Spiral Knights - fair play for all

fair play for all

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Sun, 12/02/2012 - 15:03

Dummymummy

I think OOO needs to make Spiral Knights a game that is truly fair and shows players skills as well as giving everyone a fighting chance.

In order to do so we need servers around the globe. Anyone that is far from a server like New Zealanders, Australians, South Africans and so on is so disadvantaged. We will also never get a solid player base since a huge amount of ppl just leave the game and are certainly not going to spend any real money on a game that just won't let them perform.

Anyone's thoughts on that?

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 15:15

Canine-Vladmir

i really like your name.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 16:57

Psychodestroyer

Servers cost money. Also, they don't grow themselves in three seconds.

I'm a NZer myself. The lag isn't terrible, just stops me from accurately predicting certain things. Min at least is easily manageable.

They'll get them when they get around to it, OOO knows how important a good connection hence servers are to their players.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 17:44

Zaffy-Laffy

So far there are 2 servers, 1

So far there are 2 servers, 1 located in Virginia, USA and 1 in Ireland.

Yesh, I would like a new server, but like psycho says, servers cost money to maintain themselves. Unless they can confirm that people in Asia or Australia can start paying, they can't put a server there.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 18:00

Doom-Xx

There is an Asian server

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 18:47

Psychodestroyer

"There is an Asian server"

Iirc, that's a server for the asian players, not a global server hooked up to 'our' SK, rather, an asian server for the asian players. It would seem that asian SK is separate from whatever you want to call the Sk we play.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 18:49

Dummymummy

I am aware that servers cost

I am aware that servers cost money but it's a bit like the hen and egg situation: what comes first? Players give up because of the lag and OOO doesn't get a server because there are not enough players...
I have friends in NZL and the lag seems to be a bit less there - guess their ping is a bit better than ours.
Anyway I just wanted to put it out there so maybe OOO can see that there are more ppl than just me interested in another server.
I have already asked them if there are any plans for one and they said not right now but they are aware of the problems some of the players are facing and they will work on improving it.
I do love the game but I also get frustrated when I get damage without even seeing what is hitting me. And the slags or whatever moves after I'm dead on the floor. Lol
And LD is somewhat impossible but I keep doing it since I need the krogmos for the recipes. So don't get too frustrated with me if you end up in a team with me.
Have a great time all and have tons of fuuuuuuuuuuuuun.
And pls don't dis us Aussies and other underpriviledged ppl in SK

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 19:42

Autofire

Ah, lag...

one day, lag will doom the whole world, and we'll all have to live in barrels until the day monkeys take over the cosmos.

I understand how bad lag is, but to tell the truth, some lag players can get used to it and play like as if they have to lag at all! Some players almost seem as if they have to lag, but they tell me they do when I ask for some random reason or other. It's possible, but I see where you are coming from.

If CradleBound(Fangame) was finished, it would be possible to play that when you want some SK themed enjoyment but you lack a decent internet.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 19:50

Psychodestroyer

"So don't get too frustrated with me if you end up in a team with me."

That's my line, I suck badly in LD.

"And pls don't dis us Aussies and other underpriviledged ppl in SK"

People still do that?

As for everything else, we get it, no worries.

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 21:09

Hexzyle

After playing this game a LOT, even with lag, I've gotten pretty good at countering attacks before they even occur XD
I imagine if I ever played Spiral Knights on a computer that had a good connection, I would absolutely slaughter :P

Mon, 12/03/2012 - 15:05

#10

Dummymummy

I know what you all are

I know what you all are saying especially Hexzyle. I've been playing this game for a long time now and got very used to lag and anticipating before things happen. Just in situations like LD .... oh well enough whinged.
I just think it has gone heaps worse since the GH update. Just seems that so many more players have come back or new ppl joined because of it. Maybe that's why it's become so much worse.
And yes I do play somewhat between 6 to 10h a day. And have done so for month. My main character isn't called stupid lag but my alt is lol. I only made him a few weeks ago. So he's just a baby.
Again everyone don't forget to have fuuuuuun
and ty for all you thoughts and replies.
See you in game

PS ty K9-Vladimir :-)

Mon, 12/03/2012 - 15:24

#11

Klipik

Problem

more servers -> split playerbase -> less players per server -> game is more empty

And with like 3k players at a time tops, let's not split it any more than we have to.

<(^_^)>

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 02:45

#12

Bananaphonehaha

@Klipik is it not possible to

@Klipik is it not possible to link multiple servers such that they share player databases, inventories, friend lists etc.?

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 06:15

#13

Hexzyle

@Bananaphonehaha

Yep. All we'd need is a bit of a better GUI for telling what server you're running on, and an ability to select between servers to play on: Getting really laggy? Deselect US and UK servers from your preferred server list. No-one to play with? Select more than one server as your preferred server.

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