Desync??

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No, desync's been fixed ages ago.

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Funny thing is... if they did take out this "problem" the same people complaining about it now would be back complaining that everything was hitting them and they couldn't dodge the way they used to. It's lose-lose for GGG on this. Stick to what works and let people who don't adapt to it find other things to do.

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Unfortunately, we don't want to do any of those things! They each individually ruin part of the hardcore experience: by allowing combat/movement cheats, preventing accuracy from existing as a mechanic, prevent stunlock, preventing people getting blocked in, etc.

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FrostTiger wrote:

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Shagsbeard wrote:

You can play so that doesn't happen. You just have to learn what's causing the problem and stop doing it.

Like playing melee classes?

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r11na wrote:

Just enable an offline version that does not require any server checks, problem solved. Those who enjoy playing an online game with random desync can do so, and those who prefer a playable offline game can do so.

Seems like GGG is simply listening to the 'hardcore' crowd, which i find weird in an ARPG, since it is not a competitive genre anyway.

Desync basically killed this game for me, i liike to play melee chars and they are unplayable in this game.

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Gezus wrote:

Left because of Desync.

Been playing Grim Dawn.. Prefer the lore and art style of this game..

This still an issue?

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Qiox wrote:

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FrostTiger wrote:

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Shagsbeard wrote:

You can play so that doesn't happen. You just have to learn what's causing the problem and stop doing it.

Like playing melee classes?

No, like trying to walk through mobs, or narrow halls or doors where you 'think' you have enough room to get by. Or you think you will get there before the mob that is moving to block you.

Also, you learn to notice when you swing at something and don't hit when you should. Or you take damage when there's nothing there to give damage. When you see these things, and they are very easy to notice if you pay attention, and then give /oos command and you immediately resynced before anything bad happens.

It's so easy to deal with I don't even bother putting /oos on a macro. I just make sure it's always the last thing I typed so that:

ENTER
UP arrow
ENTER

Will execute a /oos

I can't imagine dying to desync unless you are actively not trying to avoid it.

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Roguemik wrote:

The following is a quote from Chris himself from this:https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/318115

Why some other games appear to not have similar problems
Games using the "wait until server responds" method (RTS and MOBA games) have much higher input latency but don't have the same sync issues that we do. They have their own class of game state synchronisation problems that we thankfully don't have to deal with.

Games using client action prediction like ours run into exactly the same sync issues that we do unless they cheat on certain aspects of the simulation. For example, it's common for Action RPGs to do some combination of the following:
Entities can hit each other from a long distance away
There's no chance to hit - all hits occur for sure
Various speed/collision concessions that make it easy to speedhack and/or walk through monsters with modified clients
Attack animations cannot be interrupted (i.e. what we treat as Stun).


Unfortunately, we don't want to do any of those things! They each individually ruin part of the hardcore experience: by allowing combat/movement cheats, preventing accuracy from existing as a mechanic, prevent stunlock, preventing people getting blocked in, etc.

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GESYNC IS BUILT INTO THE GAME FOLKS. IT IS NOT GOING AWAY.

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danny868686 wrote:

i would give up all of these things to remove deync, using skills like cyclone are just not fun