(PSN)GateNomez

I'm going to be blunt here - I'm tired of these nonstop band aid fixes. I'm over here just waiting for a real, focused effort surrounding the myriad of matchmaking issues holding everyone back from even fundamentally playing this game anymore. I've spent more time failing to load into squads than I have spent exploring the new content of this update. This update has been my worst experience on this front, and that's coming from a player who's been here since the beginnings of Warframe, and recently upgraded to a PS5 in March. I can no longer squad even with PS4 friends - we immediately get booted from each other's squads before we can even begin a mission. We have to circumvent this by loading one player into a mission, then inviting the rest individually. But then you can't play publicly. The minute you turn cross-platform on, these issues become 10x worse of a lottery. Will I join a squad finally? Or: - Failed to connect to host/host unavailable. -Session unavailable. -Endless loading screen (must reset app). -Squad-join process gets stuck/stops, have to select mission again (repeat cycle). -Joins squad but countdown gets stuck/no one can start mission. Squad disbands. -Loading screen begins, then loses connection to host before entering mission. And that's just the short list of possible outcomes. These issues have existed before Duviri, but now it is catastrophically worse since Duviri, to the point where the game fundamentally is unplayable. The countless hours of time I've wasted trying to just begin missions with a squad is embarrassing when I think about all of this. Matchmaking in Warframe needs a serious, focused overhaul to get this game running smoothly, or you won't have anyone playing new content going forward. Especially now that we've delved into cross-platform gameplay. We care a LOT more about having the basics at this point - I don't want new content if I can't play it. Please give us a playable game, with robust matchmaking across platforms. The new quests, missions, and frames are all secondary to us requiring the basic functionality of the game.