Connectivity Issues: An Update from the Team

[Zhedda]

We're adding an option to turn off the special effects on weapons, but the effects are rendered on the client side.

Does that mean it has to go out in a client patch, or if the option is enabled the weapons will still generate an effect client side, but do nothing on the server?

[Amack]

Does that mean it has to go out in a client patch, or if the option is enabled the weapons will still generate an effect client side, but do nothing on the server?

That means that it will only help client side lag such as dropped frame rates from your video card, it will not do anything to reduce the amount of information transferred to the servers.

Yes, it will be a client patch and a very welcomed one at that. People have been asking for this since before I started playing.

[rebtattoo]

Which patch? There have been so many...

I know when The Company first made the change for hulkers to become more killable again - to stay alive even if the stage ends - I was so busy and focused on finishing my formidable hulker kills that I didn't really notice anything but what I was killing. Once I had the pursuit done I was SO SICK of Kenn Farm I haven't done many since. One incursion a day for my 7th Legion rep, not necessarily Kenn Farm.

The patch that introduced the "killing all enemies to finish stage" patch.

It has never worked properly, and was reported as soon as we noticed it.

[CM Kiwibird]

That means that it will only help client side lag such as dropped frame rates from your video card, it will not do anything to reduce the amount of information transferred to the servers.

Amack is right on point here. It'll help with issues with frame rates.

[TheDancingJesus]

At least some people are suffering from full disconnects. 90%(no joke) of the time I log in I'm faced with players and enemies that don't move. I get shot through mountains and any other object, and utterly have no chance of enjoying the game. I'd rather have a solid no connection at all than be teased by being able to "play" but not actually do anything. (I'm holding back tonnes of rage as well. No excuses, its not like you invented multi-player, get some help)

Great Impressions for a new player........

[Odessa]

The critting has been horrible from this weekend on. I have a few friends who can't even stay connected long enough to touch ground. Any word on an update in regards to this? I also randomly crit out when first signing on.

[dramaQkarri]

Chiming in here! Game performance is pretty horrible and no improvements or plans for improvement in sight. Please DO NOT give us a game-breaking patch on 7/3 and then run off for your holiday weekends. I'm really hoping to hear we're trying an update today while there is still time to adjust. Also, I sincerely hope you've noticed that player retention is really fading. A lot of my friends are moving to other games.

[Blu]

There are also issues with other incursions now too.

Yesterday while doing the Volge incursion at the Bathhouse,all the mobs that spawned in the ninth stage were killed yet the timer continued running.

9th stage huh, wish on pc could even make it to the 9th stage in any day,,,

I notice the bombers are spawning way on top of things, if it wasn't for some of the vets being around and showing others where they are hiding, often you wouldn't be able to make it to other stages at bathhouse on pc...

the viscera that spawn out back, often is someone encounters him and runs around, once he starts flash porting for attack at ppl, he will often flash away or get hung up on the downside of hills..

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I also thought maybe the 7 days is to long for claims, mainly cause im almost at 300 and I cant keep up with how many items im getting into my claims, most unless they are something nice just sit in there, have thought about coming on here and starting a thread trying to give things away,

when was lower lvl it wasn't that hard, would just run around to towns and randomly invite ppl to trade, giving them ojs, purples anything that was decent for them at there lvls,

but close to 3500 ego, that's not working anymore,, ^_^.

[FiveSixtyEight]

Why do they keep talking about the f2p transition? There are tons of threads about this constant d/c BS from over a year ago. An MMO with utterly unreliable servers is no MMO at all.

[dramaQkarri]

Why do they keep talking about the f2p transition? There are tons of threads about this constant d/c BS from over a year ago. An MMO with utterly unreliable servers is no MMO at all.

You catch on quick.