Some things that make the game feel buggy
Apr 8, 2017 14:06:54 GMT
SalMasRac, akots, and 1 more like this
Post by treoir on Apr 8, 2017 14:06:54 GMT
In no particular order, here are some things I have noticed which make the game "feel buggy", to varying degrees:
(*) Can't shoot: Sometimes when I try to fire my weapon, nothing happens (I think this is because I am clicking too fast after the previous shot (Edit: but it also happens for other reasons) - I have encountered this in many games, but I never know if it's a hardware problem or if it is how the game works)
(*) Can't reload: Sometimes when I try to reload my weapon, I get the sound effect but the weapon never reloads (apparently, they have not yet implemented a sound or visual effect for cancelling a reload - or, if they did, it has been too subtle for me to notice, so far)
(*) Teleporting enemies: Invisible enemies get some visual effect indicating that their invisibility is intentional. And the "ascendant" blinks short distances frequently enough that you eventually realize that that is how he works (though I wonder if that was originally a bug that no one had time to fix). But when you are dead and you are watching someone else and suddenly a fiend appears behind them which was not there a frame previously? That totally makes the game seem buggy. If that was intentional, I think that there would be visual effects and not just "not there, and then there".
(*) Can't move: jumping and hoping over things seems inconsistent. Sometimes you can make a jump, sometimes you can't. The difference between these does not seem to be described anywhere. Sometimes even small obstacles (1/6 the height of a normal jump) seem insurmountable. Often when moving you are jerked back a bit for no apparent reason (probably network lag combined with how the game has implemented network support, but there's little or no supporting evidence for that, either).
I have a few other thoughts lurking, but maybe they will crystallize later...
(*) Can't shoot: Sometimes when I try to fire my weapon, nothing happens (I think this is because I am clicking too fast after the previous shot (Edit: but it also happens for other reasons) - I have encountered this in many games, but I never know if it's a hardware problem or if it is how the game works)
(*) Can't reload: Sometimes when I try to reload my weapon, I get the sound effect but the weapon never reloads (apparently, they have not yet implemented a sound or visual effect for cancelling a reload - or, if they did, it has been too subtle for me to notice, so far)
(*) Teleporting enemies: Invisible enemies get some visual effect indicating that their invisibility is intentional. And the "ascendant" blinks short distances frequently enough that you eventually realize that that is how he works (though I wonder if that was originally a bug that no one had time to fix). But when you are dead and you are watching someone else and suddenly a fiend appears behind them which was not there a frame previously? That totally makes the game seem buggy. If that was intentional, I think that there would be visual effects and not just "not there, and then there".
(*) Can't move: jumping and hoping over things seems inconsistent. Sometimes you can make a jump, sometimes you can't. The difference between these does not seem to be described anywhere. Sometimes even small obstacles (1/6 the height of a normal jump) seem insurmountable. Often when moving you are jerked back a bit for no apparent reason (probably network lag combined with how the game has implemented network support, but there's little or no supporting evidence for that, either).
I have a few other thoughts lurking, but maybe they will crystallize later...
