Hade5
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Posted - 2008.12.26 14:31:00 -
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Edited by: Hade5 on 26/12/2008 14:41:09
Edited by: Hade5 on 26/12/2008 14:40:52
i frequently have this problem and I also let it slip because I just thought it was lag from my client, but, it occurs in either of these:
when i warp in on a target within range and immediately begin to lock
when a target warps in on me in range to lock
when a target comes out of cloak
either of these times i experience a full on 10 to 30 second (yes, i count some of them) window where i cannot lock and im forced to just sit there and take damage or warp out while im met with constant "(notify) Your attempt to target <ship> failed.", it happens regardless of whether i control click the target in overview, control click the target in the main view, or right click -> "target" the ship in both overview and main view.
this is at the very least, making me gouge out my eyes with spoons, sitting there for about 30 seconds while either there is a juicy hauler that needs relieving of cargo or a very quick target that urgently needs tackling is just not playable. im frequently on the test server so if anyone wants to spend a bit of time testing this out im more than happy to.
an example i can provide for all 3 scenarios that were recently experienced (which were all in the test server, this still happens on TQ regardless)
in BF2 - im in a hyperion, i warp in on a megathron, we're within 5,500m of eachother and we both immediately begin to lock, the megathron locks me and goes into my armor by the time i get to lock him (this was 12 seconds). no form of EWAR was present.
in BF2 again against another player, im waiting in a hyperion, and a dueller in a typhoon warps in, same case as above, he quickly locks me and aggresses, and gets me to half armor (forgot reps because im too busy going bat**** insane over lack of lock) before i finnaly lock him (this was 27 seconds). no form of EWAR was present.
in FFA1 im waiting 150km below the beacon in a sniper rokh, a manticore decloaks and locks me a few seconds later 117km from me and manages to fire off 4 volleys of cruise missles before again decloaking, roughly 6-7 seconds between each volley, more than enough time to lock even a frigate with 2 SB IIs, the entire time "(notify) Your attempt to target Manticore failed.". no form of EWAR was present.
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