Hello everyone, this is the Ironsight team.
This update introduces one of the features that have been frequently requested by the community recently.
Until now, during matchmaking, the server has been selected automatically to ensure the lowest possible ping for the majority of players in the lobby. Unfortunately however, this sometimes forces an outlying user to play on a server that is suboptimal. Although there may be more suitable servers available, a user can be forced into high ping servers if the pool of users available is concentrated in a specific region.
There have been many requests to divide the SEA and Asia regions, but before the merging of the servers last year in July, there were a lot of reports regarding long queue times and issues with matchmaking. As such, it has been judged that re-dividing the regions would not be feasible with the current number of users.
Alternatively, in order to help alleviate the issue we have decided to provide users the option to select which servers to connect to when matchmaking. As long as the user pool is sufficient, this will allow users to play on the servers that provide the best experience for them.
There are some concerns that this may reduce the number of possible users in the matchmaking pool, but we hope it will improve the overall game experience for all users.
In addition to this weeks maintenance, a special event will also be held this weekend, so continue reading to learn more about the new matchmaking options, special event, and the closing of Season 9!
Server maintenance will take place on Thursday, September 8th.
Please make sure to disconnect from the servers in advance in order to avoid any issues.
Maintenance Schedule:
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[KST] 14:00 ~ 15:00 September 08th
[CEST] 07:00 ~ 08:00 September 08th
[PDT] 22:00 ~ 23:00 September 07th
Chuseok Celebration Event
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We are holding an event to celebrate Chuseok, a Korean holiday! Access the game during the event and receive a small gift. There will also be an XP and GP boost, so don’t miss this perfect opportunity to finish off the last few levels of the Battle Pass before the season ends on the 14th
Event Schedule
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[KST]
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[Day 1] 11:00 AM September 10 ~ 11:00 AM September 11
[Day 2] 11:00 AM September 11 ~ 11:00 AM September 12
[CEST]
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[Day 1] 04:00 AM September 10 ~ 04:00 AM September 11
[Day 2] 04:00 AM September 11 ~ 04:00 AM September 12
[PDT]
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[Day 1] 19:00 PM September 09 ~ 19:00 PM September 10
[Day 2] 19:00 PM September 10 ~ 19:00 PM September 11
EXP/GP Boost Event
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An EXP/GP boost will be active for the duration of the Chuseok event.
Boost : All EXP/GP gains are boosted by 50%
Achievements
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Don't forget to log in during the event to receive some presents!
Day 1
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[Chuseok Event-1 I]
- Log-in on the first day of the event
- Reward: 10,000 GP
[Chuseok Event-1 II]
- Play 1 game on the first day of the event
- Reward: 10 Chips
Day 2
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[Chuseok Event -2 I]
- Log-in on the second day of the event
- Reward: 10,000 GP
[Chuseok Event-2 II]
- Play 1 game on the second day of the event
- Reward: 10 Chips
Season 9 Closing Announcement
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The Season 9 #MiliTech season will close with the maintenance on September 14th.
Following the conclusion of the season, the Battle Pass and Ranked Season will no longer be accessible, and certain items in the Battle Pass will no longer be obtainable.
(This excludes the Robot Custom Character, Base UMP45, and Base Skeleton Knife)
Matchmaking Server Selection
Click the Server Selection button to choose which regions to include/exclude when searching for a game.
However, please do note that excluding servers may increase queue times.
Server Selection in Custom Lobbies
Currently. when creating a [Custom Match], the server will automatically be set to the server closest to the user who created the lobby. An option has been added in order to allow the lobby creator to manually select the server for the match to be hosted on.
The default setting is ‘Auto’, and this will automatically select the closest server to the lobby host.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed a bug that caused the time remaining on challenges/events/battle passes to display differently in different time zones.