Manual "desynch" option needed

[Horror Stories]

After playing through over 100 major arkfalls for the CC event, the lag people induce from BMGs and spawning cars to purposely try an make other critical out makes me want to uninstall the game. The only times I don't lag seems to be when the game desynchs me from the other 40+ players around me. In those short time periods, I enjoy playing the game, as my FPS is actually above 0 for a change. A few minutes ago I did a major CC arkfall, and I didn't desynch at all, meaning I had to forcefully buffer and maintain a buffer on 40+ player, most of which were using BMGs. We need an option in the settings menu that allows us to put a max number of players on screen, or something similar. Why should I have to suffer, because a large number of people who play this game choose to do so selfishly and disrespectfully? BMGs don't kill monarchs and they never will. So while I and people alike spend time draining the monarchs health with ARs and LMGs, the others who refuse to use anything other than the cheapest weapon type in the game sit in the middle with their triggers taped down. Why should I have to lag because 20 low ego people who only want points choose to tape down their heal trigger on BMGs? Why should everyone at the arkfall lag because a few bad apples keep trying to make everyone critical out by spawning cars?

*To anyone who replies with "but infect0rs that spawn bugs also cause l4g", your argument has no business here*

We NEED options and a system in place that doesn't try an constantly buffer 1000000 other people.

[Ryker Vorton]

After playing through over 100 major arkfalls for the CC event, the lag people induce from BMGs and spawning cars to purposely try an make other critical out makes me want to uninstall the game. The only times I don't lag seems to be when the game desynchs me from the other 40+ players around me. In those short time periods, I enjoy playing the game, as my FPS is actually above 0 for a change. A few minutes ago I did a major CC arkfall, and I didn't desynch at all, meaning I had to forcefully buffer and maintain a buffer on 40+ player, most of which were using BMGs. We need an option in the settings menu that allows us to put a max number of players on screen, or something similar. Why should I have to suffer, because a large number of people who play this game choose to do so selfishly and disrespectfully? BMGs don't kill monarchs and they never will. So while I and people alike spend time draining the monarchs health with ARs and LMGs, the others who refuse to use anything other than the cheapest weapon type in the game sit in the middle with their triggers taped down. Why should I have to lag because 20 low ego people who only want points choose to tape down their heal trigger on BMGs? Why should everyone at the arkfall lag because a few bad apples keep trying to make everyone critical out by spawning cars?

*To anyone who replies with "but infect0rs that spawn bugs also cause l4g", your argument has no business here*

We NEED options and a system in place that doesn't try an constantly buffer 1000000 other people.

Still just as valid as the BMG's and CF's

Oh, if you bother enough to do your chores and individualize the bmg users and do a /inspect on them you will find out that most of them are actually high ego, contrary to the popular belief


Back on the (other) problem at hand...

Try lowering the proxy memory in the config, if you aren't a sniper that will help (if you do snipe then you need as much proxy memory as possible).

But, the main thing i believe it is the number of players in area required tot rigger the "desynch" (as you call it) while during solstice i saw it happeninng in every major arkfall i rarely ee it during CC and i guess it is because i see a lot less people in them as compared to solstice.

[MagnusRune Daltus]

''Oh, if you bother enough to do your chores and individualize the bmg users and do a /inspect on them you will find out that most of them are actually high ego, contrary to the popular belief''

easyist way, to prove this, is as soon as event ends. look at the top 5 scores, of like 150k+ and inspect them instantly... all got BMGs

[BC001]

''Oh, if you bother enough to do your chores and individualize the bmg users and do a /inspect on them you will find out that most of them are actually high ego, contrary to the popular belief''

easyist way, to prove this, is as soon as event ends. look at the top 5 scores, of like 150k+ and inspect them instantly... all got BMGs

BMGs keep the user alive better than stims alone so that is not at all surprising that the top five would have them as part of their loadout. Downs and especially extractions are the biggest score killers after all.

[Graywolfe]

BMGs keep the user alive better than stims alone so that is not at all surprising that the top five would have them as part of their loadout. Downs and especially extractions are the biggest score killers after all.

When i go down it is generally because i have been blinded by a BMG and can not see what is going on around me. The BMG also causes me to DC so when i come back my score starts over. I gave up worrying about score because as long as people use BMGs at these events i will not really get one, at least not until they fix the BMGs and get rid of the beams. I like the use the protection spike but at the CC events all the spikes being dropped are causing problems for many people, me included, so i stopped using them there.

[ButtTheRipper]

I like the use the protection spike but at the CC events all the spikes being dropped are causing problems for many people, me included, so i stopped using them there.

For me on the 360 it became why bother dropping a spike when there are 50 of every variety out already? #cantbebothered

[BC001]

When i go down it is generally because i have been blinded by a BMG and can not see what is going on around me. The BMG also causes me to DC so when i come back my score starts over. I gave up worrying about score because as long as people use BMGs at these events i will not really get one, at least not until they fix the BMGs and get rid of the beams. I like the use the protection spike but at the CC events all the spikes being dropped are causing problems for many people, me included, so i stopped using them there.

If you turn the gamma up a little from the 'recommended' level it helps with the beam blinding a bit. I usually do not have problems with one healing beam, it is when there are a whole bunch at once that it becomes hard to see the target.

I have noticed the spike thing too. Unfortunately with the lack of good communication in the game people often get the idea to drop them at the same time. That and some people do not seem to know that one can only benefit from one of each kind of spike at any given time and try to 'boost' the effect with another one.

[Graywolfe]

When i go into a event i turn my gamma all the way up and the resolution all the way down. It lets me stick it out longer, if only one person is using the BMG or a couple of spikes then generally i will be able to stay but there are so many people using them it overloads the server. I believe it has to do with the colors they use for the spikes and beams since the infectors and CFs give me no problems at all.

[Tura Satana]

The frame rate is awful at these arkfalls when they are packed. Spikes and BMG "protection" distort the view more. Explosions and effects are too over the top and blinding, and need to be toned down. Then maybe the framerate would hold up better.

I've defended BMG user healing before but its like i cant escape it and continued healing while only the matron is left is totally unnecessary, for she does nothing.

[Cyripax NeoPrime]

All of this can be avoided with an option to turn of bmg animations.

Its pisses me off when everyones spamming the bmgs and spikes, And I KNOW THERES BLUE DROPS on the ground flickering in and out of the animations, yet i cant pick them up and they dissapear now by the end of the arkfall.

I remember when your drops stayed till you picked them up, but now they dissapate after 30 seconds. (Guess its better on framerate that way) but i wish i didnt lose so many blue drops