Queued casting most likely coming in 2.3

Versus · Post by **Versus** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:14

http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/us/388011140.htm

Will improve everyone his dps but the laggy people most. If i think what blue is hinting at its that you for instance can press fireball multiple times and the server queues up fireballs for you so you cast them with zero lag between them after the first goes off. In theory this can work for all abilities you queue up after you start combat. Will even help with spamhealing

Versus · Post by **Versus** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:20

Hmm nm this is from the thread

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/gasp

Could it be... Are they actually implementing something to the effect of a 1-deep server-side queue?

Hallelujah!
"
"
Blue: Nope.

"

Still he stated that a fix will be coming in 2.3 for it though

Kororo · Post by **Kororo** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:51

Bad news.

Versus · Post by **Versus** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:57

Well have to see what it is Slouken seems pretty confident that he has another solution for it that isnt server side queueing.

Post by **sneek** » 20 Jul 2007, 13:39

Slouken is a wizard and actually the only Blue out there that does hands on development as well as give feedback.
Might help that it's very technical related and mostly very very boring to the overwhelming majority of mankin; the people that want to troll don't know how to because the subject matter makes their heads exlode!

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what he and his team cooks up

Phil · Post by **Phil** » 20 Jul 2007, 16:33

Server-like queue... lol, you can't really believe or even remotely close hope that they implement such crap "I press 20x Fireball at start and can then lay back 30 seconds"

Still nice for all DPS casters =)

Versus · Post by **Versus** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:04

Server side queueing of abilities isnt new both swg and daoc had it too just to name a few on top of my head;its usually limited to let you just queue one action though but it does eliminate latency influence on casting/actions almost totally after the first cast. The only other network solution would be client based control for cast but so far no other mmorg had done that cause its very prone to hacking when you let the client control everything. They might rely on their warden sniffer program though for that too. We'll see if slouken can pull another option out of his hat.

Post by **sneek** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:39

Well there's already provisions for autocasting in the UI already?
Pet spells and whatnot - that easymode warlock stuff like devour!

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » 20 Jul 2007, 18:50

omg does this mean i have to stop hitting my keyboard?

Kibs · Post by **Kibs** » 20 Jul 2007, 20:51

Sounds like an absolute nightmare for hunter-shotrotations.
Hope you can switch it off, or that i'm wrong

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » 20 Jul 2007, 22:00

Kibs wrote:Sounds like an absolute nightmare for hunter-shotrotations.
Hope you can switch it off, or that i'm wrong

no have that and that click-and-move option for kicks :p

Meek · Post by **Meek** » 21 Jul 2007, 11:49

maybe nice, but i hope it doesnt fuck up the feeling in the game, and mess with my flow! :/

fhein · Post by **fhein** » 22 Jul 2007, 15:45

mage solution:

#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/cast Ice Lance

#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/cast Frostbolt

...and so on.. Latency meter recommended