Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on June 8, 2000 at 17:20:44:
In Reply to: Dying and losing all is one thing but then getting killed three more times and exp loss to boot? posted by Bacrie on June 8, 2000 at 16:36:28:
1) If the CForum-o-meter says "CF is LAGGY", and you've been killed three times by lag, why did you log back on to be killed a fourth time?
2) System lag won't necessarily kill you. When the whole game lags, -everything- slows down. This includes mob tracking, the other players, and the like. Note that ticks take longer during this type of lag. This lag can kill you, however, if it causes your connection to fail, but leaves you in the game.
3) Lag on your own end is what is scary. When you have this type of lag, things will freeze up for a bit, then three screens of text will hit you all at once. This means that the game is running just fine, but your interaction with it isn't happening.
Recently, CF is being hit by #2. I am confident that the IMMs are working on it. For free, I might add.
There's also my pet theory that lags/crashes are often a sign of cool things being tested. If no one was tinkering with the code, it would run the same way it did last week. I'd bet the root of the problem is either in paladin bugs, or something new on the horizon. Either way, I'm willing to sit quietly and pay the price.
> I still love the game but it helps to vent and wish there was way for immortals to see how one died. (case in point) I had lagged and after waiting for returned and had lost all.. No biggy didn't lose any exp. But then slain three times in a row due to lag not on my end and at that exp I loss I give.. Oh well done ranting and back to a new char