MMC Lag

mcai8rw2

Okay...I've seen the videos and i think the game looks really exquisite...so looking forward to that.



The MMC is a new idea, that should be great too...EXCEPT!...if every one person has three characters on screen, can you imagine the LAAAAGGGG.



How will we cope? Does the MMC thing mean THREE TIMES more A.I. processing? THREE TIMES more graphics drawing, THREE TIMES more hit rate computation.



Korean internet speeds are much more advanced than our paltry UK infrastructure.



Will we cope in the UK?

fauxhall

Actually the lag isn't as bad as you think. There is still lag of course because its still in beta. But its not that bad.

JelloB2000

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Originally posted by mcai8rw2
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How will we cope? Does the MMC thing mean THREE TIMES more A.I. processing? THREE TIMES more graphics drawing, THREE TIMES more hit rate computation.Korean internet speeds are much more advanced than our paltry UK infrastructure.Will we cope in the UK?

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Internet speed has nothing to do with how much processing power the GE-server needs or has. Distance = latency, processing power = server lag (both can be similar to the user depending on how game handles slowdowns & lag).
UK has excellent infrastructure (that means: communication, power, roads etc). The prices on real broadband in the U.K is expensive iirc. Korea has the highest penetration of broadband-users in the world (which was also seen in the latest "attack against the internet").

There is no "AI-processing", there are scripts & automated commands to give the illusion of "A.I".

Three characters dont make that much of a difference if its done correctly. One place in game that has something wrong with multiple characters is the first shop area (once you get close you get slowdown). Othervise I dont notice any slowdowns even with 30+ or so monsters around & several familys chopping away at them.

Gameloading

And that, my friend, is why korean mmorpg's don't have character-look customization. The game can easily have 40~60 people on screen and not lag one bit. let me tell you this: There is no lag, no graphical lag, no connection lag.

vortal1

All points here are right, however the use of texture mapping against graphical settings is something that may affect different people depending on your system set-up.

If you are getting lag and this appears to be local to you (ask others in chat if they are having problems) then this could be the issue. This is sometimes why you get slow down and 'lag' when moving into new areas, or public areas where lots of people have different customisations. Gameloading is right when he says one of the ways the Korea's get around this is by not offering lots of customisation.

I remember using this in DAOC - set my graphics card memory low and would get a slight pause when a different realm player was around hence I could prepare for PvP.

Vortal

CleffyII

Remember the Closed Beta is happening from Singapore.  If you in the US you theoretically should have incredibly horrid lag with a constant 3 second delay and choppyness.  I am just surprised cause I haven't been experiencing that.

DarkTorrent

Yeah, the only lag I've ever experienced so far is when nearing the shop zones in the towns. I think I've had an occasional short slowdown when there are like 20+ monsters on the screen, but I already know that's because of my graphics card. I'm very impressed with how little it lags, granted it is only Closed Beta and there aren't many people in the game at the moment. Only time I ever saw one of the channels full was last night.

Wart

I haven't had any graphic lag of sorts yet. A constant 50-60+ fps... but I have a high-end PC. I have had server lag problems at times though.

Windscarz

i had never experience any horible lag so far, the game is still perfect for me ^^

even when all my threee charracter was surrounded by like 30 mobs and i spam all the skill the game still works well

i got a decent PC and internet, not a uber uber one so i think everyone will be fine in this game