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master_of_puppets · Feb 18, 2007, 03:49 AM // 03:49

A ping feature has been implemented somewhat recently but to the best of my knowledge there is no way you can see someone else's ping, yeah they can tell u but still. Recently I have been getting way more lag than usual and its very irritating. I think some kind of thing should be implemented so you can alert your teammates u are lagging without having to type/ say anything.

Maybe:
-you can ctrl+click the little circle and it would say "My current Ping is X"
-if you are getting lots of lag, so if ur circle is red a red circle pops up beside your name in the party list
-they can make a new window u can open and in it u can see everyones ping on ur team
something like that

NOTE: not in towns/outposts, only in explorable and combat areas

007 Error · Feb 18, 2007, 04:15 AM // 04:15

Excellent idea. I play my monk 95% of the time and nothing is more frustrating than being stuck in a lag-spike while your team gets mowed down. This is the kind of stuff they should be implementing instead of giving us mini-pets in outposts.

Faer · Feb 18, 2007, 04:29 AM // 04:29

Edited the title slightly to try and preemptively stop the rush of people who can't read original posts before making one of their own and would inevitably fill this thread with "WTF THEY CAN ALREDY SEE WEN U PING LOL NUB" trash.

I love this idea. It'd be amazingly useful for just about everybody, with no real downsides except the whole spamming thing that might happen (though unlikely).

lyra_song · Feb 18, 2007, 06:35 AM // 06:35

/signed signed signed and "Why isnt this in there already?"

Morgenstern · Feb 18, 2007, 06:41 AM // 06:41

/signed, excellent idea!! Same reason as said before, nothing wrong that having your ded team raging you while your swearing at your modem.

Viruzzz · Feb 18, 2007, 10:31 AM // 10:31

it benefits the team greatly.
the only downside i can think of it people who are either stuck on lowspeed internet or just have horrible ping times for some other reason will be discriminated against when selecting party members

Hockster · Feb 18, 2007, 10:45 AM // 10:45

Sending even more info from the server to your comp, back to the server, then to your teammates would only add more latency. Kinda defeats the purpose of it.

Faer · Feb 18, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24

In theory though, it wouldn't take up any more bandwidth than a manually written message of the same length, so I don't see how that'd really be a problem.

daraaksii · Feb 18, 2007, 02:58 PM // 14:58

I'm ctrl+clicking on the red circle all the time :P

/signed. And yes, why isn't this in the game already?:\

master_of_puppets · Feb 19, 2007, 09:23 PM // 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viruzzz

it benefits the team greatly.
the only downside i can think of it people who are either stuck on lowspeed internet or just have horrible ping times for some other reason will be discriminated against when selecting party members

i guess it wouldnt show in outposts and such, only in explorable/fight areas

Antheus · Feb 19, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52

If you're seriously lagging, the lag where not only your response is delayed, but you are unable to perform any action for 5-30 seconds, then pinging your lag would be delayed 5-30 seconds as well.

By the time anyone knew, it'd be too late.

MithranArkanere · Feb 20, 2007, 01:06 AM // 01:06

As long as it only shows in combat areas, it's fine for me.

mqstout · Feb 20, 2007, 01:10 AM // 01:10

Absolutely not. It will then only become another feature used to discriminate during party-making.

master_of_puppets · Mar 01, 2007, 10:57 PM // 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by mqstout

Absolutely not. It will then only become another feature used to discriminate during party-making.

if you actually read you'd see it was determined this would not show in towns and outposts, only in explorable/combat areas. not to mention there is really one place where there is any real 'discrimination' and its perfectly valid.

tenshi_strife · Mar 01, 2007, 11:02 PM // 23:02

/signed

there are sometimes i lag like hell and others dont know it and it sucks... so yea

Stormlord Alex · Mar 01, 2007, 11:07 PM // 23:07

/signed

How do I make my post at least 12 characters long I wonder?

I'm off to go ponder that particular problem...

gameshoes3003 · Mar 01, 2007, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by master_of_puppets

if you actually read you'd see it was determined this would only show in towns and outposts. not to mention there is really one place where there is any real 'discrimination' and its perfectly valid.

Actually, if read your first post, if says nothing of the sort. Later, you say that. You should update your first post because not everybody has the time like me to read through every single post, especially if this were to be a long thread. So actually update before bashing....
But I would say no because there are people that have 56k because cable or dsl is not available to them so that's all they got. So this would instantly eliminate those players and not only that as Antheus said, if you're lagging, people will find out through your lack of movement and talking... Or they can just consider you afk and then leave you. Same results.
But this'll still cut out people that have orange pings (medium lag) and people will say forming a Non-Lagging group. Now, I generally have green or orange, but I have orange a lot because I don't have all of the internet to myself. I share with my family.
But all and all, this is going to really separate people with good/okay/bad pings. It's like in the Half-Life games, if you have a ping over 120, you're kicked! Whoopee! I personally hate that.
/notsigned

tenshi_strife · Mar 01, 2007, 11:26 PM // 23:26

well if it is not seen in towns and outposts not a problem. I HAVE 56K AND I SIGNED, really not a big deal.

gameshoes3003 · Mar 01, 2007, 11:29 PM // 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenshi_strife

well if it is not seen in towns and outposts not a problem. I HAVE 56K AND I SIGNED, really not a big deal.

But this guy is saying it'd be seen in towns/outposts.

tenshi_strife · Mar 01, 2007, 11:34 PM // 23:34

bleh either way, if they want to kick you then fine... probably noobs anyway. i have to deal with worst stuff... "GLF RANK 4 NUKER" "im rank 3 but i am quite skilled, i do gvg more" "NO R3, R4 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB" .... so yes this is the least of my worries