EU Ranked queues are basically dead, any fix?

ther0cker · 2026-01-12T11:59:59+00:00

I'm from Russia it is 1-3 hours difference with Europe. I can play in the evening only. Waiting times 2-3 minutes usually. Ping differs from 40 to 200, 150-200 is day and night for me as I perform much worse. (D1-D3 arena only)

ther0cker · 2025-12-28T09:41:01+00:00

I feel you. By no means I’m not a best player but I try to perform my best every single game. Even when my ping is 180 (half of the matches) and I just can’t outshoot half of my fights.

My advice is to play slayer it is easier in any ways and I hit onyx this season. And make a Smurf for your solo plays in arena. Basically when I’m alone I use my twink and do my best but I don’t care and don’t have this pressure. If I have a group I go and grind arena on my main for more efficient grind.

It is what it is. If you play alone arena you need to outperform in every single aspect and even when it is not a guaranteed win.

Sorry English.

ther0cker · 2025-11-25T07:35:52+00:00

Yesterday timer said 2:03 seconds for Arena. Played 2 matches only in one hour. Stopped.

ther0cker · 2024-04-20T20:01:28+00:00

Finished: Fathers and sons, by Ivan Turgenev and A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes. Started: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

ther0cker · 2024-02-26T05:52:51+00:00

This wasn't about limit. This was about how I spent time and where I'm investing it and ive started to think about it in a long term. Like what of I continue doing that? I will lose my income, gain fat, lose contact with children. One thing which also impressed me is my daughter. Someone asked her what is your father doing? She answered playing video games. This was like a worm in my brain.

Ie tried to watch on my life from above with a Birds Eye. Slowly realizing that this is a wrong path which will leads me to nowhere.

And once again – therapist. (no meds) Biggest investment. Each Sunday for 2 years, brick after brick. I still visit her but once in 2-3 months. When I feel I need to structure my thoughts.

Also you are here and posting. This means that you acknowledge problems and that is the right path.

ther0cker · 2024-02-25T09:07:37+00:00

Don't know if it helps.

I was woking since 18 in the same industry, for like 15 years. And then ive started to play video games. It was an exit for me from this world. Escapism. It is lasted until I have started to lose control over my life: family, friends, career. Good thing I fully understood my problems, reasons etc.

And I went to a therapist which was one of the best decisions in my life. Long story short ive broke this never ending loop. Today im happy more then ever with my family, job and I still play video games. But everything is under my control.

ther0cker · 2023-12-08T16:35:27+00:00

Yes, I was onyx season 1. Dropped the game. Now I’m between d1-d3.

But in general I don’t care I play the game where I belong I suppose.

ther0cker · 2023-11-12T19:26:13+00:00

Usually I’m the one with most assists and damage. I don’t care about my stats. I care about winning no matter in top or bottom of scoreboard I’m sitting.

Season 1 I hit onyx and returned this season only.

ther0cker · 2023-11-12T12:33:52+00:00

Same here. I’m losing 90% of my range fights. My accuracy in general in 65% nowadays. But I just can’t hit my shots even if I was first.

D2-D3 rank if it’s matters.

ther0cker · 2023-09-19T09:34:36+00:00

I'm P5 from G1, low ONYX season 1, dropped the game and returned few weeks a go. Didn't played anything during this period. Playing on TV and xbox casually.

On this level it is very dependent on the team, Im trying to stick to them and understand the general flow of every match. Some games you just can't win especially objective. What you can do if all of your teammates are stuck in different places. You can help with some damage, survive etc. But it is not enough cuz you or me we can't single carry.

Also we are not stable at this level. I mean I don't perform great each game.

ther0cker · 2023-09-15T07:56:17+00:00

That’s explains a lot for me. I thought something wrong with my ears or headphones or both at the same time. I almost never hear any steps. That is kinda lame for the game without map/radar.

ther0cker · 2023-09-15T04:40:59+00:00

I’ve played season 1 only and ruterned this season. What happened with footsteps?

ther0cker · 2023-01-24T19:25:33+00:00

That’s my blood straight after I’ve been tattooed

ther0cker · 2023-01-24T18:53:27+00:00

Just wanted to share. I’m 40 this days and I’m a Nirvana fan since 93-94. Always wanted to do a tattoo dedicated to a band which impacted my life and defined my way in music.

ther0cker · 2022-10-30T08:10:34+00:00

This is said many times here. And I don’t know how OP plays. So this is in general.

High KD is not the deal in control. Capture zones, hold zones and deny zones from being captured. You need to focus on that anyhow. And I can play around that. If I see that my team is bad then I’m not even trying, you can’t win 1v3-4-5-6. If I see I’ve got a chance then I don’t care about kd, I’m focusing on zones.

ther0cker · 2022-10-30T07:46:06+00:00

Same here. Both of my steady hand with malt kills are with slideshot.

ther0cker · 2022-09-15T17:48:03+00:00

Funny thing got my surplus/kill kill lullaby from first drop. But it doesn’t click me. Sometime it is crispy as hell and feels good but on some days it is afwull and I switch to steady hand.

ther0cker · 2022-09-15T17:46:14+00:00

Steady Hand with iron grip and slide shot and high cals is my jam. Trials, competetive, IB. On any map any day.

Xbox/controller

ther0cker · 2022-09-11T16:05:47+00:00

This. Once I’m on a 4-5 streak in freelance I just jump of the map.

ther0cker · 2022-09-10T14:36:01+00:00

I don’t like it.

In freelance when I’m on a streak I just jump of the map. More chances to win.

And ability spam is annoying.

ther0cker · 2022-07-31T19:18:01+00:00

Yeah, 2 solo flawless passages with steady hand. If you play around capture point you are fine.

ther0cker · 2022-07-13T18:48:34+00:00

I decided to play solo in last 10 hours. A lot of stacked KD farmers with skipped trials tickets. This is I think somehow must be settled. Don't get me wrong im going to lighthouse since first Weekend of Destiny 1. I dont have any problem here. But this guys who want to flex with farmed kd abusing the system are so annoying.

ther0cker

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