Woot!!! Reconnects, Candy canes, party improvements and More!!
Perynne
This is wonderful news, makes me very very happy yes. Cheers for Anet!
Former Ruling
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Originally Posted by Kendar Muert
Im asking if, when you get disconnected, does my computer have to send a message to the GW servers. The rest ill figure out on my own.
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Anywy, this just plays on something that most games already do. When you unproperly logout (disconnected, close the program, etc) your character isn't automatically logged out - your character actually stays afk in the game for alittle bit before server notices the lost connection and boots your character.
This delay is usually a few seconds (in GW some survivors can note trying to close the program, and they log back in with 1 death
) - but alot of games prolong this delay intentionally so that logging out cannot be abused, like in games where you cannot logout if you are pvping - if you close the program it proposely keeps your character logged in for a minute or such so people can kill you as a penalty for tryingto cheat the system.I suppose what GW will be doing is merely prolonging this delay to 10 minutes and then coding in a function to reenter the instance you started in.
awitelin
I could not be more pleased about any assistance to party formation. I would have been happy with a seperate party search chat channel, but this "panel" sounds like it coud be so much better than that!
I'll see everyone in the snowball fights! (my favorite form of PvP)
I'll see everyone in the snowball fights! (my favorite form of PvP)
allience
wOOt ty anet for reconnects!!!! finally an awsome update!
natuxatu
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Originally Posted by Eviance
Well that's what I meant and not at the same time. For those not wanting to be flagged as rage quitters but don't want to play any longer they would pull the router or connection line and be forced to wait out the 10mins before coming back into the game. If they reconnected before the 10mins was up they would end up back where they were so their "quiet rage quit" would be pointless lol. (Unless of course upon reconnect you are given a choice to reconnect to that area.)
My opinion on the reconnects is with complete love trust me on that XD Edit: See Fender that's what I am wondering about. |
Anyway this exciting ... glad to see more updates coming
Just need a new type of Trade System and the voice communication system which GW said was in the works.. and all should be well.
Enchanted Warrior
"Reconnect After Disconnect — One of the most player-requested features comes to Guild Wars! If a player gets dropped from the game due to a connection problem, and that player can reconnect within ten minutes, the player's character will be relocated to the spot of disconnection. If the character was performing an action, such as casting a spell or auto-attacking a target, that character will complete the action as if still connected. If a player is in a group when disconnected, the other members of the party will be notified about the player's connection problems."
Wonder if we will be placed back in the group? What if the one that lost connection was leader, and had heroes, if the group dies as a result then the mission is failed? Questions, questions..
Wonder if we will be placed back in the group? What if the one that lost connection was leader, and had heroes, if the group dies as a result then the mission is failed? Questions, questions..
VitisVinifera
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it looks like the persistence of so many of us has resulted in reconnects (and of course kudos to anet to getting this done)
it looks like the persistence of so many of us has resulted in reconnects (and of course kudos to anet to getting this done)
Mr_T_bot
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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it looks like the persistence of so many of us has resulted in reconnects (and of course kudos to anet to getting this done) |
Sable Phoenix
This is awesome news!
Alex, does the reconnect system only work for an actual interrupted connection? If you close the program or log out, you're instantly taken out of the game as per normal, correct? Otherwise Survivor title hunters are going to have major problems with this.
Survivor characters will probably have a problem with this regardless; losing an entire title to a disconnect that's out of your control would be more than suck. What consideration is being given to them?
Alex, does the reconnect system only work for an actual interrupted connection? If you close the program or log out, you're instantly taken out of the game as per normal, correct? Otherwise Survivor title hunters are going to have major problems with this.
Survivor characters will probably have a problem with this regardless; losing an entire title to a disconnect that's out of your control would be more than suck. What consideration is being given to them?
Eviance
Enchanted Warrior, I'm not trying to be rude or anything but I think most of your concerns have been addressed via Alex repeatedly throughout this thread. It's quite worth the read ^_^
However I will sum up what he has stated. It will be as if you went afk on your party - your toon will remain there standing still for up to 10mins (unless it was casting in which it will finish its casting) and your party will be notified that you are having connection issues. If you are able to reconnect during the 10mins you are back with your group. During the time you are disconnected your toon can be killed! So if you disconnect in the midst of battle you could likely die, otherwise you will just have to hope and pray that your henchies or party are smart enough to keep you alive till you can reconnect.
However I will sum up what he has stated. It will be as if you went afk on your party - your toon will remain there standing still for up to 10mins (unless it was casting in which it will finish its casting) and your party will be notified that you are having connection issues. If you are able to reconnect during the 10mins you are back with your group. During the time you are disconnected your toon can be killed! So if you disconnect in the midst of battle you could likely die, otherwise you will just have to hope and pray that your henchies or party are smart enough to keep you alive till you can reconnect.
Enchanted Warrior
Update
Alex Weekes just dropped into temple of Balth and confirmed reconnects are for pvp and Pve - woot and unless something really bad happens will be here before the end of the year, so dont go all whingy if they're not here on the 20th
Remember these words. This is projected not promised. Just saying this because many here will go off the deep end if it does not launch as promised.
Alex Weekes just dropped into temple of Balth and confirmed reconnects are for pvp and Pve - woot and unless something really bad happens will be here before the end of the year, so dont go all whingy if they're not here on the 20th
Remember these words. This is projected not promised. Just saying this because many here will go off the deep end if it does not launch as promised.
VitisVinifera
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We better put some effort into getting an auction house because we have been wanting that since before the game released and reconnects and LFG stuff is being added? We obviously arn't petitioning hard enough for a way to sell our goods without downloading a bot or wasting hours of our time.
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next on the list: no more wts/wtb chat channel spamming! lf auction house!
Fender
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Originally Posted by Mr_T_bot
We better put some effort into getting an auction house because we have been wanting that since before the game released and reconnects and LFG stuff is being added?
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Don't get me wrong, I want an in game auction house as well, but saying that's more important or older is silly.
Reconnects, for one thing, effects the $100k PvP tournaments, and that's really huge.
Bocjo Bassannn
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Originally Posted by Kendar Muert
Wow. Theres gonna be some massive updates soon.
Total revamp of DoA. Winterday Festival. And this. THANK YOU ANET! |
total revamp of DoA????!!! erm Link info !!!!???? I can't seem to find anything about this anywhere.... Is this true is this a rumor or just wishfull thinking?
GO ANET Party formation sounds awesome.... and reconnects what a nice surprise.
Chief
It took awhile, but it was just a matter of time for these features (Party Search, Reconnect after Disconnect) to be available in GW. These are common features in other NCSoft titles (example, City of Heroes/Villains).
Eviance
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Originally Posted by Bocjo Bassannn
total revamp of DoA????!!! erm Link info !!!!???? I can't seem to find anything about this anywhere.... Is this true is this a rumor or just wishfull thinking?
GO ANET Party formation sounds awesome.... and reconnects what a nice surprise. |
Yichi
3 words for ya....
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!
TY anet <3
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!
TY anet <3
EPO Bot
A fresh supply of candy will be nice for DoA wannado's 
beanerman_99
My stash of candy canes is seriously depleted since this time last year. I had only put away 30 and I am down to 7 for all my characters. So YAY!!!
Reconnects FTW!!
Reconnects FTW!!
Deleet
Congratulations everybody.
So it turned out to be a good christmass anyway
GG Anet, you know we love you (as long as you keep working, that is
So it turned out to be a good christmass anyway
GG Anet, you know we love you (as long as you keep working, that is
GranDeWun
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Originally Posted by Darcy
People, people - let's keep this to the subject of what we are getting for holiday gifts. Not what we are not getting. This thread occasionally sounds like, OK, I got the Jag and the beach house in the Bahamas, but where is the condo at Disneyworld.
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public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health,
what have the Romans ever done for us?"
Bankai
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Originally Posted by sccrjamie
The first update I've ever felt worth commenting. And my comment is ------>
BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER! My g/f is going to have a hard time topping this... |
thedudemanwo
yay, definitely going to not quit now
DeathByBowtie
Very cool stuff. My first thought on the party system, though, is that they introduced this ~2 months after releasing Nightfall, which introduced heroes and has greatly reduced the number of people looking for PUGs, since most people will just hero/hench missions and quests. Hopefully the party search will inspire more people to use human parties. And the reconnect thing, well, I can't really think of a downside to that.
My monk and paragon can't wait to get their santa hats
My monk and paragon can't wait to get their santa hats
Solar_Takfar
w00t! Yay!! woohoo!!! wheeee!!!!
(and all similar interjections.)
(and all similar interjections.)
VanDamselx
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Originally Posted by zankoku
Wow. Nice upcoming updates.
Reconnects will definitely be a boon and won't cause as many missions to fail. Party formation is a definitely plus. Will we see less spamming in chat to form groups? And when will Anet address that other bain of chat spam: trade? |
Lykan
Finally! Yay!
Some great updates!
How about this one though. If i disconnect in a timed pvp match such as Broken tower or courtyard, I can hopefully get back before the timer ends, but what if i cant get back in time and my team *hopefully* wins even though i errored, will i be able reappear in the next match ok? Also same with HoH?
Seems like the answer is yes but can Alex confirm this for us?
Some great updates!
How about this one though. If i disconnect in a timed pvp match such as Broken tower or courtyard, I can hopefully get back before the timer ends, but what if i cant get back in time and my team *hopefully* wins even though i errored, will i be able reappear in the next match ok? Also same with HoH?
Seems like the answer is yes but can Alex confirm this for us?
jaymat
not sure if this has been answered already but what happens when your in ha and disconnect and u load into the next map. will u still b there or are you going to be replaced by a hench.
same goes for pve, what happens if your exploring with your group you disconnect and they go into another zone. do you spawn into the other zone as well or stay exactly where you disconnected?
same goes for pve, what happens if your exploring with your group you disconnect and they go into another zone. do you spawn into the other zone as well or stay exactly where you disconnected?
frojack
Fantastic news.
Omega X
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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior
Wonder if we will be placed back in the group? What if the one that lost connection was leader, and had heroes, if the group dies as a result then the mission is failed? Questions, questions.. |
When disconnected, the system informs your teammates that you were disconnected. Your character will still be there in the group for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes your character's session is terminated like a normal disconnection if you have not logged back in within that time. It would be essentially going AFK until you logged back in, your character will still be vulnerable within that time.
As for the Heroes question, doesn't the Heroes stay in the group if the leader disconnects?
aohige
Lykan, acutally, Alex did reply somewhat on that issue.
Your character is treated as AFK, and hence, any completion rewards and such are applied if it happens while the character is in AFK mode.
So yeah, most likely, you should be fine as long as you come back in that 10 minutes.
Your character is treated as AFK, and hence, any completion rewards and such are applied if it happens while the character is in AFK mode.
So yeah, most likely, you should be fine as long as you come back in that 10 minutes.
Eviance
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Originally Posted by Omega X
As for the Heroes question, doesn't the Heroes stay in the group if the leader disconnects?
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Thierry2
yay reconnect !! i could rlly use that
go Anet !
go Anet !
nothing special
/cheer
/dance
I'm really looking forward to the reconnect feature, I still have to unplug the router every time I would want to play for more than half an hour.
/dance
I'm really looking forward to the reconnect feature, I still have to unplug the router every time I would want to play for more than half an hour.
Lykan
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Originally Posted by aohige
Lykan, acutally, Alex did reply somewhat on that issue.
Your character is treated as AFK, and hence, any completion rewards and such are applied if it happens while the character is in AFK mode. So yeah, most likely, you should be fine as long as you come back in that 10 minutes. |
King Kong
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Originally Posted by GranDeWun
"All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine,
public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?" |
Omega X
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Originally Posted by Lykan
Yes I did see an answer to that effect, I only ask because somewhere alex said when you reconnect you will reappear in exactly the same spot as where you disconnected which is ok in Pve as your party can just wait, but obviously you wont be able to reconnect in the same spot there if the timer and match has finished. As you say, I would imagine you just appear in the staging area of the next match "AFK". Was just wondering if this is correct.
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There will probably be different rules for PvP matches. Though Alex never touched on any specifics yet.
kade
So I guess Alt+F4 for survivors is a thing of the past?
Thats kinda sucky for them but in every other instance i could think of, awesome update.
Thats kinda sucky for them but in every other instance i could think of, awesome update.
Empex
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Originally Posted by kade
So I guess Alt+F4 for survivors is a thing of the past?
Thats kinda sucky for them but in every other instance i could think of, awesome update. |
Venus was her name
pretty excellent additons to game.
shame becuase these features should have been there since the initial release...
shame becuase these features should have been there since the initial release...