Development Manifesto - Desync

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CapitalPunishment wrote:

Ahh yes the manifesto that stated:

1. desync doesn't exist
2. desync is an issue on your side not ours
3. desync, that doesn't exist, is created by our super awesome combat that allows you to dodge melee, which doesn't work due to the desync created by it

and some other excuses.

Its not a priority to fix, since they are making enough money as it is, and would require a complete rewrite of their net code to abandon the idiotic idea that what I see on my screen should be predicted gameplay, to prevent hackers, because playing fair is a huge thing to GGG, though they refuse to do anything realistic to combat RMT that plagues the game.

Give it up on the desync, it was here at the games birth years ago, it will be here for however long the game lasts.

I think the truth is, the reasons behind desync, which are well known by now, are a result of a hard headed design philosophy which isn't going to change, ill blame arrogance but it doesn't matter.

For all the great things this game does, RMT gear progression (or winning the lottery odds in drops) and desync are the only two things keeping this game from being a timeless classic.

Its a shame too, Desync counters a LOT of this games diversity and serious hardcore league play, nullifying all the positives. RMT and globally sparse drops for build centric gear wrecks the other half of this games positives.

Its like two aspects that are negative are counterweighting multiple positive mechanics and design choices this game has. Effectively negating everything this game does right...which is a lot.

Ive said it many times over the years, start a kick starter, have a special "fix desync" supporter packs, whatever, people will pay to make this game better. You could do it GGG if you wanted to.

As for the RMT design philosophy, better put as design choices that cater to an RMT based economy and gear progression, are nothing more than being hard headed because D3 pissed off people several years ago, but even the arrogant blizzard changed their game for the better, removing those issues that everyone hated. So why cant GGG?

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Xavderion wrote:

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CapitalPunishment wrote:

Ahh yes the manifesto that stated:

1. desync doesn't exist
2. desync is an issue on your side not ours
3. desync, that doesn't exist, is created by our super awesome combat that allows you to dodge melee, which doesn't work due to the desync created by it

and some other excuses.

Its not a priority to fix, since they are making enough money as it is, and would require a complete rewrite of their net code to abandon the idiotic idea that what I see on my screen should be predicted gameplay, to prevent hackers, because playing fair is a huge thing to GGG, though they refuse to do anything realistic to combat RMT that plagues the game.

Give it up on the desync, it was here at the games birth years ago, it will be here for however long the game lasts.

I think the truth is, the reasons behind desync, which are well known by now, are a result of a hard headed design philosophy which isn't going to change, ill blame arrogance but it doesn't matter.

For all the great things this game does, RMT gear progression (or winning the lottery odds in drops) and desync are the only two things keeping this game from being a timeless classic.

Its a shame too, Desync counters a LOT of this games diversity and serious hardcore league play, nullifying all the positives. RMT and globally sparse drops for build centric gear wrecks the other half of this games positives.

Its like two aspects that are negative are counterweighting multiple positive mechanics and design choices this game has. Effectively negating everything this game does right...which is a lot.

Ive said it many times over the years, start a kick starter, have a special "fix desync" supporter packs, whatever, people will pay to make this game better. You could do it GGG if you wanted to.

As for the RMT design philosophy, better put as design choices that cater to an RMT based economy and gear progression, are nothing more than being hard headed because D3 pissed off people several years ago, but even the arrogant blizzard changed their game for the better, removing those issues that everyone hated. So why cant GGG?

You sound jaded and bitter as fuck.

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CapitalPunishment wrote:

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Xavderion wrote:

You sound jaded and bitter as fuck.

Did I say something that wasn't true? Or you just going to ignore the content of my post and just attack me personally? Pretty standard for these forums I get it. Bitter? Yeah I guess if that's how it sounds granted text is emotionless. Sucks seeing a game like this ignore its two major issues.

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Lightshard wrote:

I know this one and its ages old.

1 Time in PoE History GGG spoke about Desync.

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Mooginator wrote:

Sadly was just playing my L81 Tornado Shot in a 69 map - is pretty easy for me. I'm on Fiber in San Diego ~50ms ping. Game just... stopped - not froze, but the network stopped communicating. 5 seconds later BAM. Dead. Nothing I could do. Granted that's the first time this has happened, it makes me wonder how on earth people can play in Hardcore mode. I guess the second the game starts becoming unresponsive you just Alt-F4 out...