I live in New Zealand and i know a large portion of Halo players are American, but just wondering what the best time to be playing is?
Ive tried to play at a range of different times to see where the most populated timeframes are since there are times where queues are literally 20 second turnovers and other times they could be like 10-15 min turn over times, but the problem is they arent that consistent so its hard to tell and seeing the massive timezone jump i was wondering if anyone had any timezone timeframes that are usually good, Ive been trying to play Halo 5 since reach and the others seem fully dead on this side of the globe at any given time, but even 5 has its moments where literally only quick play is playable wait time wise. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated <3
Yeah man, as an EU player it’s pretty rough.
So i myself live in Sweden (CEST +1) and i play alot of diffrent gamemodes, i’ve noticed and im also guessing that around 10 PM CEST there is alot online, since there is alot of people getting out of school in america where most of the people that play halo 5 is based. Just use a converter to see what time 10 PM CEST is for u and i also know alot of people around the world has a break from school so this week the multiplayer in Halo 5 will probably be more active. Tell me if it worked!
Thats one of the main times i tend to play since thats when the numbers are usually higher , i just wish it would stay there longer xD cause i wanna binge play
So turns out best time for me is anywhere from 6am nz time cause i guess that translates to midday to the afternoon for the US. Sucks that i am not a morning person xD
Your best chance is between 3 and 9 pm EST (So for NZ that would be 7 am and 1 pm) this is because EST is about 2-3 hours ahead of the American West Coast and at about 3 pm is when everyone that normally plays gets home from school or ends their mid day shift at work. So you could end up having an extra 2-3 hours because of the time zone differences in America because as it’s getting late for the East Coast, the middle and West Coast will still be active for at least another hour or so.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the suggestion AgentMaryland, Guess it sucks to be me in all honesty xD but hopefully once the MCC comes out on PC or when infinite comes out the population will return and i can play whenever like the good ole days
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> Thanks for the suggestion AgentMaryland, Guess it sucks to be me in all honesty xD but hopefully once the MCC comes out on PC or when infinite comes out the population will return and i can play whenever like the good ole days
No problem, and yeah, it should increase soon, we’re nearing our Summer vacation is within the next month and a half. Roughly about June 7th to the 17th most should be getting out of school, so you’ll see more activity on the Halo servers anywhere after that time.
Oooooh yes, i never thought id actually like school holidays again now that im older xD The kids can do us a service by staying home to play instead of going out xD