Multiplayer is dying a slow death

[Caps]

I have never said that they don't have a bigger player-base, hence the quotation marks. But there was a big outrage in Mordhau because of some stuff that the community didn't like during the Mordhau development and a lot of people just stopped playing.

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On a different note, I can see a lot of people in my friendlist that just stopped playing Bannerlord after 40 - 80 hours. It might be because 80% of my friendlist are competitive players but still, I insist that they know the best what's good and what's wrong with the MP. It clearly shows the current state of multiplayer. Obviously, SP will be main focus for a while and I encourage TW to do so, but they do not communicate at all and that's something that hurts the community more than any wrong development decisions and game-breaking bugs.

Well if you mean crossroads etc. it has come a long way though and dont think it shouldve ever been released They made alot of mistakes with chat filtering and banning alot of people. Its their first game though and they made huge improvements compared to chivalry, which is around as old as warband.
I dont have anyone on my friendlist who still plays bannerlord, while theres still a solid number in warband. But nw was always infantry based, since no one liked getting shot by archers or trampled by horses.

 

[[BRE] Theobald]

There's still a decent number of players. Idk why your steam friends deserted the game so soon despite major problems that may be fixed "soon" if we point it out.

Many players from both my friendlist and my PK & NW team still play bannerlord every day.

You know the saying, real fans will stay. But we're right to be somewhat concerned if not "upset" with the current state of the game.

 

[JimmyCakes]

Hopefully with their $50 Million+ cash injection we'll start to see development ramp up.

 

[๖Kern]

There's still a decent number of players. Idk why your steam friends deserted the game so soon despite major problems that may be fixed "soon" if we point it out.

Many players from both my friendlist and my PK & NW team still play bannerlord every day.

You know the saying, real fans will stay. But we're right to be somewhat concerned if not "upset" with the current state of the game.

I think that no one is a bigger fan than people that spent 5k+ hours getting better in Warband. People deserted, because as of now, multiplayer is not worth playing.
Also, most of the major problems have been pointed out by people since early beta.

 

[RCC_God]

Naw I agree most people have either stopped playing or started playing mainly sp. I don’t know a single person on my 200 player friends list who currently thinks the game is in a sellable state. Most of Waastes guys are playing Minecraft, most of the RCC have stopped playing... it’s kinda sad

 

[Greedalicious]

So frustrated with this **** just shut the servers down until actual patches are being added to MP. I just....This is so sad. Kill us and get it over with.

 

[thomaslinxin]

Hello development team, please listen to the players who love this game, say something

 

[[BRE] Theobald]

I think that no one is a bigger fan than people that spent 5k+ hours getting better in Warband. People deserted, because as of now, multiplayer is not worth playing.
Also, most of the major problems have been pointed out by people since early beta.

Seems that your 5k ppl were just fan of warband MP then. Some people stopped playing for the reason you mentionned maybe, but some other people are still playing MP and still enjoy it despite some gameplay flaws. Only the recent state of the serv are a real issue tbh.

Since EA is released many problems appeared, has been pointed out and are now fixed. Happened in a matter of days so we can't realy say that the dev team is not listening.

 

[Younes]

Seems that your 5k ppl were just fan of warband MP then. Some people stopped playing for the reason you mentionned maybe, but some other people are still playing MP and still enjoy it despite some gameplay flaws. Only the recent state of the serv are a real issue tbh.

Since EA is released many problems appeared, has been pointed out and are now fixed. Happened in a matter of days so we can't realy say that the dev team is not listening.

Some of the people who played bannerlord the most during the beta are the most negative about it.

And i don't know what exactly you mean that problems appeared and they got fixed. Because you just said yourself there are gameplay flaws, and serves are having issues.

 

[Greedalicious]

Seems that your 5k ppl were just fan of warband MP then. Some people stopped playing for the reason you mentionned maybe, but some other people are still playing MP and still enjoy it despite some gameplay flaws. Only the recent state of the serv are a real issue tbh.

Since EA is released many problems appeared, has been pointed out and are now fixed. Happened in a matter of days so we can't realy say that the dev team is not listening.

I'm sure we can arrange for a session where we show real issues, we just have to meet up on our serv-oh wait... OK lets go TDM and poll Empire and I'll show menavlion ca--nop cant do that, ok I'll search for your name ingame and invite you so- nop that doesnt exist. Lets use the /all chat on the lobby and talk there--cant do that. Queue at the same time? 5-10 minute queue time? I'll pass. TDM and crash? Still havent been able to play a full round of siege.

Can you tell whos real and whos not? Its like Wheres Waldo but sad....
I've seen 1 developer play this year, and he was partied up with me. I've played since alpha and I've kept thinking oh I'm sure this'll get fixed once early access starts, that massive boost in money must mean they'll really ramp up development, maybe hire and train a few new people. Nop. Complete dead silence not only here but on their Discord server. The only one engaging with us is M.Arda who deserves a payraise. Or hazard pay....

 

[thomaslinxin]

I'm sure we can arrange for a session where we show real issues, we just have to meet up on our serv-oh wait... OK lets go TDM and poll Empire and I'll show menavlion ca--nop cant do that, ok I'll search for your name ingame and invite you so- nop that doesnt exist. Lets use the /all chat on the lobby and talk there--cant do that. Queue at the same time? 5-10 minute queue time? I'll pass. TDM and crash? Still havent been able to play a full round of siege.

Can you tell whos real and whos not? Its like Wheres Waldo but sad....
I've seen 1 developer play this year, and he was partied up with me. I've played since alpha and I've kept thinking oh I'm sure this'll get fixed once early access starts, that massive boost in money must mean they'll really ramp up development, maybe hire and train a few new people. Nop. Complete dead silence not only here but on their Discord server. The only one engaging with us is M.Arda who deserves a payraise. Or hazard pay....

Why don't your teammates have logos on their heads?

 

[[BRE] Theobald]

Hahaha, i guess that guy throwing a jav to you is real. I must say that i never had this problem tho, or only with 1 corpse during the whole game and it's quite recent to me (never had this problem post 1.1.0)
Can't say you're wrong about that global silence which is quite disturbing but it seems they're still working on the game as hard as before. Maybe a change of strategy about development or the current sanitary situation becoming a serious problem may explain why.

Some of the people who played bannerlord the most during the beta are the most negative about it.

And i don't know what exactly you mean that problems appeared and they got fixed. Because you just said yourself there are gameplay flaws, and serves are having issues.

Agreed about beta testers. I'll add that a few reports made by some closed beta testers have much less impact than a constant flow of reports from the community playing since EA release. The guy sounded quite pretentious too but that's another thing...

To answer you I'm satisfied with the changes they made but waiting for more and quite concerned about some major flaws yes. Can't be all good or all bad.
If you want details about said problems i'll take menavlion swinging speed and the hit points of some classes as an exemple concerning MP. But as mentionned most of their job is oriented toward SP and they fixed a lot of things the community was "complaining" about : save crash, siege crash / low fps, incomplete / buggy major features, ...

 

[부부를 넘어서 가자]

They're all dead. The Corpse bug is still a thing.
Saying that the 'real' fans are still playing is dumb. If you still play you're either bored af or are not good enough at the game to see all its flaws. Which all have been pointed out months ago. We told them this would happen if they didn't work on MP. We told them that combat is bad.
Tbh they kinda deserve it. Not that they care they got the cash but it's a really disappointing attitude to have after 8 years.
Really glad I got the game for free lmao

 

[Younes]

Hahaha, i guess that guy throwing a jav to you is real. I must say that i never had this problem tho, or only with 1 corpse during the whole game and it's quite recent to me (never had this problem post 1.1.0)
Can't say you're wrong about that global silence which is quite disturbing but it seems they're still working on the game as hard as before. Maybe a change of strategy about development or the current sanitary situation becoming a serious problem may explain why.



Agreed about beta testers. I'll add that a few reports made by some closed beta testers have much less impact than a constant flow of reports from the community playing since EA release. The guy sounded quite pretentious too but that's another thing...

To answer you I'm satisfied with the changes they made but waiting for more and quite concerned about some major flaws yes. Can't be all good or all bad.
If you want details about said problems i'll take menavlion swinging speed and the hit points of some classes as an exemple concerning MP. But as mentionned most of their job is oriented toward SP and they fixed a lot of things the community was "complaining" about : save crash, siege crash / low fps, incomplete / buggy major features, ...

The players playing since EA early access don't have the same knowledge as the people who have been playing since the alpha or beta. Reports made during the beta are supposed to have a bigger impact since the population was a lot lower then the early access.

They didn't make any significant changes since the game came out in early access in multiplayer which was nearly a month ago. What are you exactly satisfied about?

Taleworlds is not addressing it. They didn't give an ETA on when we can expect anything.

 

[Mabons]

The only reason I still play is the farm up to 750 wins with stacks before they implement balanced matchmaking ??

 

[부부를 넘어서 가자]

The only reason I still play is the farm up to 750 wins with stacks before they implement balanced matchmaking ??

But the 750 win badge looks almost the same as the 100 win one because they were lazy

 

[[BRE] Theobald]

They're all dead. The Corpse bug is still a thing.
Saying that the 'real' fans are still playing is dumb. If you still play you're either bored af or are not good enough at the game to see all its flaws. Which all have been pointed out months ago. We told them this would happen if they didn't work on MP. We told them that combat is bad.
Tbh they kinda deserve it. Not that they care they got the cash but it's a really disappointing attitude to have after 8 years.
Really glad I got the game for free lmao

That's pretentious assumptions once again coupled with disdain.

Also, "We told them" who are these "we" ? Closed beta testers ? Who do you thing you are exactly ? You probably helped them the way they wanted yet if they chosed to release the game as an EA (which is nothing more than seeling an open beta) it's probably for a reason. The game is not finished and buyers should expect to not playing a polished version, this is why deserters of MP are mostly immature consumers imo.
Being concerned by the "recent" absolute silence from the devs is different (this is why i said that EA couldn't be the sole answer to the current state of the game).

 

[Mabons]

But the 750 win badge looks almost the same as the 100 win one because they were lazy

But but... it has the bigger number ? ?

 

[부부를 넘어서 가자]

That's pretentious assumptions once again coupled with disdain.

Also, "We told them" who are these "we" ? Closed beta testers ? Who do you thing you are exactly ? You probably helped them the way they wanted yet if they chosed to release the game as an EA (which is nothing more than seeling an open beta) it's probably for a reason. The game is not finished and buyers should expect to not playing a polished version, this is why deserters of MP are mostly immature consumers imo.
Being concerned by the "recent" absolute silence from the devs is different (this is why i said that EA couldn't be the sole answer to the current state of the game).

Delusional. The huge issues that the majority of the playerbase wanted to see fixed during Alpha and Beta (MP only btw) are still there. The only possible explanation is that they like it the way it is. Which would be very bad for the game.
I didn't expect a full game. Beside bannerlord being at the price of a full game I only expected a working game. I didn't get one. Every skirmish map still has the same 10 bugs as in Alpha and beta (all reported). I literally havent finished a single siege round due to crashes. They can't even put up a single password protected Server. No matchmaking, endless qeues.

We switched to last oasis which is also EA. There's bugs and flaws in it but the game is playable and gets updated with fixes and content. It has a better combat too as a survival game lol.
Bannerlord MP has had 2 changes in 3 weeks - no content addition. SP is barebones too.
Demanding 50 bucks for this is a joke. Straight up.

 

[Greedalicious]

Why don't your teammates have logos on their heads?

Theyre ghosts. Its a bug thats been in the game for a while now, its not actual players. Must be a Halloween update that was put in too early. Coupled with the bug on Xauna with the glowing purple ball that said "Replace me." Sends shivers down my spine.

As for the "who do you think you are" thing, we're the people who'll be playing the game for thousands and thousands of hours and master the game while the developers get paid for their work. Thats one of the reason why you foster a multiplayer scene, because it has the potential to fund your company over a longer period instead of a one time paycheck that singleplayer usually brings(not counting heavily discounted sales on Steam.) What singleplayer DLC could they make that wont easily be made by a modding team? While multiplayer can bring in money in form of tournaments, cosmetic skins, more modes etc. Singleplayer being a priority is obvious, nobody on this forum is saying it shouldnt be, but we're being 100% ignored right now and its infuriating. https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues.401168/
Known bugs in the game. Only singleplayer is listed but we've been posting multiplayer bugs since alpha, almost a year now.