Queue 3.0 in theory is one thing, but in practice is something totally different. If the queue only was open for 90 minutes, it is worse than ever. It cannot prioritize participation if the window of time is so short.

The bigger problem:

Who with a job and a normal life can be monitoring for the 90 minute queue? Not many. The queue was during work hours for a huge majority of people.
So, who does the queue prioritize in actuality? Who without a normal job has the money to afford a card? People who make money in alternative ways. Scalpers.

Congratulations EVGA, you just incentivized scalpers.

Shame

Edit: for more context:

EVGA customer service told me (without apologizing for the first 90 minute window) that they plan to have multiple more short queue windows in the future. The short queue window is the root of the problem, and now they are positioning themself to continue that tradition. How can they say that they are trying to help a loyal PC gamer population, and trying to overcome bots and scalpers, when their queue duration specifically lends itself to bots and scalpers?

EVGA employees keep stating that score and participation matters, but keep ignoring the fact that score only matters once you are in a queue, and if you can't enter a short duration queue, the biggest score in the world means nothing.

If EVGA truly wants to enhance buying options for those who improve their community and image, EVGA needs to stop worrying about how massive a queue becomes, and needs to start prioritizing collecting broad purchase intent data from users, which it THEN can prioritize using the principles they claim to support. A 24 hour queue is a bare minimum, is what EVGA stated they were going to do, and is what EVGA should be doing if it has integrity.

EVGA, listen.

ty_ger07
Queue 3.0 in theory is one thing, but in practice is something totally different. If the queue only was open for 90 minutes, it is worse than ever. It cannot prioritize participation if the window of time is so short.

The bigger problem:

Who with a job and a normal life can be monitoring for the 90 minute queue? Not many. The queue was during work hours for a huge majority of people.
So, who does the queue prioritize in actuality? Who without a normal job has the money to afford a card? People who make money in alternative ways. Scalpers.

Congratulations EVGA, you just incentivized scalpers.

Shame

I like queue 1.0, but they need to check that people are not creating several accounts and compare shipping addresses.
 
I don't use any social media apart from 4chan. Its defiantly hard to grow my score. They should add twitch points :).

... So you agree that the principles of Queue 3.0 are misleading?! Just like the title and content of this thread states...

They statee that Queue 3.0 started on the 11th and that it would provide Elite member access for 24 hours. That didn't happen. That's why this thread was created to highlight the biggest flaw in the implementation so far.

If you see potential (as do I) and agree that the 90 minute window is not as originally envisioned or presented, then you agree with the content of this thread. Why pretend to disagree when you wholeheartedly agree?

enewt
I don't agree.

But you do. You stated that you believe EVGA decided to test the system, which compromised the principles presented.

enewt
Have a nice day.

It makes EVGA look bad when they can't even follow their own rules and continue to move the goal posts while not honoring prior agreements. 

ObscureEmpyre
My gripe with queue 3.0 is the score system. My score is 154. Okay, what does that mean? How high does the score system go? Is 154 good enough to jump in line, if I do desire? The webpage citing the specifics of queue 3.0 seems lacking. Either that or I’m missing something. Probably the latter, but I can’t seem to readily find info pertaining to scores and queuing up.

3.0 is a mess, yes, EVGA is trying to make a better system but they are  trying to also use it as a carrot. Using it as a carrot to force people to do advertising for them is were they are crossing the line and its putting them in a bad light.
The idea came from the good place. The execution crossed the line.
If I was EVGA I would rethink 3.0.

I agree. Queue 3.0 is confusing. And scalpers are bad m'k. So let's not be scalpers. Cuss scalpers are bad. m'k?

GTXJackBauer
Exactly.  They're working out the kinks and will always adjust when warranted.

This thread isn't about an unforeseeable future, it is about the present.

What happened in the present is what I stated.

ty_ger07

BiLLbOuS
Evga has gone above and beyond to facilitate us, you have to pay attention, and be at the right place at the right time and you have no issues getting a GPU. If u still haven't gotten a GPU from EVGA by now after all this started, you are seriously doing something wrong. 

1) I have had no interest in buying any of these GPUs, and I have no interest at the moment. Please don't make that part of your argument. This thread is about implementation, not opinion or frustration.
2) EVGA did not follow the procedure they advertised, and that is the current problem. The problem currently exists, so the complaint is currently relevant. A 90 minute purchase window is not 24 hours, and the queue participants within that 90 minute purchase window are not representative of the supposed goal of queue 3.0.

Here, let me help you.

EVGATech_LeeM
 
 
I would like people to read the "Notice" part near the end of the Queue 3.0 page, just above the FAQ, if you haven't.  Spoiler - don't expect the Queue 3.0 to stay exactly the same.  We are tweaking parts of the program, looking at the parts that worked as expected, the new problems that manifest after going through a first run of the program, and other unexpected things that can only be learned from pushing a new program live.  For example, most of you have seen members who are receiving an error message (that they shouldn't get) when trying to sign up for the queue; we're working to fix that currently and also clean up the My Notifies page. The feedback and critiques from the community are also things that we are reviewing for ways we can improve.
 
The Queue 3.0 will likely see some changes over the next few weeks.  Not "burn it down and rebuild" changes, but some small tweaks as we work towards finishing the way everything works.  The next part after that will be to update the Queue 3.0 explanation page if there are areas that have changed or need clarification.

No, they don't need to do a full reboot.
When you open a restaurant you do a trial opening.  This is no different.  

enewt
Have a nice day.

You give up too easily.

I am glad you understand. Your brain and our reality betrays your heart.

So with the points system, how exactly does it work? The more points you have, the better (as far as queue position)? Or fewer?  I looked at it briefly and became very, very confused.
 
I seriously miss the days of just going to the store and buying a card. The last two years have been pretty horrible for PC gaming hardware.
 

EVGA_JacobF
In future it will allow for more entries into queue, for this initial release it was open for a limited time due to the new programming to make sure it rolls out smoothly and also limited initial availability.

Hi Jacob. I saw the auto-notify button for the 3080 12 GB FTW3 the other day. I didn’t put myself in queue, though, but I guess the queue roll out was successful. However, I’m still baffled by the score system. What’s the max score and at what level score does it give you an edge up?

I still don't fully understand how the queue system works tbh. I just built a new pc and found out about the queue system a couple days ago. I thought any account could have entered no where on the FAQ said it was timed..

I do agree having a full time job and children at home I don't have time to watch twitter or whatever to figure out when the next drop will be.

Good luck to everyone trying to get into the queue!

I'm new here. How long was the queue sign-up window typically open for when 1.0 or 2.0 was used? And should I be checking every day if it is open?
I understand that yesterday it lasted only like 30 minutes for testing.