Erm.. the Group Invis people (ill controllers) already being used for the PA drop team and to have them nonstop GI everyone on the map, gonna take ages.
And i dont see any 'less' effect if a character is drawn 'transparent' instead of solid. Any hard evidence on the fact GI will reduce lag?
Just go into 'safe mode' and the only lag you get the is effective server-lag, no more pc-lag.
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Eh? Is this a joke or something?
Given that Invis makes a char semi-transparent, meaning the graphics card needs to blend a character with their background, its MORE taxing for a PC to deal with semi-transparent characters like the ones Invis produces.
Won't help, won't happen.
Raid leaders try and minimise lag wherever possible, which is why at the last one Xanthus asked everyone but Controllers out of the Jelly towards the end as people were reporting HUGE pings and we didn't want anything crashing out on us.
What they do ask, is that people who turn up are considerate enough to have read and go by the Raid plan, which includes having a costume without cape or aura, preferably as simple as possible (Tights ftw), listening to and doing what is asked on Request (and keeping off request as you're not leading/involved in the organisational aspect of the raid) and, of course, not aggro'ing GM's into the goo.
The current plan seems to deal with lag pretty well for the most part so I don't see the advantage of introducing extra complex solutions. Plus, I imagine co-ordinating the mito clearing phase would be extremely difficult if everyone was invised.
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Basically, this will never, ever happen with current plan. We need the Illusion Controllers to be dropping PA from above, they can hardly be expected to come down every couple of minutes to rebuff.
Plus, as a selfishly built Illusion controller, I don't even have group invis and I'm sure there are others in the same boat.
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A Few reasons why this wouldnt work..
1. As its been said.. the Illusion Controllers are needed for the PA dropping so they wont be anywhere near the action to even cast Group Invis on anyone *seeing as it only works on your team members anyway*
2. As someone pointed out it would just make EVEN more lag than we even need on a Hamidon Raid *jez the lag was bad enough when i was trying to play targetter*
and 3. Can you REALLY see someone with Invis Other running around trying to give his/her team members invis when they might be in different area's of Hamidon! and they would be more use to everyone by helping to clear the mitos. . .
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Basically, this will never, ever happen with current plan. We need the Illusion Controllers to be dropping PA from above, they can hardly be expected to come down every couple of minutes to rebuff.
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Exactly. The server is still going to be calculating the buff on x number of players anyways. Lag is caused by proximity of players plus whatever buffs/debuffs that are running on the group (amongst other things).
PB, ya need to be thinking along more 'technical' lines if you want to reduce lag. Removing capes and auras is something that has been proven to work on both sides of the Atlantic and doesn't involve ppl running around activating powers in crowded areas (which in turn increases said lag).
Thanks for the suggestion, Lui, but I'm afraid it just won't work. As has already been said, the game would have to draw two sets of textures instead of one AND the illusionists are already up in the air dropping PA where we need them.
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does anyone know when the next raid will be, i can finally do one and i cant wait.
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Whenever I can be bothered to organize one, I guess. I'm feeling a bit jaded with the game at the moment, so maybe in a week or so I'll stick a date up.
Im glad you said in a week or so Xanthus. NTL might be able stay alive for a few weeks before it gose again, after getting it fixed yesterday with a months wait and this is the 3rd callout i've done with them. *wonders why he is still with NTL*
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Just wondering about the Hamidon raids and there is always lag for 90% of the people there.
We have already set the whole no capes or auras but I think a lot more can be done.
I had a plan that will seriously reduce lag
Group invisibility.
If people are invisibile the lag will be severely reduced!
Now, I dont think thet group invisi effects people out of ur team but that can be solved by having teams of 8 with 1 person with group invisi
Also, random people could help by using grant invisibility onto other heroes
if people decide to take note of this, hamidon raids will be so much smoother for all
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Just wondering about the Hamidon raids and there is always lag for 90% of the people there.
We have already set the whole no capes or auras but I think a lot more can be done.
I had a plan that will seriously reduce lag
Group invisibility.
If people are invisibile the lag will be severely reduced!
Now, I dont think thet group invisi effects people out of ur team but that can be solved by having teams of 8 with 1 person with group invisi
Also, random people could help by using grant invisibility onto other heroes
if people decide to take note of this, hamidon raids will be so much smoother for all