I assume there is just not so many players to have an active PvP scene.

You can search for a competitors in SoC discord tho

i always check if there's any games available online but everything is locked and not more than 2-3 players, no big 6-8 ffa extravaganza, so i guess check on the discord for 1v1s.

The game itself is great. Unfortunately, there is hardly any PvP. That is also the reason why I stopped playing this game, but I will keep an eye on it.

This entire game genre plays very slow by design, and even a small 1v1 map skirmish is going to take a time investment from more than 1 person at the same time. Scheduling several hours of uniterrupted playtime for several people is tough (ask any D&D players), so I'd guess most people just don't even try even if they'd be interested to.

Point in case:

Originally posted by Opochtli:

i always check if there's any games available online but everything is locked

but you didn't try opening a lobby yourself, did you?

On top of that, AFAIK there's no matchmaking or public mp ranking working in any capacity (beyond the achievements), and I think that nowadays it's a huge factor in encouraging multiplayer participation.

we have pvp community https://discord.gg/4DVB94vm here you can ez find game, tournament, ranked

Originally posted by div.ide:

This entire game genre plays very slow by design, and even a small 1v1 map skirmish is going to take a time investment from more than 1 person at the same time. Scheduling several hours of uniterrupted playtime for several people is tough (ask any D&D players), so I'd guess most people just don't even try even if they'd be interested to.

Point in case:

Originally posted by Opochtli:

i always check if there's any games available online but everything is locked

but you didn't try opening a lobby yourself, did you?

On top of that, AFAIK there's no matchmaking or public mp ranking working in any capacity (beyond the achievements), and I think that nowadays it's a huge factor in encouraging multiplayer participation.

i did open a lobby a few days ago and wrote in the discord if people wanted to join, waited 2 hours and closed the game

Originally posted by Opochtli:

i did open a lobby a few days ago and wrote in the discord if people wanted to join, waited 2 hours and closed the game

official discord dead for pvp

Originally posted by Kolensky:

Looks like overwhelming majority of players interested only in pve content. Never stumbled upon open pvp game (RU\EU) since purchase. Maybe there is specific time for online battles or it is normal for that kind of games to multiplayer only with couple of friends in private lobby?

Yes, pvp is here for show, in fact, constant desynchronization and inadequate expectations when playing more than 2 players

I either play PvE solo, or PvE/PvP with friends. No reason for me to play against random players, as I perceive SoC as my comfort game, not competitive. I am planning to buy every single DLC on the roadmap and come back to this game for the new campaigns and a few playing sessions with my friends to enjoy the new content.