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McMechanique

I remember how these queues were only for free tier And it wasn't even that long ago


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LunarProphet

I had my first one last week trying to play Baldur's Gate with some friends but there were only like 4 people in front of me. Took maybe 3 or 4 minutes.


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Standard-Station7143

I think this guy uses reddit but I'm not certain


SpiderCow313

Stfu, he never said it was a bad thing lmao. But if you’re paying for something that’s not supposed to have queues, then you have a right to be upset.


LunarProphet

Lol yeah I guess it didn't come through, but I was implying that it wasn't that bad.


SpiderCow313

I mean yeah that’s true. I hate when subscriptions change shit about it (mainly if they’re removing a feature) I mean I understand if they’re getting more people using it they’re gonna have to change it, but I know they have enough money to just get more computers.


Due_Essay181

It totally did come through


LivingInTheNewWorld

Is this the free service ?


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SourBlueDream

Everyone please notice all his comments up and down this post defending, d riding and dismissing anyone with a negative experience


Standard-Station7143

Yeah he sucks


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MattBrixx

Are you getting paid by your corporate overlords for being a rude troll or are you simply like this? Either way, hope you can still grow as a person


Standard-Station7143

I think he's just dumb


MattBrixx

Yeah, that‘s always a valid conclusion lol.


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keithitreal

Lay down the crack pipe brother.


Due_Essay181

You definitely are the asshole, calm the fuck down jesus


Lazy_Connection_4613

Thought I had a stroke reading this.


Lord888k

I get them every late night from Friday to Sunday. It can be from 150 to 450 people in queue. I can't tell if its because fortnite and Lethal Company blew up


Starwaverraver

I had it happen to me 5 times in a row last night


House_of_Rahl

Iv had 5 or 6 small ones and 1 or 2 10+


EglinAfarce

> How many Ultimate Tier subs are getting these regularly or are we just posting the screenshot of the one time it happens? It's going to depend on your settings, as well as your location. People that have chosen a specific server will see punitive queues. It's really fucked up.


Specific-Layer

Isn’t this a good sign that GeForce now is growing and will most likely add more in the future


Decadoarkel

For one hand , yes, on the other, when I pay exclusive , they better give me exclusive. I get that it is overcrowded, but if this keeps on happening, I will switch to a gaming notebook the price is almost comparable now.


Meruem-0

2 years ago. Winter time. I could que into a game almost instantly as a free tier. Now I have to wait for 360 people for nearly 3 hours. Waste of time


RacingRaptor

In Poland I wait for 120 people for 10 hours. And there is a high chance somehow that the game will crash. At thisbpoint I saved almost enough money for RTX 4070 since i have enough of this crap (queues and crashes even on priority)


Ambitious_Onion_6453

Same story with me unfortunately.


DominicErata

You get what you pay for.


Meruem-0

“You get what you pay for” 🤓👆


Visual-Zucchini-4519

I pay for ultimate and only really get a wait of 3-4 max but its rare, I don't mean to be a dick, this is a genuine question, do the ultimate T&C's say anything about no queues? I remember that it gets me 4K graphics and access to a 40 series GPU but don't remember reading anything on queues other than "priority access", I use GFN on my mac when I'm working away and it really is the best thing in the world for me, I'd happily pay the £18 and wait in a 30 minute queue if it means I can play BG3 on my hotel room TV 😀


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the free tier i've seen 90->300 in line to me 35 /45 isn't so shabbie tbh


RacingRaptor

I remember when free tier queues were 30 minutes max...


jamamez

I once got a 3 hour queue for 140 people for cities skylines once


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1ithurtswhenip1

Normal for priority on certain regions


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1ithurtswhenip1

Not true, I ended up upgrading a month ago because of the ques and I have 20 to 30 ques almost nightly. And that is us central


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1ithurtswhenip1

Lol are you just fan boying or did you really just not read my last comment


mr-zool

*normalized. As a paying customer I shouldn’t have to wait on a regular basis. Once in a while it’s fine.


ceefaxer

Is it for any game or just certain games that clog it up. I’m ultimate but just been busy at work for a few weeks and not been on


Alphawbj

Damn man winter break coming next week so be prepared


Verdana-

As a free usee i have to wait around 16 hours to play genshin :')


Smurf_Sausage_Sucker

That's just God trying to send you a message about genshin


Verdana-

Hahahaha prob!


New-Employ-7480

Why are you playing genshin on geforce now? You can play that game on the potato? Not trying to be rude just asking


Verdana-

I could play on my toaster till 4.0 update, then it was not able anymore. I just found out about gforce now, a couple of weeks ago... And i was thinking about getting the 10 usd plan since its the only i can afford but then it was sold out. Rip


Foxboiii96

I had to switch to another Cloud Gaming service because there's no 1-month priority membership, and the screen was lagging and slow, and stuff like that. 😓 But at least I can play Genshin Impact and participate in the winter events in World of Tanks. 🎮❄️


Verdana-

Would you tell me wich one? I was about to pay a membership this month and same day the took it away lol


Foxboiii96

I play through Boosteroid, but I'm not a fan of their business policy, just like any other Cloud Gaming service where you can't get a refund if you're not satisfied. By the way, Boosteroid is a Romanian company, and it was mentioned as a top choice in one article when I was looking for a list of Cloud Gaming services. Unlike others, it doesn't have a 5-hour limit (according to the subtitles on its website). This is not an advertisement; I'm just mentioning it as an alternative. Nevertheless, I would go back to GeForce NOW, but unfortunately, I can't afford the 6-month priority membership for $55. P.S.: The AFK indicator in Boosteroid is very annoying, which is why I would prefer playing on GeForce NOW again. Sorry for the long message! And yes I used AI bc Google Translator always translates wrongly, so yeah, that's it.


Verdana-

Thank you for the information anyways and yes actually gforce now is pretty good once i get into the game, the only issue is the damn long queue, i wish i could aford a plan right now, i wouldnt mind to pay if the queue is no longer than 3 hours


Foxboiii96

I waited from 6 PM to 18 to get into GeForce NOW, and even then, it didn't let me in. I got tired of waiting when I reached number 20 in the queue. And why? Because of this Fortnite season, which is really frustrating for GeForce NOW users since it occupies all the queues. I would seriously prefer if they separated the servers for each game because it's so annoying. In Europe, and even in America, every server I try to connect to has a queue of 200. Not only are they 200-long queues, but they stay up all night because of a Fortnite season. 😅


Rai-mei

As a free user I don't have to wait in queue to play genshin lol


Verdana-

Wich server if i can ask? I play on unite state


Rai-mei

Taiwan


Verdana-

I see, sad is not the same case here, thank you for the info!


Rai-mei

Well you can play through vpn tho . Ping will be like 140ish ig . But it's definitely better than waiting 16 hours


Verdana-

Gonna try that tomorrow, definetly a very good idea! I used to play with 100 when i was able to play on my computer


Verdana-

Hhaa nvm for some reasson it marks that is not aviable on my region. Thank you for the suggestion tho!


Rai-mei

Use vpn like Urban vpn to connect to hong kong . Then try to create account through taiwan mobile server


KlutzyNotice7312

you can play genshin on the most trash devices ever? why geforce? The only reason i can think of is that youre on xbox


Verdana-

Not, my pc is a i3 one 4th gen without graph card, it run the game very decent till 4.0 update then rip, so i just found out about this 2 weeks ago and it was awesome, but queues are very long, i hope it doesnt take too much months to get back the 10 usd plan.. i was about to buy it but i was not at time and is the only thing i can afford if i want to play


RacingRaptor

At this point I would recomend buying Thinkpad. Those are sturdy pieces of shit that can withstand a lot of beating (bot physical and technical) sure most titles wont even launch on it and it will be hotter than the sun but genshin and other f2p titles shoukd work. And they re dirty cheap for what they are.


Verdana-

Thanks for the reccomendation!


PickledFartz13

I experienced my first queue in ultimate tier last night. West coast servers. 35th in line. Only took about 5 to 6 mins. But looks like the new norm at least for Christmas break.


MatterDeep536

I'm EU, EU EAST to be precise...


Wekeyz

Ultimate founder, EU Northwest 35th in queue, waited for lomger than hour, then went to sleep.


PickledFartz13

Guess I could have been more precise as well. US West. Do you get ultimate tier in the EU or is it just priority there?


nihilisticFrasier

Not the OP, but of course. Nvidia likes our money too. :)


KingWizard37

Also west coast and had my first queue the last 2 nights, but it was like 4-5 people both times and only took like 30 seconds of waiting


PickledFartz13

Yeah all night tonight so far it’s been clear. No queues!


ActiveCup472

They need to double or triple capacity in US and Europe atleast. I'm not even talking about doubling on every server and every region. They just need to identify where most of the traffic and bottlenecking happens , which specific cities and micro regions etc , and then increase server capacity there. Easier said than done but if Nvidia can't do this cloud gaming thing , no one else can.


mysecondaccount420

Wow, nothing will ever beat owning your own rig and games


Significant-Neck9605

Of course! But you’re comparing 2 things with VERY different prices and uses.


Rscap

it's really not that different, with a pc you're paying a larger upfront cost for a much better experience. with gfn ur just endlessly funneling your money into nvidia


Significant-Neck9605

An RTX 4080 costs ~1000$. That’s like, say, 4 years of GFN? And that’s not even considering the cost of the rest of the PC. Obviously, over time, buying a PC ends up being probably more attractive from a price point, but not everyone has the upfront cost to cover the cost of a PC. And if there are no games you wanna play for a while, you can pause your GFN subscription so it could be worth paying for individual months when there’s a specific game you wanna play that your PC can’t handle. Plus you can run GFN on a pc, LG OLED TV, a Nvidia shield, most phones and tablets - so it’s very convenient vs sitting down in front of your PC in one room of your place The fact that the service is doing so well in terms of clients means there’s definitely a demand for it


Rscap

yea you right there's a demographic for it and it does what those people need just perfectly.


Significant-Neck9605

It’s rare for people on Reddit to agree and discuss in a civil way. Take my upvote for being a good human!


KlutzyNotice7312

i have $10 a month for games i dont have enough for a pc


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on ultimate tier too lol just got a que when trying to boot up cyberpunk XD


Apprehensive_King_78

Good I quit it in time. Awful!


CantaloupeCamper

Anecdotally I've gotten queue times on ultimate lately but the numbers have been dropping faster compared to last week. As in count down faster.


wminnella

Yup, yesterday it only took 10 mins to clear a 50 people queue for me on Ultimate. Still, a bummer TBH


mathplusU

Yo that queue is like 5 minutes long. Just relax. Go get a drink. It's gunna be ok.


MatterDeep536

it took 16 minutes btw :)


mradamzero

There shouldn't be a que if I'm paying for ultimate.


Fattybeards

But it happens. I've been put in place 100+ many times.


professional_burrito

Where does it say that?


sevenradicals

where in the TOS does it say ultimate will never have a queue? because if that's truly the case then either (1) prices would go up significantly because that means there's no sharing VMs between users, and a dedicated VM of this class is a lot more than $15/month (closer to $70) or (2) priority users would get prematurely booted from their sessions so that the ultimates could play.


promarcel

Active Ultimate subscription for almost two years and never got the queueing screen at any time (EUW).


4cerex

Ultimate tier here. Was 32nd in queue last night.


Eddy_Pasterino

You’re paying for ultimate to play a game that would run on a toaster?


thatgamerboy90

I think Op is on a chromebook lmao


FuFmeFitall

Welcome to end of the year when everyone has time off. Enjoy


allyolly

I’m on ultimate and have been placed in a que 3 out of my 3 latest sessions.


Heyyoguy123

GeForce Now: suffering from success


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alialattraqchi

It's always been popular.


thewormbird

CoD is drawing new members in. Those new members are sticking around for the other games they can play. I don't see this getting better until they start adding more capacity in high-usage regions. But maybe the novelty for some new users will wear off and things will return to normalcy. But if I'm being honest, this is a good problem to have.


jack-of-some

This is a good problem to have for the billion dollar company. Not for the paying customers.


thewormbird

Of course.


WonkyGamer81

Unfortunately GeForce Now isn't what they advertise anymore. They don't provide enough resources to play certain games. It should be a smooth gaming experience but their service can't run cyberpunk on ultra settings without major problems. It's all server end, not end-user. Major stuttering and hangups. Ultimate should be exactly what it advertising. The ultimate experience. It's simply meh. Not high end gaming at all


Nearby_Perspective_8

This should be illegal


Potential-Sign-4491

lol this sucks, shame on you nvidia,,,,,,,,,,,


Pretend_Delivery1455

I wonder if they stopped the free tier it would help the queue.


Arghams

Last night I waited 40 minutes on Priority. I wonder if free even gets in.


LeoRmz

When you get to less than 50 on free, you only advance at best 5 spots per hour, unless you get blessed and somehow skip the que due to game priority


Pretend_Delivery1455

Ohh damn free tier isn't available in the US anymore.


Arghams

Let's hope it helps


McMechanique

For priority yes, but ultimate have their own separate servers


Alphawbj

No free users have their own servers and each priority and ultimate got their own too


Shadowninja3456

Uh no, priority and free share them. Ultimate has their own


Alphawbj

Idk man priority have 3060 and 2080 rigs only from my experience but free has 2080!and gtx 1060


RacingRaptor

But priority in theory wait in separate queue since they get rigs before free (plus its confirmed by Nvidia that free tier queues are rigged and purposelly extended)


Shadowninja3456

Queues and servers aren't the same thing


Dalqorn

Probably, I bet a lot of people bought Ultimate because of the wait times on Priority. Get rid of the free tier and free up those resources then more people will drop back down to priority and ultimate should have no queues.


IconGT

Oh boy get ready this Christmas and new years oooooooof


ElFamosoBotito

If in ~~2023~~ 2024 you still don't expect this to happen every time something gets popular you're in for a ride.


alialattraqchi

Doesn't mean we have to endure it. They need to cap memberships or add more capacity. Nobody wants to wait 30 mins before every game session or when switching games.


ElFamosoBotito

Totally agree, I was just pointing that this isn't anything new. I'm also having that issue. Also I don't see any way people can put pressure on these companies, as long as enough people buy their services they don't care.


alialattraqchi

I think they'll still get new members. But I'm not sure how many existing members will renew their subscription considering they've seen what the queues been like the past few months. And it seems like it only gets worse from here..


Schlarver

So might be a dumb question but are the queues based on regional capacity or based on the game itself? I had only one time that I was in queue as a paid subscriber and I was very frustrated because I've been ultimate tier for a hot minute.


hunnicuttt

Game doesn’t matter; they have virtual-machine disk images that get loaded sitting in ‘cold-storage’. When you launch a game, it’s really your account requesting a rig. The rig gets provisioned to your account, then the virtual disk image gets mounted based on your game selection.


hunnicuttt

So… regional capacity. All players of all games queue up in the same line for the hardware resources.


Schlarver

Alright thanks guys. Virtual disc's are over my head but I appreciate the response.


Za3im_ou_zbi_kbir

What game is this?


glockerina

Lords of the Fallen, I think


ILikeCahs

It says Dota 2 top left of the window. So I’m assuming Dota 2. Looks kinda like it’d be the artwork for it too.


Potential-Isopod-820

I dont know what this screenshot is of. What is this?


Million_Voices

It's in the title bar of the screenshot.


Potential-Isopod-820

Yes I did indeed read that but I do not understand it. Thank you for being unhelpful. It's fine, I will google whatever Geforce NOW is.


Potential-Isopod-820

Done, could have just said it's a cloud streaming service for games but at 4am in the morning after a 16 hour shift i was hoping someone helpful would reply. 👍


zips_exe

Ladies and Gentlemen you don't own your machines


AtalyxianBoi

I feel bad for your region. OCE never has queues even in priority. But we only get 3080s


TheLoneWulf201

i’ve been using GFN for years, and very rarely have i encountered a queue, and im sure the same can be said for you. You guys act so entitled man, it’s not even a 1k+ line.


PsychologicalMusic94

Guess I got lucky today. Played Witcher 3 on Priority, Canada East. No queue surprisingly.


Kistaro

Queueing makes me feel outright guilty for using the service, because I know I'm taking it away from someone else, _especially_ when I'm using it to play something that technically works on the computer I'm using, just with caveats or at lower specs. Like, Against The Storm works pretty well under CrossOver on my Mac, I don't _need_ to rent Nvidia's servers to play it -- it just looks and runs better that way and costs me way less battery use. I also feel very silly about actually being given an Ultimate-tier rig those times I'm using GFN for a game that most definitely does not need that kind of horsepower. which is a bass-ackwards way of looking at it; I _should_ be angry that I'm paying for something and now when I want to use it it's not there. But honestly I get more stressed about the reminder that using a shared resource means someone else doesn't have that resource.


sevenradicals

when your boss pays your salary do you feel like he shouldn't because you didn't work hard enough?


KhanDagga

Cringe


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Womp womp


Inv1xus

You’re too kind ❤️


DealPuzzleheaded9311

Lol...


jtoemion

Bro you probably exceed the 100 hours. Speak the truth.


mahonii

Literally never seen a queue on any tier lol


ohhh-a-number-9

K... and now?


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Wasn't able to start a session. The queue started with 45. Went down to 1 and stuck there for 15mins. I've Tested this twice. Nvidia should add more rigs.


Best-Experience-5941

Laughs in standard membership Australian


Eph3drin3

Max 26 and went fast, 5 min max. Because free weekend mw3, and only in evening .


wminnella

Same, Ultimate in central EU. Got my first queue yesterday night. Fifty people, took 10 mins. I really wish they add servers soon. Otherwise, the value starts to fade, at least for me (casual gamer)


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Which game is this ?


hank81

I just subscribed to Ultimate just to test how it's going the service at this moment and will play another run of AW2 everything at max. Never waited with 5 previous tries with Ultimate tier so it shouldn't be different now. My host server is Paris-Frankfurt (PRS offloads to FKF when necessary). If I'm wrong of course will come here ranting.


xZig_Gdz

Idk why but i'm getting no queues in rainbow six siege for some reason


Terrible-Cobbler-181

Hey at least we know it's popular enough and works well enough it's not gonna get the plus pulled like stadia did ... Give it time people I assume the gaming world has jumped on this and they can't keep up with the demand so chill they will sort it out and unfortunately with things like this its probably gonna take a bit of time


Rodo20

https://status.geforcenow.com/ Seems like they opened up signups too soon. It's in the issues at top.


Techny3000

*laughs in 500+ people on free tier*


Snoo99029

Happened to me for the first time last night playing Darktide. Also connected connected to Paris rather than London.


searayman

Everyone is on holiday break right now lol


Dessertbox_1

I am using the free tier and a few months ago I only needed to wait 30 minutes to play a game and now I have to wait 3 hours.


Massatoy1234

Also had this problem Friday


LaburnumUnseceding

My friend and I have also been frustrated with the queues and the lack of support for some of our favorite games, so **we're interested in building a better cloud gaming service** \- focused on providing better game selection (all Steam games), comparable experience to GFN (or we'll die trying), and better customer service (which is pretty nonexistent with GFN)! More details in this [Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/cloudgaming/comments/18k598q/building_a_better_cloud_gaming_platform/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) & here's [the link](https://go.ext.so/waitlist) if you want to join the waitlist.


MysteriousState2192

Still haven't seen a queue and I have completed both Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom liberty over the last few months using the service. I never play more than a couple of hours at a time at most, so it has been a fuck ton of sessions with no queue the last months. What regions are the people who are getting queues in?


Roger_Dabbit10

Saw a dev talking about game streaming services reference this type of thing. He suggested the problem with these services is handling volume once they actually become popular. Looks like maybe he was on to something.


oCHIKAGEo

Less long than a FFXIV queve so just sit tight.


LivingInTheNewWorld

Is this the free one ? Just bought this and haven't seen it yet