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Offline GPreddy

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« on: January 20, 2003, 09:00:45 PM »
HT you have to do something these guys delight in killing the server OR the rank thing is causing a big problem at 9pm CST?
« Last Edit: January 20, 2003, 09:11:11 PM by GPreddy »
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Offline rod367th

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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2003, 06:42:42 AM »
Just like a girlyman  blaming  mass goon drop or server when it was your ego Cutting 1 massive FART.
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Offline firbal

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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2003, 11:25:18 AM »
No, they need to fine the bug that is killing the servers. Nothing wrong with mass para drops.
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Offline BigGun

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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2003, 11:30:09 AM »
Ah..had to edit out....to negative for ole pretty boy....
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Offline hitech

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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2003, 12:05:49 PM »
Its acctualy not a bug, Troops are exactly the same as other weapons with the exception of 1 thing. They are brodcast to everyone because they can be killed, bombs and rockets are brodcast to only people in the area of the drop.

Now do a little math of say a 20 person troop drop with 500 people on line.

20 * 8 = 160
160 * 500 = 80000

So suddenly the servers trying to blast out 80000 messages all at once. Debating how to aleviate the bottle neck.

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Offline BlckMgk

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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2003, 12:13:38 PM »
Not to bum on your math or anything but aren't there 10 troops ?

So your number would actually be 100,000 messages? But yeah thats still a whole lotta bandwidth to deliver those messages.

But my question is, why do you need to broadcast to everyone? Treat them as a Drone or a player, instead of an Object. This would mean though you kill one you get a kill, but make their ENY value .05 (so they get any perkies) The problem is the Kill/Hour and Kill/Death stats that would be effected, would it be possible to eliminate those certain kills from stats?

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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2003, 12:17:28 PM »
5 troops instead of ten to capture?
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Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2003, 12:49:10 PM »
All of the times when I have been in the MA, and the server froze for a couple of minutes, it was because of massive troop deployments.  I am glad to hear that HT is working on the fix.

--"Treat them as a Drone or a player, instead of an Object."

I don't see how this would make a difference.  Player info is broadcast to everyone in the MA too.
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Offline mason22

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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2003, 12:49:50 PM »
what about applying the same 'concept' of the VOX. only people in the area can see/view the troops. i'm sure it's prolly harder than it looks.
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Offline MrLars

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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2003, 01:36:19 PM »
How 'bout not using AI for drunks? Force real players to man the C47's, that should stop the mass drops and slow the land grab a bit also ;)
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Offline SPIKER

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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2003, 01:55:06 PM »
MrLars

  Like the sound of that 1, only u know how bad that plane would smell!
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Offline MrLars

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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2003, 02:10:21 PM »
C47's with troops were limited to 10k alt, that isn't high enough for the enevitable gas expansion that happens at higher latitudes ;)
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Offline GPreddy

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« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2003, 02:23:27 PM »
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Originally posted by rod367th
Just like a girlyman  blaming  mass goon drop or server when it was your ego Cutting 1 massive FART.


Only fools and idiots resort to insult. Since ht admitted there is a problem which are you? Likewise biggun. You guys need to knock it off. I am here to play the game and not to play ego trip or one-uppers with you.
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2003, 02:28:59 PM »
I would have to agree with GPreddy on this one
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Offline BigGun

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« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2003, 02:33:29 PM »
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Only fools and idiots resort to insult. Since ht admitted there is a problem which are you? Likewise biggun.


Now what did I say that was insulting????
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