Planetside bans dail-up users

[KamiGaijin]

Remember how they said they weren't actually going to prohibit dial-up users?

Well guess what! All this BFR crap has made the game completely unplayable for dial-up users. Whenever I'm even close to one of these things, the game gets choppy. But since there are always 20-30 BFRs in any given area during combat now, I will literally go LD for minutes at a time. It's very annoying to have to sit at a door for 30-45 seconds before it opens. And then when it opens you run out and drop dead. Then you realize that you actually died 30 seconds ago when an enemy opened the door and saw you standing there like an idiot.

I've tried everything, even sniping, and guess what...I can watch a BFR in my scope simply fade out of existance because the connection can't even carry it's image to my computer.

Congratulations Developers! You've seemed to have found a way to cut the game's population without technically banning anyone! You simply make the game unplayable.

I guess I have two options: Upgrade to a much more expensive broadband, or quit. Unfortunately, the island I live on off of Japan doesn't have broadband.

/emote finger
/cancel subscription

[Lonehunter]

Originally Posted by KamiGaijin

Remember how they said they weren't actually going to prohibit dial-up users?

No, they never guarenteed such a thing.





You could always play on the Test Server

if you know what your doing you could get some decent upgrades for not a bad price.

[Madcow]

Originally Posted by Lonehunter187

No, they never guarenteed such a thing.





You could always play on the Test Server

if you know what your doing you could get some decent upgrades for not a bad price.

Actually, by listing 56k in their minimum requirements they pretty much do. Even at release 56k was nearly impossible to play (I tried) and they did a disservice to the paying customers by pretending the game was playable like that. Why would they do that? I played for a few months on 56k, was able to play enough to know I really enjoyed it and ended up getting cable internet and upgrading my computer. Stupid people like me who were willingly duped, that's why they did that.

[MrPaul]

Is the China server online yet? And are you using it?
Because the 30-45 second door wait just sounds like massive ping because of the distance to your nearest server (West Coast America?).

[hazzer2007]

30-45 seconds before it opens. And then when it opens you run out and drop dead.

Feel sorry for you dude. I had the same problem as my old computer was really OLD. All I can say is drop all your grapichs to really low and fight in the caves where bfr's cant get in.

[Lartnev]

I think it's testament to the efficiency of PlanetSide that you've been able to play it thus far with a 56k modem. Come back when the BFR novelty factor wears off

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by KamiGaijin

I can watch a BFR in my scope simply fade out of existance because the connection can't even carry it's image to my computer.

[Marsman]

The devs have already stated that they are aware of some frame rate issues connected with the BFR's and will be working to improve the situation. Hang in there - things may yet improve as they continue to fine tune things.

[Majik]

I have a similar problem even on cable. Whenever I get around a squad of BFRs my FPS drops below 5, even with my graphics on low/off. One night during mayhem it hit 1.8 FPS and I just logged in frustration.

I bit the bullet last night and ordered an ALIENWARE. Let's see what things look like when I can set my graphics on high in 2 weeks

Plasma Purple w/Astral Blue cooling. Even my computer is a Vanu

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Majik

I bit the bullet last night and ordered an ALIENWARE. Let's see what things look like when I can set my graphics on high in 2 weeks

You didn't just bite the bullet, you swallowed the Marine that fired it.

[Kam]

Originally Posted by Majik

I have a similar problem even on cable. Whenever I get around a squad of BFRs my FPS drops below 5, even with my graphics on low/off. One night during mayhem it hit 1.8 FPS and I just logged in frustration.

I bit the bullet last night and ordered an ALIENWARE. Let's see what things look like when I can set my graphics on high in 2 weeks

Plasma Purple w/Astral Blue cooling. Even my computer is a Vanu

What a fool, I have a custom computer that cost far less and is much better. You got screwed.

[JetRaiden]

You have to be absolutely fucking retarded to try to play PlanetSide on a 56k.


They say it will RUN on a 56k connection, then never said it would run WELL.

[martyr]

yeah, then paid more war reparations than both world wars combined

[SilverLord]

Just tell us the specs from your computer and we might be able to explain a few things..

[Apocolypse55]

Harsh.