Arena cap bullS***

[Jayhawk]

The game crashed twice on me last night. When I went to log back into the areana I was in I was capped out. Whom should I blame?

Crashed for everyone?  It doesn't seem like it if they all were still in there.  So, if the game is crashing just for you... I'd blame your computer or connection.

[uptown]

I got discoed while taking a online exam today. Those arena caps are a mofo man. 

[RealDeal]

Crashed for everyone?  It doesn't seem like it if they all were still in there.  So, if the game is crashing just for you... I'd blame your computer or connection.

Blame the computer? Blame the connection? WRONG. There is nothing wrong with my connection and nothign wrong with my computer. I have been a software engineer for more then 15 years. Instead I will put the blame right where it belongs. THE PROGRAMMER! When you receive unhandled exceptions there is no one else to blame. I've been programming software for the finiancial sector for years and believe me, if my release code had these kind of errors I would have been fired years ago.

Now smart guy, lets hear how I am wrong and how I know nothing. Lets hear your infinite wisdom in an area you know nothing about. You don't get 61,296 posts in your Technical Support forumn because nothing is wrong.

[des506]

if you guys say its my connection , then why is it whenever they change the numbers, i get disconnected? (for your information, i'm runnig a T1 connection)... it always happens.. just like now... they just capped it again.. and i got host disconnected.. ask other people playing in australia if that happens...

[Plazus]

Wow... just wow...

[uptown]

I've often wondered myself if the random discos happen on purpose to "cull the herd"  and get folks into the other arenas.  


But my question is what is the big deal? Can't you have just as much fun in the other arena? I've never understood why everyone always wants to flock to LWO no matter how crappy the map is. You can do the same thing in blue as you can in orange.

I think that maybe the OP was pissed about losing 7 kills more then anything else and wanted to blow off some steam.....which is understandable. I'd be pissed too, but I've learned over time that coming here and doing that just ends up making me even more mad.

[Jayhawk]

You're not worth it.

[Jayhawk]

if you guys say its my connection , then why is it whenever they change the numbers, i get disconnected? (for your information, i'm runnig a T1 connection)... it always happens.. just like now... they just capped it again.. and i got host disconnected.. ask other people playing in australia if that happens...

Do you understand how caps work, and that numbers are constantly changing?

[Guppy35]

SEE.. one more point to prove Hitech is a NAZI org... can i be banned from this forum? better watch my words..hitech's Gestapos are around....

i am also definately sure it has everything to do with hitech with my disconnection with host...because i get disconnect whenever there is a change in the arena cap... be it up or down...and my internet if disconnects will have a strange disconnection sound.. so it is def hitech and prob something to do with the AUS telstra..

So are you 3 years old, or brain damaged?

If it's so bad, find another game.

And yeah it's HTC's turf and BBS.  You are playing in his house and his rules.  No one says you have to come into his house however.  That's the choice you have.


So my suggestion remains, if it's that bad, find another game. 

Saying it doesn't make me a Hitech groupie.  It does suggest I'm grown up enough to recognize the difference between commenting on something and throwing a tantrum.

[RealDeal]

Dude... haha... whoa.

A little defensive are we?

I'm going to write you a prescription for a 'chill pill,' go ahead and get that filled as quickly as possible.

Your silence on the issue is telling. Sorry about the smack down but you needed because there are issues that need to be resolved and throwing out the quick. "Its your computer" crap just doesn't work in my opinion

[AWwrgwy]

Blame the computer? Blame the connection? WRONG. There is nothing wrong with my connection and nothign wrong with my computer. I have been a software engineer for more then 15 years. Instead I will put the blame right where it belongs. THE PROGRAMMER! When you receive unhandled exceptions there is no one else to blame. I've been programming software for the finiancial sector for years and believe me, if my release code had these kind of errors I would have been fired years ago.

Now smart guy, lets hear how I am wrong and how I know nothing. Lets hear your infinite wisdom in an area you know nothing about. You don't get 61,296 posts in your Technical Support forumn because nothing is wrong.

I'll bite.

Were you ever an aeronautical engineer in Scotland?


I'll bite the OP's too.

Are you getting dico'd from both arena's or just the capped arena you can't get back into?

If it is the latter, I think it's a NAZI conspiracy.

If you're not getting booted out of the uncapped arena, maybe take that as a hint?



wrongway

[Oldman731]

I've been programming software for the finiancial sector for years

Well....that explains much.

...um....you still programming for the financial sector...?

- oldman

[gpwurzel]

Blame the computer? Blame the connection? WRONG. There is nothing wrong with my connection and nothign wrong with my computer. I have been a software engineer for more then 15 years. Instead I will put the blame right where it belongs. THE PROGRAMMER! When you receive unhandled exceptions there is no one else to blame. I've been programming software for the finiancial sector for years and believe me, if my release code had these kind of errors I would have been fired years ago.

Now smart guy, lets hear how I am wrong and how I know nothing. Lets hear your infinite wisdom in an area you know nothing about. You don't get 61,296 posts in your Technical Support forumn because nothing is wrong.

Alrighty, lets take this from the top (Warning, constructive post coming up!)

If the game is crashing solely for you, there is possibly a problem with:-
A. Your connection (its christmas, lots of people on the interweb, packet profiling by your isp, or simply a bad step somewhere in your connection to the game)
B. Your computer (resource issue, something running in the back ground contending with the game etc)

If the code of the game was at fault, everyone would be aware of it, and this thread would be waaaay bigger (as everyone would be in here as frustrated as you appear to be)

The game (as I understand it) use's UDP as primary communication, switching to TCP when UDP packets are not being received in a timely manner. This could be due to a bad hop, latency within your isp's connectivity to the backbones etc. If you lose UDP, in my experience, you shortly lose connectivity via TCP as well (ie, you disco)

UDP packet time out parameters could be extended, but the weird things seen in game would multiply big style, so not worth it.

Steps to take, grab pingplotter (its a free d/l from here http://www.pingplotter.com/download.html, install and run. When running, run it for a few minutes to get a good spread of results. Post your results if your not sure of anything. If you see a bad step, let Skuzzy know, and he might be able to help you. Post a dxdiag in the help forum (to start dxdiag, click on start, run, type dxdiag and hit enter). This will help determine whether there is a problem with your computer.

hth,

Wurzel

[uptown]

SEE.. one more point to prove Hitech is a NAZI org... can i be banned from this forum? better watch my words..hitech's Gestapos are around....

  Oldman

[Jayhawk]

Again, not worth it, but it made me laugh.