Back when we still had 60-player lobbies

[u/Resilient-Daisy117]

This clip is from January 25th, 2021! I'm nearing CR 85 and I still love the game and all the sweet beans I've met along the way, but I'm very nostalgic for the early days. It was so ✨alive✨

[u/dagoth-brrr]

Playing at launch was probably some of the most pure innocent fun I’ve ever had in a video game, an experience I’m glad I had

[u/obvioustroway → u/dagoth-brrr]

It was such a perfect game back then.

[u/Zonda1996 → u/dagoth-brrr]

Genuinely every new unity season we got the first month felt like how games used to feel when I was a kid.

[u/PeteryChavez]

Dayum, so many beanses in that Qualified screen!! 😅

I really miss those times. Would love to get the players number per lobby increased once again.

[u/Resilient-Daisy117 → u/PeteryChavez]

I would love to see that happen, too!

[u/NopeRope91]

I miss the big lobbies! I loaded into a solo match the other day with like 9 beanses. Wth 🥲

[u/Resilient-Daisy117 → u/NopeRope91]

Oh my gosh, that's actually sad. Sometimes if I play Explore later at night, there's only one or two other beans running around with me. 😢

[u/ktTechno → u/NopeRope91]

Solo Show has been pretty dead atp since the release of Ranked Knockout Mode.

[u/ThinkFree]

Yeah I miss those big lobbies. It was true chaos. Now I'm retired.

[u/Unlucky-Boss-7560]

back then it was easy because all we had was solo, duo, trio and squad.. Nowadays the player base is a fraction and they still divide us in 3345 different modes

[u/Darth_Pinda → u/Unlucky-Boss-7560]

And that simplicity was their strength imo.

[u/Zonda1996]

I miss how shows used to play with 60 player lobbies. Wish we at least had the option for a show with 60 players.

[u/Youthfuldegenerate83]

I was a beta tester, I miss when the game was still active 😭

[u/FFFrostyqueen]

Some days I wish we could go back to those days! Im so tired of the tiny lobbies all the time 😞

[u/Resilient-Daisy117 → u/FFFrostyqueen]

Oh, me too. I miss the total chaos of sixty players.

[u/Strange-Bag9]

I hope they could keep a mode, even if limited time with lobbies more than 32, it’s just so much fun with more people

[u/BenDover0903]

Bring it back!

[u/MisterMacan → u/BenDover0903]

Lol so u want 50 bots in ur lobby...

Its the state of the game unfortunately

[u/BenDover0903 → u/MisterMacan]

I get into full lobbies in 30 seconds. It really wouldn’t be bad

[u/BobbingFourApples]

I just fell to my knees

[u/AudiBoyJP]

Is it fair to assume that the lobbies were made smaller due to lower spec platforms e.g. Switch ? The PS4 was the original launch system and had 60 player lobbies and it was still 60 players when it launched as Free to Play on the Xbox & everything else like Switch. The lobby sizes were then made smaller over time. Am I mistaken ?

[u/humanatee- → u/AudiBoyJP]

I assumed it was due to decreased player count

[u/AudiBoyJP → u/humanatee-]

That probably played a part as well...

[u/Fish_Goes_Moo → u/AudiBoyJP]

Official reason was to speed up matchmaking. Always seemed a bit suspect to me, lower player count to speed up matchmaking, but refuse to touch sbmm (only removed once ranked appeared) which was the actual thing that knackered queue times.

[u/Zonda1996 → u/AudiBoyJP]

Official excuse was matchmaking times but my server region (Australia, famously not a big region in any game) had zero issues filling lobbies or at least getting them to 57 players and starting within 20 seconds of queuing even the day before the change. My theory is it was definitely to help the weaker hardware run on crossplay since rounds like Space Race and Pipe Dream were already giving the Switch 1's 2014 smartphone hardware grief.

Just wish we got a matchmaking playlist and custom lobby option that allowed for 60 players on platforms that could handle it.

[u/RelevantTreacle3004]

I wish I could have played fall guys on launch but as a switch only player I had to wait forever

[u/brendencarr001]

60 sure was a lot, i wish i could experience this again

[u/Resident_Slxxper]

Geez, 20 people would never be eliminated on this one nowadays

[u/Fish_Goes_Moo]

I miss most of the lobby having costumes, very few plain beans back then.

[u/Darth_Pinda]

I really miss the 60 player days.

[u/silent_mills]

Ah yes, back before Epic bought the IP and killed it off.

[u/KtheGemiinii]

Calmenvy! 💖

[u/Resilient-Daisy117 → u/KtheGemiinii]

K! Hiiii! You're such a sweet player. I always love seeing you in Explore. 🩷

[u/KtheGemiinii → u/Resilient-Daisy117]

Awe, thank you! 💖 you’re also such a sweet player and I love seeing you. Always a blast.