Where did he go?

[jimson]

I'm not accusing anyone. I have no films and no names. I'm just wondering what happened here.

Last night there were several of us chasing a spit on the deck, I have scored a few hits on him and am lined up, just about to take the kill shot and POOF... he's gone. No explosions, no auger, just disappeared.

Others around me ask "where did he go, who got the kill?" Apparently no one did.

Was this a bug?  or an incredibly timely accidental disco?

[ImADot]

I'm pretty sure that's what happens when someone disco's (as opposed to alt-f4, which would at least give you a proxy on him).  As far as the "timeliness" of this disco...perhaps it's a combination of marginal connect and computer horsepower. 

As you get closer to someone, the game needs to send more information more frequently to keep everyone's "reality" as close to the same for everyone involved.  It's possible that these factors magnified what network problems he was having and "poof" was the result.

Not sure cable-yanking ever worked, or if people still try it...not really a topic to be discussed here.

[jimson]

I edited my post accordingly.

[Shuffler]

In a 38 the cammand is .cloak

[FBnutz]

People who are very passionate about their score do whats called "plug pullin". It basically means what is said. By pulling the computer plug out of the outlet you supposedly disco.
Although I dont have a very intimate knowledge of computers i do know that they run off powers supplies that makes this theory irrellevent. Even if you pulled the plug on your PC, it would still have power for a good 2 to 3 seconds on most systems.
However if your running a laptop with no battery installed then this would definitely work if you removed the plug upon encountering danger.
A bich move if ya ask me.

[Shuffler]

Yall do realize that folks just disco. 

[gyrene81]

All you have to do to "emulate" a disco is terminate your internet connection. Doesn't require powering your computer off.

Scoretard dweebs do it...but it's not easy to prove, especially with the game bugs still happening after the last patch.

[Max]

Others around me ask "where did he go, who got the kill?" Apparently no one did.

Was this a bug?  or an incredibly timely accidental disco?

Wife pulled the power cord outta the socket??   

[68ZooM]

In a 38 the cammand is .cloak

     darn i keep typing .coke  and my lil cup holder pops out

[Vinkman]

Hey! I was there chasing that spit too and was one of the folks that said "where did he go?"

It good to know how the game handles Disco's I've been disco'ed before, but that was te first time I'd seen someone vanish.

Although my bullets vanish all the time. 

[jimson]

I thought better of this post and removed any reference to "cable yanking."

Who knows? could have been a legit disco, but man, what an opportune time for one.

[Shuffler]

I thought better of this post and removed any reference to "cable yanking."

Who knows? could have been a legit disco, but man, what an opportune time for one.

Well think about it...

He probably had the throttle nailed to the firewall. Moving fast requires the computer to update fast. Throw in anything else that may have been in the area.... tracers, GVs, other planes. Computer might not have been able to cope.

[ImADot]

Yep, that's what I said in Reply #1.   

[Shuffler]

Yep, that's what I said in Reply #1.   

Yup but now I have said it.....   

[waystin2]

That is what a disco looks like my man!  Or this...