0.9.10 Information and News

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Mitch420 wrote:

Sure you can have one. Only 10 bucks and it supports these awesome developers at the same time :)

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LaughingSeraphim wrote:

For the loot timer question. I agree, options are good. Party options are great. Kinda like mapvote on UT.

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In final version, will be added some physics or just rag doll for dead monsters?

The more things like this are added the more performance tanks on the average machine. Even on good machines performance will suffer, if not noticeably, and reliability decreases. Especially with a game like this performance is paramount, otherwise the hardware reqs exclude massive swaths of potential players. It also increases download time.
The painful truth is that alot of features can even start to stifle a machine when they aren't enabled. Now, I don't think this batch of developers is likely to have too many issues with poor practices, but still, it seems wiser to focus on expanding CONTENT and further improving performance before trying to integrate bling. The same effort that it would take to pretty up the corpses could be used to add a new side mission to every act, improve level randomization or some other CONTENT related thing.
As for active ragdolls, like bodies one can kick around after they are killed. You're talking about an active object, interacting with the world, taking up processor cycles and exponentially increasing the odds of glitches, and for what purpose? I am guessing the same notion is why dead bodies aren't cleaned up prior to an instance being reinitialized. Time vs space. As stationary objects in ram they are just there. They change, it takes bandwidth to broadcast that, processor time and so on.
Why is everyone obsessed with more bling on an already visually stunning game? It's like adding a carbon hood to a Lamborghini that doesn't have an engine. Probably a good idea to get the engine, transmission, tires, exhaust and so on in order first. Then worry about customizing the shift, suspension, intakes, timing and functionality of the dials. Then, reduce weight...lastly, a nice pair of fuzzy dice just for looks.

Ragdoll corpses are fuzzy dice. 3 extra acts, are a transmission. get it?


Also, being that it is constantly connected it has a little more performance overhead in terms of processor bandwidth that would a similar standalone executable.

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Artophwar wrote:

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Chris wrote:

[li]Short-duration timed loot allocation (see this old thread for our thoughts on it). In multiplayer instances, certain items (magic, rare, unique, currency and gems) are now allocated to a random nearby player for a short duration, during which time only that player may pick them up. This duration is increased by the time it would take the player to run to the item. Note that the allocation time is short enough that players must still pay close attention to what items drop in combat and to take them immediately if they want them.[/li]
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That still interrupts combat, making people stop fighting to grab loot. FFA loot is just a terrible system for co-op play. Leave it in Cut-Throat leagues only.

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VideoGeemer wrote:

If I want to farm/grind I go play solo. :)

And thats what FFA loot systems makes people do, and why I dont like it. I would rather play with people AND get loot.

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Despayre wrote:

Looking forward to the patch!

Thanks for adding item comparison. I ALWAYS want to compare items (yes, even junk) so I was wondering if this could be implemented with a user option of "Always show item comparison" so it's not required to press a key to see the comparison?