Large scale crashes

yadda · 2012-12-28, 06:28 PM

So what's the deal with this? Iv just started playing with a group of others and my frequent crashes which I thought were my computer happen to all of us simultaneously who happen to be in the same area. So now I'm positive it's not my computer and either something within the servers or an exploit akin to lag droppers of SC2.

Has SOE even acknowledged this at all? Are they even aware of it? Or am I totally crazy here? This is incredibly frustrating because sometimes I can go all day without it happening or it will happen back to back multiple times an hour and it's ALWAYS in an area of high congestion.

Furthermore, I didn't crash once between launch and the 21st when double exp kicked in. Not even during the first double exp weekend so whatever is causing it is new.

RykerStruvian · 2012-12-28, 06:34 PM

I didn't experience crashing until the last major patch came out, the one where they put Decimators in the game. I figured it was attributed to that and didn't think much of it, but supposedly there is a rumor going around that says its actually an exploit. However, no one has brought forth any evidence to my knowledge.

Most logical answer would be it is simply a bug with the latest patch. AboveTopSecret answer would be it is an exploit being used by Vanu players.

The real root, however, could be Vanu itself.

NewSith · 2012-12-28, 06:34 PM

Much of the game ingo is serverside. So if something crashes inside your rendering area, it affects you and those with similar situation.

yadda · 2012-12-28, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by RykerStruvian

Most logical answer would be it is simply a crash with the latest patch. AboveTopSecret answer would be it is an exploit being used by Vanu players.

The real root, however, could be Vanu itself.

I know you're just being sarcastic, but I'm VS and it happens to me as well and it's pretty frequent. If I had to point fingers Id say it really only happens whenever I fight the NC but that would be ridiculous since I pretty much target them exclusively due to the TR on my server being air whores and with me being a tank whore, we just don't get along very well.

But on a more serious note, I didn't suspect anything at all until it happened to more than 5 of us at the exact same moment and now I have a lot of suspicions of it being player caused. I was asking others about it and was directed to this thread on the official forums

http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/i...6/#post-919161

So I guess case closed, but it still doesn't make my game any more playable since the moment I get into a big fight I crash and then I just simply stop playing because I'm too annoyed by it at this point.

duomaxwl · 2012-12-28, 06:43 PM

It's really ridiculous. The ONLY time I crash is when that area-wide crash happens, and it'll take me and 5-6 other outfitmates down with us. Some of us won't crash at all, and we have varying hardware.

RykerStruvian · 2012-12-28, 06:46 PM

I was crashing a lot during last week yet there were times I wouldn't crash yet others would. It is pretty obvious when the crash happens only because a bunch of vehicles and people are stuck in a single position. There was even a drop pod stuck above Tawrich for at least a day :\

krnasaur · 2012-12-28, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by RykerStruvian

I didn't experience crashing until the last major patch came out, the one where they put Decimators in the game. I figured it was attributed to that and didn't think much of it, but supposedly there is a rumor going around that says its actually an exploit. However, no one has brought forth any evidence to my knowledge.

Most logical answer would be it is simply a bug with the latest patch. AboveTopSecret answer would be it is an exploit being used by Vanu players.

The real root, however, could be Vanu itself.

never could trust those fucking aliens

yadda · 2012-12-28, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by RykerStruvian

I was crashing a lot during last week yet there were times I wouldn't crash yet others would. It is pretty obvious when the crash happens only because a bunch of vehicles and people are stuck in a single position. There was even a drop pod stuck above Tawrich for at least a day :\

It reminds me of the movie The Langoliers and everyone just vanishes. I wish that I could survive one of the crash waves but I seem to be hit by each and every one. It would be interesting to see everyone just vanish and a giant confrontation grind to a halt.

RykerStruvian · 2012-12-28, 07:39 PM

I know right? Lol. Someone actually asked in the platoon I was in if the rapture had occurred in-game. Was pretty hilarious.

VaderDSL · 2012-12-29, 03:07 AM

Used to happen loads in Beta, back then at least I believe it was the physx engine crashing and taking clients with it, we'd often have a sunderer full of outfit members suddenly crash all with the same physx crash report.

Now maybe someone has figured a way of causing the client to crash in a similar manner, maybe it's physx again? Be useful if people who experience this could see in event viewer what caused PS2.exe to crash?

gunshooter · 2012-12-29, 03:16 AM

This is an exploit. It's to do with doing a certain thing to a sunderer, which crashes every player in the hex.