Really a One Minute Wait Time in Queue for BAF and LS Trials?

This past weekend, I logged on with a few of my level 50 toons to get some BAF and LS Trials in. To my surprise, when I would click on LFG tab to enter into the queue for these trials, my wait time was forever. When I say forever, I mean so long that I eventually logged off and did some more important stuff like take a nap....heh. Anyways, my question is if it says your minimum wait time is 1 minute then let it be 1 minute. Unless this is a glitch and this is something that cannot be changed due to long lengthy wait times? If it can be changed, then let's get it fixed so it will show how long you have to wait to get in. As you guys know, you cannot enter into other mish'es if you are in this queue. I know because I tried and it wouldn't work.

So I would say give us the real wait time and not the 1 minute fake time. I know people drop and quit and such so these numbers might change while you are in the queue. With that being said, then maybe there has to be another option. Now I did notice the little button at the bottom that says "first available". I can say I have not clicked that yet so I have no idea what that does? If someone can enlighten me on this, that'd be great.

Preformed Leagues botch the timer.
For every person who waits 2 hours there are 24 people who got in instantly in a preformed league.

I wonder if pre-formed league leaders should leave one or two slots open each time to give LFG players a chance to get in on the fun.

On the other hand, starting with 16 instead of 24 for a BAF is no problem at all for a halfway-competant league.

Forget that feature. Almost nobody uses it successfully. Just go to Pocket-D or RWZ (whichever your server tends to use) and join a league there. They are forming constantly.

so in other words the Queue is useless all around. Good to know.

There is a good use for it: If you dc press it when your back online and it will give you a button that will allow you to rejoin the event.

Otherwise don't touch it just go to Pocket D or RWZ and join public TF channels.

I typically join the queue when I know I want a trial but still doing character maintenance. At the market, crafting etc. I'll also join the queue when zone hopping and looking for the typically faster preformed leagues.

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Originally Posted by Chaos Creator The problem with that idea is we have no guarantee anyone else in in the queue. If we start with say 14 instead of 16 for Lambda that's a serious crutch.

I've completed lambada with 6 via a pick up on queue.

Not ideal, or typical though.

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Originally Posted by Katie V The other problem is that if you leave a spot open, the person you pick up from the queue might be made the league leader.

You can lock the teams first. This will still let people join (afaik) but stop randoms getting star.

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Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA Yep, this. It's pretty much a waste of time queuing. If Paragon Studios had done it right, so Team and League leaders could advertise themselves as Teams looking for Members it would have been the right way to go about things. Instead we got a new non-feature which no-one use.

It also urgently needs the ability to wait until xx members before starting. Starting with minimum no where near as good as starting with a full league. And you will start as min unless you luck out and join a preformed league thats left space.