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ganton
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Aparrently in the latest build on test live theyve fixed the latency spike issues.
http://forums-tl.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=39612
Great news considering this is about the only annoying bug left in the game at this time.
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What did they do go to each and every customers house and fix their PC's?
On a serious note, definitely good news for those who had the problem.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
YeahYeahYeah... And then a professordude gonna show up and say "Hey guess what a dude in central China had a lag spike yesterday. OMGOMGOMGOMG". Man, the lagspikes are a very exagerated issue in the first place. I for one did not know what it was till somebody told me over the OOC. Anyway, happy to hear that also this is resolved now.
You know different people have different systems and therefore have different issues. The fact that you don't have an issue does not mean there isn't any. Just go to tech forums, I'm sure you'll find "a couple" of posts regarding the lag issue as well as other issues.
No you see thats the thing. You can't find more than a couple over the last 2 weeks. It's neglible.
By the way, considering your post further up in this thread you wouldn't just exagerate this lag issue a little bit?
You know different people have different systems and therefore have different issues. The fact that you don't have an issue does not mean there isn't any. Just go to tech forums, I'm sure you'll find "a couple" of posts regarding the lag issue as well as other issues.
No you see thats the thing. You can't find more than a couple over the last 2 weeks. It's neglible.
By the way, considering your post further up in this thread you wouldn't just exagerate this lag issue a little bit?
forums-us.ageofconan.com/forumdisplay.php
There's more than a "couple" for the last 2 weeks, and those are just those reported on the AoC forums. If your argument is that out of whatever the current population is, this is a "couple" then, I'd still say neither you or I have access to the ingame reporting tools for those that report it in game as well. Also add people who experience it, but don't communicate it.
As to whether the issue on lag is exaggerated, that thread is 2000 posts long, starting when then brunt of it was experienced in May through today. That a patch fix is in the works that specifically addresses the 10k lag issue based on constant feedback illustrates that Funcom found an area that addressed this on a scale that should provide the most benefit to the largest group of people.
Thinking that it was just an altruistic gesture for those that "happened" to have this specific 10k lag spike issue; a seemingly random patch to address infrequent and random phenomenon, really begs for credulity when reading your responses.
Good news you say?
More of an embarrassing news!
Fixing bugs like these after over 6 month into release is just showing us how freaking amatourish a game company can get. Bravo!! They fixed 1 fragment of their beta.
So whats next on their beta fixes??
which MMO do you play? i promise you i can tell you of a bug in your fav game that lasted for months as well
try me
You should be embarrased actually as their just coming up on 5 months not over 6. I cant think of any mmo Ive ever played that was perfect after 6 months or even a year.
The lantency spikes that are currently in the game is very minor and is a recent issue. It was happening 5months ago, OOM and memory leaks where the game breaking issues. Those were fixed patch after patch and was resloved completly in patch 2.0. Sorry, but its not a beta problem and it was probably server side and had nothing to do with their code.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
I have less lag spikes here, then i had in EQ2, WoW or some other games. Game still has some issues, but lag spikes are not that awful as they use to be.
It does look that they are moving game (very slowly) in positive direction.
FC is probably the smallest MMO production company on the market right now, mainly because they don't get big names to help fund their games. When a company like SoE or EA picks up a game publication rights they tend to sink money into the game for more staff to help reslove issues more. Well, EA doesn't do this so much when they buy nearly dead games for cheap; they are just trying to siphon off montly fees from the remaining base.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
FC is probably the smallest MMO production company on the market right now, mainly because they don't get big names to help fund their games. When a company like SoE or EA picks up a game publication rights they tend to sink money into the game for more staff to help reslove issues more. Well, EA doesn't do this so much when they buy nearly dead games for cheap; they are just trying to siphon off montly fees from the remaining base.
I don't have quad core "uber " system, but i am running this game with good framerate(it goes up to 80-90+ sometimes now) on High setting.Lowest FPS i had was in Tarantia (around 35-40) when server is busy. I really can't complain about that.And thats with DX9, i refuse to have anything with Vista.
And still getting good FPS and no lag gameplay problems.
SOE, as a big company, is taking time with VG(it took them ages with EQ2 before that) , that i still like, so i don't see why to expect overnight results for AoC.
Either way , it beats hell out of "Disney" cartoons for WoW(Hammer). I just can't swallow those(and i can even cope with UO graphics), and they look awfull on big widescreen.
To bad that Funcom made huge mistake with bad PR and overzealous forum policy , but you can't bring things back.
Never had an issue on live server for a long time now, people have been playing with have.
Although on test server never ever had an issue.
The lag spikes were as well related for some people using vent and not turning it off completely, plus like it or not many ISP's use packet shaping which in quite a few cases checked out to be the cause. For example many ISP's in Austrialia do this. The blame is not solely on the ISP's nor FC but is a mixture in both cases. Again when you may have a DSL connection and use a torrent program the ISP identifies this P2P and subsequently if you close the torrent, next time you game the behaviour is treated the same as it resembles it as puts your connection to the game server on a lower priority.
Ok this is really too much.... So if their is no problem what exactly are they fixing??
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Ok this is really too much.... So if their is no problem what exactly are they fixing??
They have posted on the Testlive forums that they made some changes in the code in the 3.0 patch that should resolve most players latency issues. Thats as much as admitting the problem was on their end man.
Funny I log into Ryzom a free game and I have no lag issues. Wow, no lag issues EVER, not with DSL or Cable. LOTRO, once in a blue moon and christ, even TURBINE admitted it was their fault.
-Lum
You know different people have different systems and therefore have different issues. The fact that you don't have an issue does not mean there isn't any. Just go to tech forums, I'm sure you'll find "a couple" of posts regarding the lag issue as well as other issues.
No you see thats the thing. You can't find more than a couple over the last 2 weeks. It's neglible.
By the way, considering your post further up in this thread you wouldn't just exagerate this lag issue a little bit?
Obviously you are spending too much time on the MMORPG forums trying to drum up more business for AoC and not enough time on the AoC forums trying to help your fellow players, and make it a better community.
Why do you hate the AoC forum community so much?
Yes, the new patch will be AWESOME, really huge !
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Probably a new kid in MMO, had he a little of experience he would remember the lag spike problems, raid server crash and speed hacks in WoW which lasted from launch till almost 18 months later.
The duping, falling through map, hell I even remember rollback in mmo's because a patch was so out of place people losing days of play.
I even remember Blizzard issuing free gameplay because a patch went wrong, gee people have very very short term memory or they're just too new to mmo and expect everything to run smooth like those 4-8 years old mmo.
This has nothing to do with marketing lies, if at least you were complaining about that.And even then I'd be very surprised if you could do in a constructive manner.
Someone lied to you, the best thing you could do is forgive them and help them correct their mistakes.Won't help if you shout, cry, enrage...
Trust me most long time mmo players know better we decide what's best for us, you posting in every forums about how you hate this or that won't change anything, but if you could in a constructive manner add infos, trick, tips, it would help the community a whole lot more.
This is some of the more wise words that have been posted in this thread. It is great when you discover that not only was the game you purchased fun but also the community is great. Great community goes a long way.
Is that any different than "spewing, don't buy the game" ? This is the irony in your whole argument, neither approach is wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to recommend something you enjoy to someone else, just as it's acceptable to warn them about your bad experiences. This is a two way street, you have no right to throw up a road block on the other side.
Learn to accept others opinions as just that, an opinion. That's why people come here, the whole purpose of a forum is to write, read and respond to opinions.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Would you agree that the same thing could be said about the folks that go to every forum and falsly praise games, ignore the games flaws and criticise those that vocalize about problems and bad experiences in the game?
I myself think that they could spend their time more wisely by helping their fellow players, being more a part of their game's community, spending time on the games official forums, listening to criticism without falsely stating that there are no flaws, and not acting like salesmen and marketers with agendas.
I can't believe how willfully ignorant some people are, I accept that they love the game, I accept that they enjoy playing it, I even accept that they may not be experiencing any problems in game. What I can't accept is them acting like everyone should ignore the problems, pay for a game they don't enjoy, and agree with them wholeheartedly. Most of these folks don't give any reason for why they enjoy the game, they do not wish to have any reasonable discourse, they cannot admit being wrong when called on by someone, they just claim "the game is great 10/10" no matter what the subject of the thread.
Is that any different than "spewing, don't buy the game" ? This is the irony in your whole argument, neither approach is wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to recommend something you enjoy to someone else, just as it's acceptable to warn them about your bad experiences. This is a two way street, you have no right to throw up a road block on the other side.
Learn to accept others opinions as just that, an opinion. That's why people come here, the whole purpose of a forum is to write, read and respond to opinions.
I support my opinions about with facts that are based in reality. Even a claim that the community is great is absolutely false, 2 guys desperate for other people to play with does not a community make. Hell even back in August, which is when I honestly stopped playing, aside from the random logins to see whats changed, I couldnt get a group in thunder river to save my life.
-Lum
Is that any different than "spewing, don't buy the game" ? This is the irony in your whole argument, neither approach is wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to recommend something you enjoy to someone else, just as it's acceptable to warn them about your bad experiences. This is a two way street, you have no right to throw up a road block on the other side.
Learn to accept others opinions as just that, an opinion. That's why people come here, the whole purpose of a forum is to write, read and respond to opinions.
I support my opinions about with facts that are based in reality. Even a claim that the community is great is absolutely false, 2 guys desperate for other people to play with does not a community make. Hell even back in August, which is when I honestly stopped playing, aside from the random logins to see whats changed, I couldnt get a group in thunder river to save my life.
I'll play devils advocate in response to this, since it really wasn't a response to my point. Your facts could be different than their facts, there are a few factors to consider. Different servers, different occurances, or different guilds. The community you come across in a game is the one you experience. This can differ from server to server, time zone to time zone etc...
Their experience may have been different than your's, mine certainly was. I also picked my server based on the fact a lot of SWG (bloodfin) vets chose it. I already knew people playing.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Ok this is really too much.... So if their is no problem what exactly are they fixing??
They have posted on the Testlive forums that they made some changes in the code in the 3.0 patch that should resolve most players latency issues. Thats as much as admitting the problem was on their end man.
Funny I log into Ryzom a free game and I have no lag issues. Wow, no lag issues EVER, not with DSL or Cable. LOTRO, once in a blue moon and christ, even TURBINE admitted it was their fault.
Please, I work for my ISP, I speak with ppl everyday with issues with WoW, WAR, AoC, and even LOTRO. It's a 50/50 thing, not every issue causing it is the same but the result is.
Just today I spoke with someone who has an issue with Ryzom, want to call me a liar then thats ok or even if you don't believe me. The same guy had the same issue with other games he just tried such as WAR too, however, lotro was perfect for him. I am sure he reads these forums too and read his posts at warhammeralliance. Cause of the problem? having vent running at the same time in one, after playing then using torrent then going back to game and detection software was treating the game like a torrent and putting those packets on a lower priority. Everytime WoW has a big update we get the same thing and lots of calls in, from their similar to P2P updates causing the same thing.
There are many issues on the users end that can cause it, just as many issues server side can replicate the same thing - like I said its a mixture. They can improve the code all the time to help, people will still get it from their own user issues.
Is that any different than "spewing, don't buy the game" ? This is the irony in your whole argument, neither approach is wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to recommend something you enjoy to someone else, just as it's acceptable to warn them about your bad experiences. This is a two way street, you have no right to throw up a road block on the other side.
Learn to accept others opinions as just that, an opinion. That's why people come here, the whole purpose of a forum is to write, read and respond to opinions.
I support my opinions about with facts that are based in reality. Even a claim that the community is great is absolutely false, 2 guys desperate for other people to play with does not a community make. Hell even back in August, which is when I honestly stopped playing, aside from the random logins to see whats changed, I couldnt get a group in thunder river to save my life.
I'll play devils advocate in response to this, since it really wasn't a response to my point. Your facts could be different than their facts, there are a few factors to consider. Different servers, different occurances, or different guilds. The community you come across in a game is the one you experience. This can differ from server to server, time zone to time zone etc...
Their experience may have been different than your's, mine certainly was. I also picked my server based on the fact a lot of SWG (bloodfin) vets chose it. I already knew people playing.
Look, just forget trying to speak sense to this man. His posting history started with explaining how he got banned from the game and the AoC forums for NO REASON
. Then he accuses FC for fraud because he clicked 6 month sub (the cheapest option) and now he really wished he went with the more expensive 1 moth sub since he got banned and all. From this point of it goes downhill with another 350 consisten AoC bashing posts where he claims that he unistalled the game, then burned the CD's and then suddenly was checking out the game again to verify that it was still bad, just to suddenly become angry and banned again???
Such an exotic posting history doesn't exactly spell out integrity to me. This is very trollish nonsens. It's not like it is a secret either. One oh his first posts says that he will post negative stuff for the sake of negativity up till december when his sub runs out. And it looks indeed like he is a man of his words. So Malickie just to give you an advice, don't waste your time trying to converse with this individual. Do it if you enjoy it, but don't expect a response that will relate in any way to what you say.
It looks to me like some people here have more of a problem then others. Various DIFFERENT people come here to speak on the game. Hate it, Love it, Question.. But some come here and troll AOC with HATE all day.
My re-quote for you.. Its been edited because I think that my pic above proves who you were talking to.
"I dont care how much anyone HATES a game, some of these peoples general level of misinformation and stumping the game goes WAY beyond Sour Roaches.... It just cant be that these people that claim to HATE the game so much would sacrafice SO much of their time to post : Don't listen to anyone here but me, and I dont even play the %#$@ game. ""
Wizhk
Edited for the Moderators...