[POLL] Server List or Matchmaking? (Intriguing discussion :P)

Well, I was just playing Warhawk, and I love how easy it is to find games, and how strong the community of the game is. I think it's because of the server lists. With server lists, the power is actually in your hands on what type of game to find. For example, I want to play with some Brits, I hit up a European Server, see how many people I want in the room, check out the different maps/modes. It just gives more comfort than when I go to Call of Duty 4 or Rainbow Six Vegas (horrible matchmaking for RSV) where I just hit up the mode, and go into a random game. Server lists actually give you more power (no surprise). They allow customization to be found more easily, allow you to choose the maps you want to play (like let's say I'm feeling that I want to play some Eucadia in Warhawk). Anyway, I find the idea of Matchmaking to have ruined my online experience. In SOCOM for the PS2, they had the best, and I mean BEST online layout. It was so community oriented, with lobbies such as US East 1,2,3,etc. (my clan ruled US East 10 in SOCOM 2 for all those who played :P) and server lists in them. In US East 10 where my clan would usually play, there were regulars in that server area where we would regularily create rooms in that area and play with eachother. Anyway, I'm gonna stop going on and on, what I'm saying is I think Matchmaking is pathetic because it ruins online experience of community, and how easy it is to find games (at least for me). Why can't devs just step up and create server lists like in Warhawk or SOCOM?

Server lists so you know what your getting into

Server lists

Last time I checked, Rainbow Six Vegas has a server list. Just pick your preferences under Custom Game and it'll give you a list.VoodooHak

Another way how UbiSoft made us PS3 owners bend down. All we had was matchmaking. They promised a patch, put as we all know, UbiSoft promises are empty promises.

I'd love for the game to give the option of either. Given the choice I'd take matchmaking though. I don't wanna have to hunt for a game, just put me in one and let me play.MikeE21286

I don't know, I love the sense of community server lists give you compared to matchmaking, which makes the experience seem sort of empty.

both.

sometimes server list are nice, but sometimes you just want the no thought matchmaking

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]I'd love for the game to give the option of either. Given the choice I'd take matchmaking though. I don't wanna have to hunt for a game, just put me in one and let me play.Albanian_Killa

I don't know, I love the sense of community server lists give you compared to matchmaking, which makes the experience seem sort of empty.

I can understand that.

server list, hell ill still play socom over any game i got on my ps3 or 360. its great, i was surprised when i went on last night and there were 10,000 people on, on a WEEKDAY, thats big for an old ps2 game like that. but on another note, besides server lists, i really miss PUSH TO TALK mics. i hate open mics at all times, having to listen to little kids yelling and people who cant turn down their RAP music (i say rap because its the OLNY type of music i here over mics) plus if my brother walks in and we start talking i dont want people to hear what im talking about.

EDIT: sorry but i really wish more (or ANY for that matter) games had the same layout as socom for online, so i rant every now and then about it

Match making. I want to play a game, not look at 200 games I can't connect to.YellowPik

Can't connect to? What games do you play? If you're talking about games being full, you know almost all server lists have filters to block servers with full games.

Server lists. I hate matchmaking. Waiting a couple minuetes for a large group, only to have to have a group of people drop out and the room empty sucks. Just show me the servers and let me play already.

[QUOTE="YellowPik"]Match making. I want to play a game, not look at 200 games I can't connect to.Albanian_Killa

Can't connect to? What games do you play? If you're talking about games being full, you know almost all server lists have filters to block servers with full games.

Server lists are cool when done right. Warhawk however takes so long to refresh its list that many times I try to connect to a game with maybe 5 free spots only to get the 'Server is Full' message after a 30 sec wait. This is not my internet connection (20mb Cable) but maybe because i'm in the UK? Downloads can take forever sometimes too even though my PC and 360 do not suffer the same problem.

Ultimately though it is best to have both, and I see little reason not to these days.

[QUOTE="Albanian_Killa"]

[QUOTE="YellowPik"]Match making. I want to play a game, not look at 200 games I can't connect to.Stonin

Can't connect to? What games do you play? If you're talking about games being full, you know almost all server lists have filters to block servers with full games.

Server lists are cool when done right. Warhawk however takes so long to refresh its list that many times I try to connect to a game with maybe 5 free spots only to get the 'Server is Full' message after a 30 sec wait. This is not my internet connection (20mb Cable) but maybe because i'm in the UK? Downloads can take forever sometimes too even though my PC and 360 do not suffer the same problem.

Ultimately though it is best to have both, and I see little reason not to these days.

GeoW is the same way. And after playing Halo 3, i can tell you that it's much nicer if you feel like getting right back into a game. If only Snowbound didn't exist :?

Server List FTW

Matchmaking is trash i like to pick what i play