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Thread: Drop hacking -- solution?2 Apr 2014, 20:13 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2014, 20:07 PMAerohank Forcing the opponent to wait after a disconnect just opens the door for tons of low-life players to grief their enemies when they are losing. Penalties could be added to discourage such behaviour. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Drop hacking -- solution?2 Apr 2014, 20:00 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2014, 19:22 PMInverse Also, reconnecting isn't possible because the servers don't have any knowledge of the game state; they only relay messages between players. In order for reconnecting to be possible, the server needs to store a history of player actions so that the reconnecting client can simulate the parts of the game it missed and catch up in the gameplay simulation. This adds a ton of overhead and isn't all that feasible for an RTS. The only reconnect feature we might see in the future is resuming from replays, which is entirely useless in a matchmaking environment. But assuming one player remains connected to the server, couldn't he send his game state to the re-connecting player(s)? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The More I Play Soviets the More I Like It2 Apr 2014, 19:03 PM Penals + flamer upgrade do a good job as well; without the scout car. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Drop hacking -- solution?2 Apr 2014, 18:51 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2014, 18:40 PMRyondo I think what you just stated was the, "Battle Sever," solution. Which was covered a couple patches ago. The problem is, what if the other player does no reconnect? That's when ELO, Trust, or whatever comes into play. The battle server does not allow re-connections at all. If one player drops out, it's over. The point of a re-connection system would be to give the disconnecting player the option and time to reconnect, if he doesn't want to, he concedes. Dota2 and Cs:Go do this pretty well but in their case, the true game state actually runs on the server and I guess that makes things much easier. Mimicking that on a p2p system probably creates a load of other issues. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Drop hacking -- solution?2 Apr 2014, 18:34 PM The only acceptable solution I can think of is to create a re-connection feature. If one of the players loses his connection to the routing server: 1. The game pauses for the remaining player. This player maintains the current state of the game and is forced to wait. 2. Upon re-connection to the server, the game state is passed on to the reconnecting player and the game resumes. I assume there's a good reason why this system isn't in place already though. It's probably too costly to create/maintain or opens the door to more security issues. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Drop hacking -- solution?2 Apr 2014, 18:01 PM First off, considering you've had connection problems in the past and considering your geographic location, it's much more likely that either your connection, or a node on the path to the NY servers dropped and the server arbitrated correctly. But let's say you were to introduce a more complex arbitration process that took vp's and army composition into account: -You would still be able to abuse the system by temporarily stalling your connection at a moment when you're in the lead, thereby triggering the end of the game and eliminating any chance of a comeback from your opponent. -Where would you draw the line on arbitration? What if you have an equal army value but one side had a 1vp advantage? All in all, I think the current connection check + trust check setup is the best we can get with the current setup. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The current state of assault guns1 Apr 2014, 19:22 PM ImperialDane must not know about this thread. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The More I Play Soviets the More I Like It31 Mar 2014, 15:24 PM One thing that always bothered me was the philosophy of all weapons having higher DPS at close range (See table below). I think it would be interesting, from a gameplay perspective at least, if some weapons had more of a bell curve DPS. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Tiger Ace Resource Penalty Bugged Or Unclear22 Mar 2014, 00:31 AM Based on the last balance changelog the Tiger Ace resource penalty should apply for the duration of its life: Tiger Ace no longer reduces all resources to 0. It now reduces MP by 25% and fuel by 90% until the Tiger Ace is destroyed In reality the 10 minute rule from previous patches is still in effect and the resource penalty is removed after that delay. Proof: ATR3UH's mtw.VonIvan vs -HOI-PauL.a.D Resource penalty is applied between ~31min and ~41min. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Customization!18 Mar 2014, 20:58 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2014, 20:46 PMwuff If I remember correctly Relic said they didn't want infantry to have customizable camo because the wanted players to be able to identify each unit easily from their visuals alone. I say open the floods to player created skins and let Relic approve those that meet their visibility standards. Besides, there are subtle lighting tricks that can be used to ensure ensure units are easily identifiable. In: Lobby