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Anyone notice the bizarre que time difference depending on the time of day

Msterflex
Msterflex Member Posts: 126
edited September 2021 in General Discussions

Basically during daytime hours survivor ques are short and killers are long. That’s completely reversed during nighttime hours. I figure shorter que times are based on supply and demand or that the game needmore of whatever you’re quing as but I may be wrong. Do more people play survivors at night for the horror element or something? I don’t get it

Comments

  • liquidlight
    liquidlight Member Posts: 344

    Maybe due to work/school there are just more people on at night? Or because it's dark people can't do much outside (especially considering what's going on in the world right now) and so jump on the game systems. That's my guess.

  • ThiccBudhha
    ThiccBudhha Member Posts: 6,987

    I have no idea man, it is REALLY blatant to the point where the answer should be obvious... But it ain't


    Luckily I play at night. So as a killer G, I am happy about this.

  • ElusivePukka
    ElusivePukka Member Posts: 1,599

    I wouldn't call this bizarre. If you look at steam analytics, DBD has clear peak and lull times, and given we all know mains you can safely assume a lot of people are loading one side of the queues more heavily at different times.

  • Sleem
    Sleem Member Posts: 182
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/280510/anyone-notice-the-bizarre-que-time-difference-depending-on-the-time-of-day

    It all depends on where you live in the world and when you decide to play.

  • FrogDispenser
    FrogDispenser Member Posts: 10
    edited September 2021

    This happens in most games but especially dbd. People want to get on with their mates at night for some survivor shenanigans, leaving killer queue times significantly shorter at night. But during the day it's typically solo queue hour. That's why queuing for killer at night is a bad idea imo unless you are willing to sweat your nuts off.

  • Ludicris
    Ludicris Member Posts: 244

    It's almost like more people have more free time at night

  • Adeloo
    Adeloo Member Posts: 1,448

    People usually play survivor in a group.

    During the day, a player that don't go to work or school from 9 to 5 will likely be alone to play and will play KILLER.

    Once work/school hours are done, most players arrive and play with their friends as SURVIVOR.

    This is why it's easier to find game as survivor during the day and to find killer game during the evening ^^

  • Yankus
    Yankus Member Posts: 638

    Tons of swfs at night so more survivors plus less killers playing because it's all swfs