# Private Game Does Not Work

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [December 1, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191 "2024-12-01T06:45:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Starker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Starker](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Starker)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191/1 "2024-12-01T06:45:40Z")

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### Issue Type (Required):

Matchmaking

### Issue Description (Required):

Setting Private Game to On does not queue the party into a private match. Other players are still added via normal matchmaking.

Video: [https://vimeo.com/1034878022/a69acc124a](https://vimeo.com/1034878022/a69acc124a)

### Steps to Reproduce (Required):

1. 

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Enter Mission Terminal > set Private Game to On

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2. 

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 Select Play

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### Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

### Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

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**Author:** ![Flawless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Flawless](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Flawless)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191/2 "2024-12-01T07:21:57Z")

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Are you sure those were not people from the friendlist of someone on the party?

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**Author:** ![gpkgpk](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/gpkgpk/32/119406_2.png) [@gpkgpk](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/gpkgpk)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191/3 "2024-12-01T17:39:32Z")

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We did a bunch of private missions from the main mission board yesterday on Steam, seemed fine for us.

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**Author:** ![Flawless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Flawless](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Flawless)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/private-game-does-not-work/102191/4 "2024-12-01T17:53:29Z")

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Ah i just watched the video.  
You selected quickplay.

I am not sure, but it might be, that quickplay is always public.  
That would make sense, because the point of quickplay is to fill up existing lobbies.