Comments on: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

By: Lag and Gambits | Kill Ten Rats

Lag and Gambits | Kill Ten Rats — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:03:22 +0000

[...] freezes for 0.5 to 2 seconds. It feels absurd to whine about 1 second delays, but that is very frequent, relatively large, and annoyance builds up. Gameplay has a rhythm, and you do not want skips [...]

By: SageSTL

SageSTL — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:59:40 +0000

Morale abilities show themselves as ready when they are still on cooldown- yeah, I’ve died in scenarios due to that bug. Thinking that an ability is available when it’s not is a huge problem in PvP.

Pets in defensive mode will sometimes attack your target even if you do not- yes, have died to this with my White Lion, as well.

I’ve experienced quite a few bugs so far, but essentially have come to accept them with a launch. If they don’t correct them quickly, however, they’re going to lose a lot of casual players (myself included).

By: Seriously Not Ready - Goldspam Edition at Kill Ten Rats

Seriously Not Ready - Goldspam Edition at Kill Ten Rats — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:09:06 +0000

[...] Not Quite Ready for Prime Time [...]

By: yunk

yunk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:33:53 +0000

Yeah i often get the loot window won’t close bug. Once I get that bug I also cannot join scenarios anymore while grouped, and I have to relog. (the popup for the scenario doesn’t appear).

The good news is my cultivating is still 68, my apothecary was 41 /eggface.

By: John@Dell

John@Dell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:02:47 +0000

Make sure you whip out your lag “crystal ball” before buying anything from the auction. I had an incident last week where I paid for something 3 times when only receiving it once due to lag.

Here’s how it happened:

When browsing through the auction, I found a circlet I wanted, and tried to purchase it. It didn’t respond. I tried again. No response. I tried a third time. Still no response. I tried to refresh the auction window, and it just sat there. That’s when I noticed all of the NPCs disappear.

I waited out the lag, only to see it update 3X with “You paid 5g” in the chat window. Since there was only 1 item, I was out 10g.

Good news is, after a petition and 5 days, the CSRs fixed it. The bad nes is, latency shouldn’t break auction purchases. That’s just bad coding.

By: Zubon

Zubon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:06 +0000

Leese, that is somewhat reassuring to me. I thought my “loot all” add-on was breaking things. Now I can whine about the game more with a veneer of justification!

By: Leese

Leese — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:42:52 +0000

Last night I had the loot window refusing to close when I clicked “Loot All.” I still got the item, but had to close the window manually.

Enemy positioning is getting infuriating. The system routinely fails to make sure the enemy is in the right position on my screen, meaning my White Lion spends a lot of time getting the “You are out of range” and “You need to be behind or to the side of the enemy” messages when I’m clearly digging my axe into the back of his spine. Probably a lag issue but needs to be better handled.

Losing my pet controls is also very annoying.

By: Random Poster

Random Poster — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:28:17 +0000

You forgot the one where you get false reports of a Keep under attack.

By: Thallian

Thallian — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:15:55 +0000

@Chris F- that’s funny it lists all mine as Order even though they’re not.

By: Zubon

Zubon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:31 +0000

Sheltim, there are a couple of points where that is intentional and done well, such as with the Marshes of Madness PQ where half of them are buried neck-deep, with only their head poking up. I think there are a few undead bits for that. A dark elf PQ has a similar thing with High Elf ambushers in a brush-covered pit, with only a bit of them visible from a distance.

I’m not sure that I have run into completely subterranean enemies. I found a quest mob inside a pillar once, but as you say, he ran out to visit once I gave him a kiss.