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Is this what lag does? - LancerZero - 10-21-2007
Okay, I've shot down hundreds of Bloodhounds in SP. In fact, that's how I made a lot of money: go Bloodhound hunting, because they're so weak. Even the NPCs using bots/batts doesn't make them much tougher when they're flying Bloodhounds.
Buuuut . . .
I know how those things ought to be flying and moving. But in MP (specifically on the RP server), the things jerk and twist suddenly, far more quickly than even a Drake or Arrow could manage. And, by the way, making them devilishly annoying. No threat, even to my crappy Starflyer, but they take quite awhile simply because they are difficult to hit when they're moving like that.
Is that what lag does, and is there any way to reduce it? Because it is extremely annoying.
Is this what lag does? - Unseelie - 10-21-2007
uh...disco has a harder AI....not a more human AI, just harder.
so....probably a combination of lag and the AI
Is this what lag does? - Vape - 10-21-2007
tell me about it..ever heard of a lag spike?, happens on Guild Wars a lot, really annoying
dont know how to prevent, but try getting a better connection or more ram or a better graphics card
Is this what lag does? - LancerZero - 10-21-2007
I know Discovery has a better AI - but I've still destroyed dozens of Bloodhounds without trouble in open SP. I think that my problem is simply lag . . . I mean, those ships have a certain speed at which they can strafe and turn. To see them exceeding that in an obvious way makes it seem to me that it's not an AI deal. =P So, lag . . . hmm. Probably also has something to do with the fact that I'm sharing my internet connection with two other computers in the house. =\ Thanks for the assistance!
Is this what lag does? - onca - 10-21-2007
Lancer..... welcome to the world of Multiplayer dude:)
Yes what you describe is normal. Wait till you face a Legionnaire.... also known as the RSI-maker.
Is this what lag does? - Eppy - 10-21-2007
Ooh, and be glad there aren't any Slpistream or Scimitar NPCs; Those'd be real buggers to kill. I'd be afraid to try it in bloody Gunboat. ANd just wait till you see the Nomad NPCs in the new version, they have battleships worrying.
Is this what lag does? - Taffic - 10-21-2007
Those Legionnaires can make a grown man cry - know loads of pilots that leave them alone because of how the blinking lag effects them.
Is this what lag does? - Jwnantze - 10-21-2007
' Wrote:ANd just wait till you see the Nomad NPCs in the new version, they have battleships worrying.
*Shudders* No kidding! and a Fighter or bomber is simply out of the question!
Is this what lag does? - LancerZero - 10-22-2007
Aye . . . last night, the yellow and red lag icons were flashing on my screen most of the time I was on. Twice, I was blown up while waiting to dock, but thanks to the lag I literally never got to know what killed me. There were no threats on the scope; indeed, nothing other than what I was trying to dock with! D= It went like this: lag, "shields down", lag, "BOOM!", "WTF?" =P