What would you fix?
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Custodian
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The lagg is much better and mostly non existent. There the odd spike but it's nowhere near what it was.
kmoustakas
Scourge of Xaos
Ghost LFMs because they will never fix it themselves.
No wait: assuming I had the skill the know-how, I'd fix umd lag and mail lag or AI aggro management those have been problems since day 1 and nobody seems to be able to fix them, only make them worse!
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Eme
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Dandonk
Beater of Dead Horses
I would, but then what would I post about on the forums???
Classic_DM
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If it were me, I'd redo all melee combat sounds and one shots rng sounds related to character movement. Then I'd go back and create about 100 different ambient sound mixes for various interior environments.
Combat
Heavier hits on weapons on armor, skin, hides, skin, ethereal etc. for different tiers of bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing. More impact, more thump Mix in blocks, scraps, partial hits, etc. Right now, we have a lot of whipping swipes, but not enough impacts.
Character Movement
Create a mix of about 12 movement sounds (short one shots) for each armor set type. Subtle cloth movement, jungles, clinks, etc. These play randomly with a no repeat timer variable once every (6-12 second etc.)
New World did a great job with audio.
Spells
Of course all spells need more punch and visuals, but that is a huge job.
Combat
Heavier hits on weapons on armor, skin, hides, skin, ethereal etc. for different tiers of bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing. More impact, more thump Mix in blocks, scraps, partial hits, etc. Right now, we have a lot of whipping swipes, but not enough impacts.
Character Movement
Create a mix of about 12 movement sounds (short one shots) for each armor set type. Subtle cloth movement, jungles, clinks, etc. These play randomly with a no repeat timer variable once every (6-12 second etc.)
New World did a great job with audio.
Spells
Of course all spells need more punch and visuals, but that is a huge job.
Svirfneblin
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Add a Skip Cutscene Button.
Bjond
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Heh, I'd try to fix the biggest bug in SSG itself. Find everyone that nodded their head over the "Friends in Low Places" boss fight nerf and fire them -- particularly whoever decided it needed a nerf in the first place.
Why that particular nerf and why firing? It pretty much doesn't change the time spent in the quest and is a fairly small "uh, why/how is he doing this non-D&D thing!?" Why is this such a giant red flag that we need to go nuclear on an employee?
Because going back to add non-D&D rules to a working encounter for the express purpose of "you're not doing it right" shows such a profound lack of understanding of basic RPG principles that it's manifestly impossible for good work to thrive with this person present -- they will hunt it down and destroy it.
What's the first "don't" for a DM in D&D? Do not force a solution on the players. Lay it out and let them play. Anything else becomes you playing the game for them. D&D players in particular hate "playing on rails". That's an adventure game, not an RPG.
When players do something surprising and yet still manifestly within the rules, that's fantastic. That's time to applaud. It's like improv: "YES and", not "Cut! Get back on script!"
Why that particular nerf and why firing? It pretty much doesn't change the time spent in the quest and is a fairly small "uh, why/how is he doing this non-D&D thing!?" Why is this such a giant red flag that we need to go nuclear on an employee?
Because going back to add non-D&D rules to a working encounter for the express purpose of "you're not doing it right" shows such a profound lack of understanding of basic RPG principles that it's manifestly impossible for good work to thrive with this person present -- they will hunt it down and destroy it.
What's the first "don't" for a DM in D&D? Do not force a solution on the players. Lay it out and let them play. Anything else becomes you playing the game for them. D&D players in particular hate "playing on rails". That's an adventure game, not an RPG.
When players do something surprising and yet still manifestly within the rules, that's fantastic. That's time to applaud. It's like improv: "YES and", not "Cut! Get back on script!"
Sorry to say there are almost as many control freak DMs that would punish you for finding a way around their encounter as there are people that would find their way around the encounter. Most people want to DM strictly because they enjoy it, but plenty just need to be in control.
I'd fix the disconnect between client and server. It is so obvious that the client and server are not in sync and that leads to awkward gameplay, like selecting a player and casting heal... only for it to land on the previous target :/ I bet the same desync problem leads to the infamous ladder bug.
Though that's probably an architectural problem and not easily fixed.
Other fast-paced FPS games I've played did not have that desync problem, even if the latency was about the same.
Though that's probably an architectural problem and not easily fixed.
Other fast-paced FPS games I've played did not have that desync problem, even if the latency was about the same.
Makes playing r-crossbows goddang awful
CherryBomb
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I would fix stack sizes by making them virtually infinite. The code base is now 64-bit and very large stacks could be had.
Being greedy, I would make the cursor either resizable or allow the color/image to be altered.
Further, I would allow the chat box background to be opaque or transparent as an option.
For my last task I would fix all the vendors and the myriad currency systems to function the same way. No more having to work through clunky interfaces that are completely different from any other. Optimizing options such as adding a "do the thing as much as possible" with a single selection to avoid having to make dozens if not hundreds of selections and interface reloads.
Being greedy, I would make the cursor either resizable or allow the color/image to be altered.
Further, I would allow the chat box background to be opaque or transparent as an option.
For my last task I would fix all the vendors and the myriad currency systems to function the same way. No more having to work through clunky interfaces that are completely different from any other. Optimizing options such as adding a "do the thing as much as possible" with a single selection to avoid having to make dozens if not hundreds of selections and interface reloads.
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Click on the eye
in the top right corner of the chatbox
Phaedra
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If we're assuming some mystical knowledge of the fix:
The ladder bug. I would leave to much fanfare and rejoicing, beloved by all.
UI Scaling. As above. A job well done and the adulation of my peers
third option: "Dropped" shots, misfires, and abilities that go on cooldown without activating
fourth option: Template effects/attacks (cones, lines, PBAoEs whose area of affect is based solely on the character's location/facing) not activating if you have a hard target that your character can't "see" (blocked, beside, behind(
-bonus if I can also solve the spells/attacks missing because the target is too close in front of you and the orgin point of the effect is behind the target.
The ladder bug. I would leave to much fanfare and rejoicing, beloved by all.
UI Scaling. As above. A job well done and the adulation of my peers
third option: "Dropped" shots, misfires, and abilities that go on cooldown without activating
fourth option: Template effects/attacks (cones, lines, PBAoEs whose area of affect is based solely on the character's location/facing) not activating if you have a hard target that your character can't "see" (blocked, beside, behind(
-bonus if I can also solve the spells/attacks missing because the target is too close in front of you and the orgin point of the effect is behind the target.