- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
This one's to Cube:
Have you ever hit F1 on an MP game and seen what ping times all the players have? I have, and 80ms is probably average, since I used to only get 30 ms when I was on an OC-3 or better at Qwest. So for a home network, 80 ms is completely acceptable performance for IP.
What I and everyone else here are saying is that regardless of our network latency, our video performance has SUCKED as of the "hotfix". This appears to be ATI chipset related (due to our collective minds working as a team).
None of us are badmouthing the "gods" of bungie, yet we feel an obligation to report our issues to our software vendor. In doing so we are asking politely and respectfully that they take our issues into consideration as fixing one "group" of video issues, specific to this patch, has impacted others who aren't in this group, which is common when changes that appear to be NO BIG DEAL end up being impactful to the majority.
If you had read my first post in its entirety, you'd know that I am running a very capable machine, supported in every way by the game and had VERY acceptable gameplay in MP mode, as those of you whom I've had the pleasure of killing already know. I'm not saying that I'm the best there is, but I've been around for over six months and have finished the campaign on legend a few times.
Also, since I mentioned that I had the same exact issue while playing the campaign, how could you assume that bandwidth had ANYTHING AT ALL to do with my issue.
I'm really glad your machine isn't lagging. Does that mean that you won't kill me when I am?
I think not.
Therefore, thanks for your kind observation, but realize I really don't care about your non-issue. Rather, I care about those whose performance has been so severely degraded that their gameplay experience has been compromised by Microsoft and Bungie.
I really do thank you for your feedback, however. Should a new patch become available that returns my performance to normal, I can't wait to be on your team, so I can bow to you in first place. Or, maybe I'm on an opposite team, and the bowing is reversed?