Game Killaz!

[MsK]

A new thread I am starting... all about elements of games that devs add that should either not be there or be adjustable.

Here's my top 3:

• Lag!
  no way round this but it is the ultimate game killa! good strong netcode solves alot problems
• Aim Assist / Auto Aim
  yep... I truly hate this - why do my crosshairs move when multiple targets enter my line of fire?
  I've seen them - I will take them out on a 'threat by threat' basis, I don't want my aim to drift! effectivly allowing the console/game to decide where my crosshairs should be! I want an option to turn it OFF! I don't like it - I don't need it.
• Undefinable Buttons/Sensitivity
  some games just have the buttons mapped wrong! or the sensitivity tweaks are restricted to broad settings of slow, normal, fast & super fast! - there's no inbetween....
  User definable buttons & sensitivity - X/Y sliders please

Feel free to add yours

[lilrevuk]

what do you mean by 'good strong netcode'??

[MsK]

what do you mean by 'good strong netcode'??

Basicly the netcode is what handles the game functionality online - server to clients (instead of/or aswell as by the disc/hd)

Most game developers purchase there multiplayer functionality from 3rd party vendors like 'demonware'
(some develop there own, it just depends)

Whilst this is a good starting point (just like the 'unreal engine' is for the game itself) it is still very generic & is not always suitable straight out of the box. All to often developers will create the game, purchase the 3rd party netcode & just kind of stick them together... this nealry always causes problems!

Since multplayer gaming is such a large aspect of gaming these days I feel just as much attention needs devoting to the netcode as the game engine itself - they really do need to work together to give the best results.

[Healy87]

A new thread I am starting... all about elements of games that devs add that should either not be there or be adjustable.

Here's my top 3:

• Lag!
  no way round this but it is the ultimate game killa! good strong netcode solves alot problems
• Aim Assist / Auto Aim
  yep... I truly hate this - why do my crosshairs move when multiple targets enter my line of fire?
  I've seen them - I will take them out on a 'threat by threat' basis, I don't want my aim to drift! effectivly allowing the console/game to decide where my crosshairs should be! I want an option to turn it OFF! I don't like it - I don't need it.
• Undefinable Buttons/Sensitivity
  some games just have the buttons mapped wrong! or the sensitivity tweaks are restricted to broad settings of slow, normal, fast & super fast! - there's no inbetween....
  User definable buttons & sensitivity - X/Y sliders please

Feel free to add yours

Agree with the above but i think the all time killer for me has to be the complete and utter d***s you encounter mainly in ranked matches main game that comes to mind is Gears even on the PC these brainless dopes are everywhere! I mean i can sit down and have a nice match of RBSV2 and no one even says a bad word to each other. Maybe the jokey "you w***er ill have you next time" but thats about it from what i've seen.

Another thing that kills a game for me is the lack of policing say when i'm playing an actual decent game of gears i don't want to hear 8 year old timmy screaming down the mic. for no actual reason! Jeez at end of the day we all own out own 360's and we have to enter our D.O.B when making a GT to me that should at least be the 1st instant where 15/18 (17+m or what ever it is over in the states sorry for my lack of knowledge on the subject) games should be locked out for the little so so's!

[Jman 31]

You're just mad cuz the little bastard is waxing your ass!

[Healy87]

You're just mad cuz the little bastard is waxing your ass!

LOL hardly and i aint no hosting biatch either

[Sesshomaru]

You're just mad cuz the little bastard is waxing your ass!

This is why I don't play on Live:

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