Basically the title. Even without the connection issues with BTB, it’s unfair to run off the boost when i’m trying to find a match.
From my own experience I only lose about 5 minutes worth max of total boost time when I use one in the matchmaking system.
Since boosts really only count for the challenges anyway, you’re actually losing more time and chances for double XP by playing the matches than you are waiting for the matches to start.
Why? Money, that’s why. It’s to make people pay more for boosts
While I would certainly love it if the clock to XP boosts didn’t continue going during the lobby, at the moment the current one hour times is enough for me to get more than half a dozen games depending on whether I get into drawn-out matches of Oddball or CTF. This is if you aren’t playing BTB though as that tends to take much longer of course for obvious reasons. But as for time spent in the lobby - connecting, load times, and getting through the match intros - I’d only lose about 3-5 minutes of time, probably less.
Personally-speaking, I think the one hour time limits are fine as they are although it can end up being unfortunate if you get Challenges best completed in BTB (such as completing Stockpile missions or kills with weapons that spawn much more frequently there). But at the same time, I managed to clear like ten ranks at one day on the Battle Pass due to doubling the Daily Challenges XP while also completing 250-500XP Weeklies back-to-back.
Currently at Rank 94 and at this point I’m just going to clear the rest of it through the Dailies and the next set of Weekly Challenges without using Double XPs (which I still have 6 of) and use Challenge Swaps (which I have 30 of) if I get a Challenge like getting kills with the Pulse Carbine or something.
This is just another reason why they need to remove the timer from the boosts outright and replace it with a system that just doubles the XP from your currently progressing challenges.
Idk why i seem to be the only person suggesting this but its killing me.
343 did mention a suggestion of having Double XPs last for a set number of matches and while I thought that was a good idea at first, I ended up fearing that the number of matches I can complete in the one-hour timeframe may end up being more than whatever number of matches they may’ve set for the Double XPs.
When I’m playing in playlists that aren’t BTB, more often than not I’ll complete around 6-8 matches on one XP Boost and I doubt any set number of matches would’ve been as generous in number.
Edit: And often my one hour of XP Boost is enough for me to complete one set of Challenges and then any others that would cycle in after I complete the previous ones.
Right so continuing off of what i suggested, to offset the XP that you would potentially lose if they switched the system to boost your currently progressing challenges without a time or match limit, all they would have to do is add triple XP boosts into the battle pass.
I dont like the set match idea because thats just a diet timer. The whole point of tying the boosts to the current challenge set is to eliminate the stress and FOMO that the timer creates. The match limit still has the same effect, unfortunately.
The issue I run into is when I’m online with the crew. Most of them are married and have small children, so a 10 minute interruption between every 2nd or 3rd game is pretty typical.
I’ve had this gripe since CoD IW/WZ, but it’s something of a backseat issue compared to just making progression more even in its pacing. It would be nice if the boosts counted playtime only.
While not a bad idea, I think this leaves too much up in the air as I doubt that such an implementation will be done without other effects such as cutting the XP-rewards on Challenges. And right now you are suggesting that they put the triple XP boosts into the Battle Pass which is something that will probably not happen considering the current climate where 343 may be cutting back on XP Boosts/Challenge Swaps such as in the Tenrai Event where they’ll be cutting out those out and replacing them with Kabuto Armor and the pose.
And they may just put the Triple XPs exclusively in the Store while leaving the Double XPs alone.
At the moment my only complaint about the current system is the fact that they keep ticking when you’re in the lobby, something which I wish they wouldn’t do. Otherwise, I’ve come to be more or less fine with it as it is now.
right now im on 47 minutes with no reward so far. first game i got disconnected and now im searching and restartthe game. Classic 343 
edit: 42 minutes. iwozld be really pissesd if I would care about the stupid and useless battle pass rank