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I'm genuinely wondering. For the past couple days, I've been trying to rank up but it always says "Not enough players! Try again!"

Does nobody play this mode? There's so many people on Anarchy Solo and Turf War. Maybe it's my nonexistent weapon power or something...

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[–] SecureTaco@lemmy.asc6.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What rank are you? I find a bunch in S+1-10.

[–] tessaract@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My guess is you're running into problems with 1) a weapon's series power or 2) the rotation + time of day.

I can readily find matches at anywhere from 1500-2100, but I have heard complaints from a top level player that they got too high a power on undercover and stopped being able to reasonably matchmake.

Other more likely issue is picking rotations people aren't playing. I run into this with X rank as well - bluefin/mincemeat clams will not get as many people queuing as say mako/mahi zones.

Try to play at afternoon/evening times in your region and maybe try swapping weapons?

[–] FDLinkOmega000@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, thanks! I changed my Switch's region and my Splatfest region and it worked.

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It feels like most players left except the stronger players, who have often higher ranks. I think you may have a better chance in the Japanese player base in case you are not there already, but that requires some VPN setup and causes additional lag.

[–] FDLinkOmega000@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Easiest way is probably through your phone's hotspot. Connect to a VPN on your phone, and then connect your switch to your phone.

[–] FDLinkOmega000@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ok, thanks! Any free VPNs you got in mind?