What's bullshitty about it ?
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What's bullshitty about it ?
How is this bullshit?
It affects everyone playing the game and should not be ignored.
those complaining about tick rate should check the netcode episode of the dev diary.
while 20 is low, a majority of people won't notice or care. your game fills in the ticks with interpolation and checks after the next tick if it should overwrite something. i mean there's going to be 3+ ticks in-between you reacting to something in game anyways so i don't really see the big deal. it would make sense to have servers that ran at the same rate of the game but that could get pricey. and they have custom games that can go to a higher tick, which is what will be used for tournaments.
just play the game and enjoy it.
while 20 is low, a majority of people won't notice or care. your game fills in the ticks with interpolation and checks after the next tick if it should overwrite something. i mean there's going to be 3+ ticks in-between you reacting to something in game anyways so i don't really see the big deal. it would make sense to have servers that ran at the same rate of the game but that could get pricey. and they have custom games that can go to a higher tick, which is what will be used for tournaments.
just play the game and enjoy it.
Low tick rate is good for low skill players. They can contribute without being naturally good at twitch shooting.
Lower load on the servers too.
I don't care either way but there are upsides I'm not sure are being fully considered.
Lower load on the servers too.
I don't care either way but there are upsides I'm not sure are being fully considered.
Irrelevant since they're not FPS.
This is a fast-paced shooter, you can't compare.
Dance Inferno
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Would you guys be as gung-ho about 60 tickrate servers if you had to deal with hero/map DLC or other types of monetization? Increasing the load on the server infrastructure isn't cheap.
Zomba13
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The thing about tick rate is yeah, casual players won't notice or care. At worst they will blame any of the problems caused by it on "lag".
That doesn't mean they shouldn't improve it for those of us that notice or know about it. The casuals, yeah, they won't care either way but they also probably wouldn't care if you were forced to use a gamepad on the PC version.
That doesn't mean they shouldn't improve it for those of us that notice or know about it. The casuals, yeah, they won't care either way but they also probably wouldn't care if you were forced to use a gamepad on the PC version.
jimmythepage
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Gamestop Italy broke the street date
Gamestop Italy broke the street date
Let the players take the cost by having their own servers.
Spring Drive
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At least post the article http://www.gamekult.com/actu/titanfall-de-limportance-dun-bon-tickrate-A130413.html
Come on, it's Blizzard, they can afford it to give the players a smoother experience.
It's not like they would be the only competitive FPS doing it, it's become normal and they are outside of that norm.
I know it's probably already mentioned 35 times but wow what a kick in booty that the $60 console version comes with a code for lots of bonus swag on PC + 1 set on wings for Diablo on PS4. All you PC people should change to vanilla and just buy a console code if you play the other Blizzard games.
9.5GB update as well for anyone who hasn't popped the disc in and Noire Widowmaker skins are in specially marked cases and not emailed.
Sending a request to the community in a bit, see yall online.
9.5GB update as well for anyone who hasn't popped the disc in and Noire Widowmaker skins are in specially marked cases and not emailed.
Sending a request to the community in a bit, see yall online.
it means they shot first.
CreateNowSleepLater
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Any xbox one vs ps4 comparisons?
Thanks everyone! Sounds like this could potentially be the MP shooter I have been hoping for. Was really hoping Battlefront would be the 'one', but after day 2 I was already frustrated and having little to no fun, and it has sat untouched since.
I guess the insta-kill mentality of many shooters just turns me right off. Nothing that makes me reach for the power button when 90% of deaths and kills come from off-screen fire that feels like a 1-shot kill. This definitely seems different and I adore the character aesthetics. (Never really spent time with TF2 way back, but ADORED RtCW on Xbox)
64 tick would be 15.6ms vs 20 tick would be 50ms
Big difference if you ask me.
Also https://youtu.be/6EwaW2iz4iA?t=2m
Big difference if you ask me.
Also https://youtu.be/6EwaW2iz4iA?t=2m
I'm going PS4 at launch, PC when ranked play comes out.
Vital Tundra
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Just checked my email. My hype is now at critical mass.
Dance Inferno
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It's not their job to "afford it." It's their job to make a profit. They're already giving away all future heroes and maps for free. 20 tickrate will not be an issue to the vast majority of people, so there's no point in them arbitrarily increasing their cost structure just because a vocal minority are yelling for it.
They're likely going to have to maintain 5-10 million players on their servers if the open beta is anything to go by, and tripling the tickrate for that many players is not something that is going to be cheap.
TheCanisDirus
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Overwatch |OT| I've got... 20 ticks to paradise!
Wont you... Pack your Bastion we'll leave tonight! lol
(Im still going to be playing the shit out of it as i loved the Beta... just hoping they step up and bring it up to 60+.)
Wont you... Pack your Bastion we'll leave tonight! lol
(Im still going to be playing the shit out of it as i loved the Beta... just hoping they step up and bring it up to 60+.)
//ARCANUM
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Gamestop Italy broke the street date
Gamestop didn't break street date. The game officially released one day early so everyone could get it installed and rdy to go. Servers go live tonight.
Explain.
Dance Inferno
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I'm OK with that.
Smooth Operator
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Yup, you're absolutely right. I wouldn't care if we had the possibility to rent a server.
I wouldn't count on it, he's always fighting tooth and nails to defend Blizzard, their games and their choices.
As someone else mentionned in another thread, I wouldn't be surprised if he was attempting to get a PR job at Blizzard.
Not worth to implement, test, troubleshoot for 0.5% of the player base. I get it 20 ticks is not optimal but it's not the end of the world.
AbsolutBro
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I enjoyed the beta a ton, is the difference in rate really a big thing? (Honest question, I do not play many other FPSes.)
Was it an issue during the beta?
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Gamestop Italy broke the street date
No they did not. They are selling a day early so you can pre-load.
Yeah but they are not.
So if they refuse to let us even pay for the damn ticks, how about they provide them?
It was a issue that you easily (at least i did) notice after a while and did some digging.
Found that it is indeed running at 20.8 for matchmaking.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=204443154&postcount=2575
Vital Tundra
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Yo I'm down for custom servers.
RandomExpletive
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Well, you CAN set a higher tickrate in custom games, and thats basically our dedicated server option. I don't see blizz giving us the option to host our own servers like, EVER.
It'd be nice to see them roll out higher tickrates for general matchmaking, but if we get 60 for competitive mode, thats a good step forward.
It'd be nice to see them roll out higher tickrates for general matchmaking, but if we get 60 for competitive mode, thats a good step forward.
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