5v5 arena queue times

[Darm]

How many other folks are having these ridiculously long 5v5 Arena queue times?


Whirlwind BG, queue times have been 20,25,30 minutes and sometimes longer. Low rated team right now (hoping to improve), but it's painful.

[Ualaa]

Same BG, and have basically given up on 5's queuing.

[Darm]

Same BG, and have basically given up on 5's queuing.

Just rolling 3s then (2 DKs + paladin or 3 DKs) ?

[outdrsyguy1]

It depends on the time of day on my battlegroup (vindication). no one quest until atleast 1:00 pm then is sporadic for the rest of the night. You also rarely have teams under 1650 rated queing. those people do 2v2 for points.

I managed to get my 5v5 team up to 1700. I now play one game a week and then just fill the rest of my points with 3v3. that way i get to keep my high conquest cap but don't have to worry about the suck that is 5v5 this season. it is annoying that i have to play double the games because 5v5 is either never played or only by high rated teams.

It's ironic that they made rated bg's, but there's no real incentive to them so they are rarely used. its just still too dang easy to 2v2 and get your 5 wins for the week

[Littleburst]

I haven't queued yet, but expected the 5's queue to be screwed. Unlike before, there's no real reason for players to play 5vs5 atm. So queuetimes jumps through the roof.

[Zugdud]

On Vindication US I don't think i've had a 5v5 queue longer than 2 minutes, and i've played games on various days of the week with the same result. I typically only play between 10pm-midnight EST so have not tested other time frames.

[pinotnoir]

2v2 is really fast. You can run 2 dks or a pally and a dk.

[Darm]

How much success do you have with double DKs?

[outdrsyguy1]

How much success do you have with double DKs?

the thing is, unless your rating is well over 1500 it doesnt' really matter honestly because if your trying to cap points, you end up going about 50/50. After the first week your MMR rating will settle you into a skill level bracket where you win 50% of the games, whether you are a 1300 player or a 1600 player.
So it actually takes me about 10 games per team per week, regardless if i'm on my 1300 team or my 1700 team.

[Fat Tire]

the thing is, unless your rating is well over 1500 it doesnt' really matter honestly because if your trying to cap points, you end up going about 50/50. After the first week your MMR rating will settle you into a skill level bracket where you win 50% of the games, whether you are a 1300 player or a 1600 player.
So it actually takes me about 10 games per team per week, regardless if i'm on my 1300 team or my 1700 team.

No idea on the 5 wins - if youre happy with your rating 1500+ (conquest cap) you only need to play1 game win or lose to get points for the week. I am sitting at 2500ish (2904 conquest) and I have only played 1 game each week for the past 3 weeks( 1 win - 2 losses). Still got my 2904 points each week.