thin with all these modes. Plus every campaign mission having a 5 or 6 difficulty settings that you have to queue for separately, plus challenge maps, plus horde mode, and all those useless PVP modes. You can't just queue for everything at once. It's dumb.

[Dragon]

Originally posted by PYRRHONIANGUNK:

You can't just queue for everything at once. It's dumb.

I see the point you are making and the problem you are pointing out is a legit problem.

However, it's not "dumb" because no one would want to "queue for everything," because not all difficulties will be suitable for all players, and the difficulties that will be suitable for a particular player will be directly tied to how far that player has progressed their account or not.

I.e:

- A player with high progression will have zero fun on the lower difficulties, because their characters will be vastly OP in those difficulties and they will have zero challenge at those difficulties.

- A player with low progression will have zero fun, and will be pwned instantly, if they try playing at the higher difficulties, because their account will not have unlocked enough stuff to make the higher difficulties be survivable for them.

So, in other words, the problem you are talking about is a natural byproduct that arises from the game's progression system.

And a "queue for everything" button would result in all players having a horrible experience most of the time, for the reasons that I just described.

[ass♂we♂can]

did anyone actually play the PVP mode? I never get a chance

[Odin'sWolf]

I think one issue is all the daily/weekly challenges just split an already small player base that much more.