Is DESYNC - really - that much of a problem? Really?

Not for me *shrugs

The funniest thing about desync is the majority of PoE players have no understanding about what desync actually is.

Desync has nothing explicitly to do with your net connection, or if you are on wireless, or how good your rig is. Deysnc is a result of entropy, and it happens due to physics (GGG designed their engine so that its vulnerable to desync)

This means that certain builds, typically the ones that use flicker/cyclone/whirling blades/leap slam will always desync more than other builds, regardless if your ping is 10 ms and you have a greater computer on a wired connection (which is my case).

Generally speaking, abilities which deal a lot with movement and do damage at the same time are more prone to desync

More importantly, is it a big problem? Well definitely, I had a build based on WB that isn't really possible, and its due to desync and nothing to do with the actual skill

@topic:

Yes, yes it is. Losing 10% XP on 80+ or, even worse, a WHOLE CHARACTER because of desync - how can this not be terrible?

It's the game's biggest flaw.

Desynch can be managed by making a char build around desynch.
Problem is that: it will be damn so boring and bland.

Because building around desynch means omitting:
Mobility skills
Movement as avoidance
maneuvering among enemies
using obstacles reliably
picking targets reliably
relying on your player skills more than your stat checks
etc. etc.

Dont get me wrong I managed to make a char build around desynch and it facerolls with easy. But it is damn so boring to play. I stopped playing PoE, and went back to LoL for fun gaming. And after I went back to LoL I noticed how easy, simple and boring PoE combat is.

But desynch is not the only thing that ruins PoE combat, lack of command queue in PoE and commands given while spamming attacks being ignored is also a serious problem. I use CwDT/CwS for my utility which makes the game even more boring.

It is not much different than watching it kill stuff for you.

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AgnosiousD написал:

Chris has outlined why d3 is able to handle it better
by design (d3 simplified the gameplay somewhat, and cheated on animation
sequences to let gameplay flow better where GGG has not gone the same
route

That is not cheating, that is called optimization and gameplay centered coding.
Regardless of what we may say about D3, its gameplay is WAY smoother and reactive than PoE.

I've been playing since closed beta, and I played a LOT of hardcore (not much since release but desynch hasen't changed much since then) there's ONE, yes ONE time when I died because of Desync. Sure, sometimes I am annoyed by desynch, but it happens very very rarely, so I don't really know what the big deal is.

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Shagsbeard написал:

The other games don't have the same abilities that we have in PoE. Can you duck behind cover in D3? .

Unfortunately for me, I can't do this in PoE either due to not being where I appear to be on screen and the projectile I'm attempting to dodge not being their either.

I don't know why I get such terrible desync, as my PC is far more than capable (32Gb 2400mhz RAM, 3.2Ghz i7-3930K, ASUS Rampage IV MoBo, GeForce GTX 680, 512Mb SSD) and I pay extra for a high stability profile with our ISP. Since they added the Australia server, I get 30-40ms ping times.

Even using /oos doesn't help much as a few seconds after using it, everything is jumping around again. I'm also not using any desync causing skills and have a relatively low run speed (+10%).

Luckily for me, I don't care too much about dying to desync and I can usually survive it except in extreme situations. I'm a lot more tolerant of it than most people would be though.

Out of all known bugs, desync effects the most players, has the strongest artifical effect on skill balance, and has been a known issue for the longest amount of time. At a minimum, it trumps the entire Bug Reports forum in relevance.

Yes.

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ToxicRatt написал:

Yes.

^

What is the point of this thread

"come on guys, is getting your butt torn up by a drill really that bad? I understand some of you may have sore butts or hemorrhoids so it's even less pleasant, but it's just how it is"
is what you're saying

yes it is THAT bad

what are you asking

what is the purpose of this