weapons in towns
Axeman002
Sorry if there's a post on this or was one about 2 years ago which i missed....but why didn't Anet allow us to show our weapons inside towns...we can show off armor's and mini pets..but not weapons..any specific reason in this?
The Drunkard
Towns would have unberable lag due to the amount of people with their weapons, and you already have titles to show off your epeen.
Caw521
Possibly because of the Vampiric HP degeneration?
Gun Pierson
It would be cool to see other people's weapon sets. Implemented like the show/do not show cape and head piece.
mage767
Yup, a needed feature which ANET was lazy to implement.
Jensy
A needed feature only for people who seem to think that other people care about what kind of weapons you have. Let's not stop here, we should be able to go /req and knock someone over for 5 seconds with huge number 7's...
Loot Junkie
Look at the amount of weapons that have animations(VS, fellblade, FDS, IDS, et al), surely this in itself would cause lag.
Saph
Do we really want people pinging and 'sharing' their weapon sets in towns? The spam makes certain places bad enough as it is, and this would be one more thing to spam.
dr love
yea armor is reduced in towns to reduce lag and the hit on your computer. so adding weapons would just add lag. if you want to show off your weapons, play aion and spend $15/mo
majikmajikmajik
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12characters.
12characters.
Marty Silverblade
Don't want this for the aforementioned reason: lag. Besides, it'd probably be annoying, and there are idiots out there who'd say 'omg you're not using a VS (as opposed to other spear skins) therefore you suck'.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by Caw521
Possibly because of the Vampiric HP degeneration?
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dusanyu
possibly because it is a town.
lol anet should implement this feature this feature next April fools but if you Brandish your weapons in town you get arrested.
lol anet should implement this feature this feature next April fools but if you Brandish your weapons in town you get arrested.
Zahr Dalsk
Pointless.
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Thenameless Wonder
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Originally Posted by Caw521
Possibly because of the Vampiric HP degeneration?
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Aba
LOL...
Just what we need Everyone trying to show off there weapons,while spamming /rank, /zrank in there Black Fow,Mask of mo zing and chaos gloves...
Just what we need Everyone trying to show off there weapons,while spamming /rank, /zrank in there Black Fow,Mask of mo zing and chaos gloves...
QueenofDeath
So mini pets don't cause lag?
Kook~NBK~
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Originally Posted by QueenofDeath
So mini pets don't cause lag?
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superraptors
probably suspend animation of weapons
but other then that useless implementation
but other then that useless implementation
Nerel
*must wave e-peen*
dusanyu
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Originally Posted by Nerel
*must wave e-peen*
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done os that enough e-peen for you or would you like more :P
Tijger
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Originally Posted by mage767
Yup, a needed feature which ANET was lazy to implement.
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lilDeath
When I am in town, I take out my sword and shake it at people all the time.
Rocky Raccoon
The only reason for a weapon in a town, is if you had dual challenges in game. Seeing as that is not possible there is no need.
QueenofDeath
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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
Yeah, they do - but there's a limit on how many can be displayed in a district. Can you imagine the QQ fest that would result if they implemented the ability to display weapons but limited it to only a few people at a time? Aside from that, how does one lag-iducing feature justify adding another? It doesn't.
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El Presidente
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Originally Posted by QueenofDeath
I'd rather see other peoples weapons and gear than stupid mini pets was why I asked. Get rid of mini pets and bring on the weapons and gear sitings.
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Replacing minis in towns with the display of weapons would have a limit imposed, too. It'd bring out the same old QQers spamming for someone to put away their weapon show they can show off their alleged leetness.
I'd really not like to see, "I'm wielding a ... but I can't show it because there are too many noob weapons out right now!" all day in local chat. It's bad enough now as it is.
Want to see someone's weapon? Want to show off yours? Go to a PvP area...go outside of town. Just don't fall for the "drop it on the ground so I can see it better" routine...
QueenofDeath
Yes but all mini's have animations and move around. Weapons wouldn't and only a few have animations. Therefore you could have more weapons exposed in towns/cities/outposts than mini's. ) Bring on the weapons and get rid of the minis.
) Bring on the weapons and get rid of the minis.
Stolen Souls
Kamadan would look pretty funny with V-spears pointing everywhere.
But yeah, pointless. I couldn't care less what anyone is using. If I see one, I've seen it a thousand times.
But yeah, pointless. I couldn't care less what anyone is using. If I see one, I've seen it a thousand times.
QueenofDeath
But not in every color of the rainbow Stolen souls. )
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Darcy
You do realize that most of the people who want to show off their weapons, all have the exact same set? It seems to be the normal teenage "I want to look like every other teenager" mindset. They run around in the exact same armor pieces and use the exact same shield skin and weapon skin and feel the need to show everyone that they look the same.
But the rest of us use what we like and don't care what anyone thinks about it. My warrior runs around in her non-elite Kurzick armor with a Chaos Axe she's had since 2006. I don't feel the need to show off my axe in town or any of my shields. I don't even bother with my minis except on CoF runs (which are the ultimate show-off area).
But the rest of us use what we like and don't care what anyone thinks about it. My warrior runs around in her non-elite Kurzick armor with a Chaos Axe she's had since 2006. I don't feel the need to show off my axe in town or any of my shields. I don't even bother with my minis except on CoF runs (which are the ultimate show-off area).
QueenofDeath
What I realize is those that are against weapons being shown in town are the ones that don't have any worth showing. lol Always too sides to that coin Darcy. )
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Dzjudz
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What I realize is those that are against weapons being shown in town are the ones that don't have any worth showing. lol Always too sides to that coin Darcy.
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El Presidente
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Originally Posted by Axeman002
....but why didn't Anet allow us to show our weapons inside towns...any specific reason in this?
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Originally Posted by QueenofDeath
I'd rather see other peoples weapons and gear than stupid mini pets was why I asked.
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What I realize is those that are against weapons being shown in town are the ones that don't have any worth showing. lol Always too sides to that coin Darcy.
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Lexar
How do animations on weapons cost lag? How is that in any way related to connection speed? In most, if not all cases it's an animated texture, you load it just like any other texture that has no animation. Animations by themselves don't cause lag. Animations on minipets or weapons are completely client side, meaning it's generated on your pc, so it does not influence the server.
If by lag some people mean a drop in framerate, that's a completely different issue. I think the effect of that would be minimal anyway.
The only problem is that people have many weapons, and every time someone switches weaponsets, the game has a load a new pair, or preload every single possible weapon and dye combo. That would be unfortunate. If they make it so that you have an 'outpost set' that you can't change except in your GH or something, then there shouldn't be much of a lag problem at all.
Seriously, it's just an extra few numerical values you have to load only once, the strain on the servers wouldn't be much bigger. In fact, they have increased the maximum number of people in a district a few times. They can just as easily set it back to accomodate for a possible lag issue (if there would even be one to begin with), nobody would notice a significant difference.
And then add an option to turn it off if you don't want to see it, and everyone is happy.
If by lag some people mean a drop in framerate, that's a completely different issue. I think the effect of that would be minimal anyway.
The only problem is that people have many weapons, and every time someone switches weaponsets, the game has a load a new pair, or preload every single possible weapon and dye combo. That would be unfortunate. If they make it so that you have an 'outpost set' that you can't change except in your GH or something, then there shouldn't be much of a lag problem at all.
Seriously, it's just an extra few numerical values you have to load only once, the strain on the servers wouldn't be much bigger. In fact, they have increased the maximum number of people in a district a few times. They can just as easily set it back to accomodate for a possible lag issue (if there would even be one to begin with), nobody would notice a significant difference.
And then add an option to turn it off if you don't want to see it, and everyone is happy.
Rocky Raccoon
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Originally Posted by Lexar
Seriously, it's just an extra few numerical values you have to load only once, the strain on the servers wouldn't be much bigger. In fact, they have increased the maximum number of people in a district a few times. They can just as easily set it back to accomodate for a possible lag issue (if there would even be one to begin with), nobody would notice a significant difference.
And then add an option to turn it off if you don't want to see it, and everyone is happy. |
Stolen Souls
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Originally Posted by QueenofDeath
What I realize is those that are against weapons being shown in town are the ones that don't have any worth showing. lol Always too sides to that coin Darcy.
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Lexar
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Originally Posted by Risky Ranger
Why is it every time someone thinks we need something changed, it is just matter of a few numercial changes to do so?
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I said that it doesn't add a lot of strain to the servers if you have to load the info for the weapons they carry.
As for your question, perhaps it's because you see things that aren't there?
Rocky Raccoon
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Originally Posted by Lexar
You should read again and understand that I didn't say it takes just a few lines of script to add a new feature.
I said that it doesn't add a lot of strain to the servers if you have to load the info for the weapons they carry. As for your question, perhaps it's because you see things that aren't there? |
FoxBat
This isn't about server strain, it's about loading client memory with all those weapon/shield textures and models for every single player in an outpost, and then reloading them whenever you weapon swap. GW was built for low-req computers, as-is they already display all those people in outposts use low-res armors. This is an intentional design choice and is unlikely to change.
Coverticus
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How do animations on weapons cost lag? How is that in any way related to connection speed? In most, if not all cases it's an animated texture....
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In conjunction with Foxbat's above explanation, the connection currently supplies the client data such as a player's co-ordinates, armour being worn, it's colour, the player's looks, emote(s), the title being worn and if a minipet is out. Add in the weapon set being held (this could constantly change) as well as the dye colour.
Pop that into a heavily populated area and you will get more lag - client and/or connection.