Whenever we get a super-popular multiplayer game, server issues tend to arise. One way to mitigate them is to put players in a queue, allowing them into the game in waves and batches to ensure the servers don’t suffer critical blows.
ARC Raiders is no exception, with some players reporting that they’ve been placed “In Queue” when trying to launch the game, making it so they cannot go Topside, rearrange their inventory, or even take care of their chicken.
Here is everything you need to know about what this server queue means.
What does the “In Queue” message mean in ARC Raiders?
If you’ve encountered the “In Queue” message when trying to launch ARC Raiders, chances are that the servers are suffering critical issues and are not allowing players into the game. The queue is not specific and does not reveal what your position is in it, leading to the assumption that there probably is no queue but rather a full stoppage of players joining the game.
The message first began appearing en masse on Nov. 2, coinciding with large numbers of players reporting they could not join the game. On the official Discord server, the game’s developers acknowledged issues with the back-end, which appear to be regional but are nevertheless affecting a lot of people.
“The team has implemented a login queue as a temporary measure in order to mitigate issues related to forming parties and using voice channels which will make your matchmaking longer than usual,” Embark Studios said on the game’s Discord server at 4:16pm CT on Nov. 2. “For those of you still running into issues, please keep us posted. The team continues to investigate.”
“We are sorry for the disruption and we are humbled to see so many of you jumping into the game to the point that we need to temporarily limit the amount of players we can let back Topside,” Embark said at the time.
The game again had issues on Nov. 21 at around 2:45pm CT, and Embark quickly acknowledged the problems once more on the Discord server, as seen in the image below:
If you wish, you could leave the game open and wait it out, or come back at a later time after it’s been fixed, but it’s unclear when that may be.
As evidenced by the game’s first month, this particular server queue issue will not be confined to one incident. Whenever there may be server issues in the future, or a deluge of players trying to log in all at once, like after an update or content drop, the server queue may be implemented yet again.
It took Embark a few hours after the first severe outage had happened to fix the issues. The latest issue on Nov. 21 could take a similar amount of time to fix, if not more. There’s no ETA, so it could be a long wait for things to normalize. In the meantime, it’s best to stay patient in the queue so that you can play. It’s always advisable to check the server status to stay updated on when the queue may disappear.
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