Time to upgrade / Optimize

[_____________Rolller]

Hurray for an awesome expansion. However the game is creeking and straining now. The achilies heel of this game has always been it's inability to handle too many people in 1 spot.

Time to stop making work arounds (moving whompas grid terms and bank terms) and fix the problem. I am not gonna tell you how to do it as you guys are the AO experts.

Just that it needs to be done. We cannot have a decent battle in this game with 50+ people without client problems, lag, crashing, and zone crashing.

Need to focus on this very big problem.

[StumpJumper]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mrevil]

I agree


and....

*bump*

[Kinkstaah]

I also agree.

Nothing like running into 50 omnis and getting 'server lost'
Fix the problem. Somehow.

[____________WildKard]

Time to UPGRADE!
NOT time to further optimize!

Sorry FC. Your choice to use less-than top of the line network and server hardware, and reduce the bandwidth needed in order to cut costs has now (well for a while now) biten you in the behind.

Someone in FC has prolly called this "Our competitive edge". What you've really done is gimped your ability to support a large player base.

You're haveing your coders spen way way way too much time minimizing server CPU utalization and data packet size. They should be fixing code bugs (not tacking in workarounds that break next time you patch in additional workarounds) and working on mob/pet pathing (just to name two).

Players, you ever notice your data activity? For example, if you've got DSL, it's the little light that flashes when you send/receive data on your DSL 'modem'. It's sporatic and minimal when you play AO. Play any other on-line game. With most all of them, the activity is constant.

Time to increase client to server comunication. Time to increase bandwidth utalization. Time to increase the data traffic your network can handel. Time to increase the performance of your server hardware.

You have enjoyed the benifit of having almost no competition in the SciFi setting. That is changing. I would hate to see your player base suffer because you refuse to deliver the playability that your compatition has realized they must deliver.

AO is a good game. With more polishing it could be great.

[Mrevil]

Originally posted by WildKard
Time to UPGRADE!
NOT time to further optimize!

Sorry FC. Your choice to use less-than top of the line network and server hardware, and reduce the bandwidth needed in order to cut costs has now (well for a while now) biten you in the behind.

Someone in FC has prolly called this "Our competitive edge". What you've really done is gimped your ability to support a large player base.

You're haveing your coders spen way way way too much time minimizing server CPU utalization and data packet size. They should be fixing code bugs (not tacking in workarounds that break next time you patch in additional workarounds) and working on mob/pet pathing (just to name two).

Players, you ever notice your data activity? For example, if you've got DSL, it's the little light that flashes when you send/receive data on your DSL 'modem'. It's sporatic and minimal when you play AO. Play any other on-line game. With most all of them, the activity is constant.

Time to increase client to server comunication. Time to increase bandwidth utalization. Time to increase the data traffic your network can handel. Time to increase the performance of your server hardware.

You have enjoyed the benifit of having almost no competition in the SciFi setting. That is changing. I would hate to see your player base suffer because you refuse to deliver the playability that your compatition has realized they must deliver.

AO is a good game. With more polishing it could be great.

Well said.
I agree fully. I do sincerely hope that FC also takes these words to their minds. They Do Need to do something and they need to do it now!

Regards.

[______________zendog]

Yes!Improve the servers and bandwidth to gain more players,not wait until you think the numbers justify a begrudged increase.
Its the fundamentals that make quality of life,not the glitz.(although a bit of sleaze never goes amiss!)

[vorteks]

What are you guys ready to pay to finance the increase in bandwith?

I could go up to 30 dollars a month.

[Mrevil]

Originally posted by vorteks
What are you guys ready to pay to finance the increase in bandwith?

I could go up to 30 dollars a month.

They do have a large number of players, so $30 will most certainly Not be nessecary. But i could most willingly pay a few $´s more if they can increase their bandwidth.
But then they Must ensure me that the lag/serversync will decrease MOST dramatically (as one sure knows that there will Allways be some kind of lag).

but surely i would never pay more than $15 for an online game on a monthly basis.

Regards.

[___________TreeTrunk]

There are a few threads from a few years ago that shed some light on reason you aren't seeing seeing streaming datagram traffic.

[__________Specialone]

Regardless as to whether we should see continuous data traffic or not, it's clear that FC has not upgraded their hardware since launch.

Since I started playing AO, I've gotten a new PC, increased rdram, and upgraded the gfx card a few months ago...I bet most of the players here have also upgraded...about time FC did the same

[Stabdude]

What are you talking about? Higher utilization of the available bandwith on *YOUR* side means that Funcom is writing faster networking code?

What planet were you born on?

The reason for the low amount of traffic is that FC writes efficient networking code. And for the umpteenth time, FC uses Cable & Wireless (do a trace to lh.d1.funcom.com) for their networking, which is pretty much one of the biggest and best serious ISPs in the world.

[svendor]

So where is the lag coming from then?

[lilnymph]

Originally posted by svendor
So where is the lag coming from then?

any bottleneck anywhere on the internet between you and funcom, and also between anyone you can see and funcom.

Welcome to the wonderfull world of the internet.

Oh, and to all of you who KNOW funcom is using substandard equipment, please post the specs, or atleast the type of equipment they are using, so we can help advise funcom on what to upgrade.

Hugs

lilnymph

[StumpJumper]

LOL.. Dig it!!

[Waffen]

Originally posted by svendor
So where is the lag coming from then?

Hmm. Some say it can't be Funcom, and it can't be my P4 system and 20 ping, so I blame it on the Loch Ness Monster.

Reduce the lag Nessie!