@thomashiatt said in Winning is Detrimental:

Attain enlightenment by training your mind to not wish to play the game.

In virtual realms of wonder and delight,
I find myself entwined in endless fight,
A world of strategy, where I lose all sight,
Of time and space, as hours flee by like flight.

My mind is trapped in this digital thrall,
Where quitting's not an option, never at all,
For every victory, a new challenge calls,
And I am helpless, under its grasp, it enthralls.

The mouse and keyboard holds me captive, day and night,
As I embark on quests, both bold and bright,
But alas, my obsession takes its toll,
And leaves me drained, yet still I cannot fold.

Oh, how I long for freedom from this spell,
To break free from this digital hell,
But fear of failure grips my heart so tight,
That I cannot tear my eyes away from light.

So here I sit, in this virtual land,
Addicted to the thrill of the game's command,
Trapped in a cycle that I cannot stand,
Yet unable to resist, I succumb to its demand.

@sladow-noob said in Winning is Detrimental:

@spikeynoob Clown.
You're welcome.

In Sladow's shadow, no one could find their place,
For he was so full of himself, he left no space.

He thought himself the center of all attention,
But others just saw him as an obnoxious mention.

His arrogance made them want to turn away,
And leave him in his own self-centered sway.

Oh Sladow, with your inflated head,
Your self-importance, it never will be dead.

For though you may think yourself divine,
To others, you're just a laughing line.

Oh Sladow, oh Sladow, such a pesky fellow,
With an inflated head and a know-it-all yellows

He inserts himself into every situation,
And always assumes his opinion is the foundation.

Of your many flaws, the biggest one I find
Is how you always butt in, with your uninvited mind.

• A true story

Hey guys i dont like these changes

Since the recent update, or at least very recently, the client is requiring vast amounts of power and CPU for some unknown reason. As a result it's causing the game and the UI to lag very bad.

What's going on?

This goes for TMM. It also applies to all 4 of the ladder systems.

The more games you win, the more rating you get, the more rating you get, the higher the probability becomes you will not find a match, the higher the probability of not getting a match becomes, the less games you get to play, the less games you get to play, the less fun you have as a whole.

To conclude, the more you consistently win in the long run, the more detrimental it is to you as a player who wishes to play the game.

If irony was a sentence, that was certainly it.

@magge said in Why?:

@goodgamepleasety

Maybe the issue is related to the ICE-Adapter high CPU usage bug. In case you or other readers are not following the Discord thread, I will quote the following:

Ravandel said in Discord

An alpha test client has been released with a rolledback ice-adapter version. the devs would like you guys to try it out, and let us know if the problem does not appear at all with this alpha test version.

This in order to figure out if it is caused by "recent" changes in the ice-adapter or by something else. If it does happen with the alpha test version also then those changes can be ruled out.

Note: you can install this alpha version alongside your normal install, and you can play games with other people running the normal client as well.

Link: https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v2024.5.1-alpha-2

I would be grateful if you could test the Alpha 2 client and provide feedback to help narrow down the issue.

I came across this thread in dc yesterday.

Also yesterday I had 2 consecutive client updates, and I'm now using the 2024.5.1 - alpha - 2 version of the client. I will see if I notice any improvements to my situation.

More colours = better

Type someone's name, or half of it you're referring to someone in a game, don't rely on their colour

Also, where is black?

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5x5 maps are vile. Nobody likes them except for a tiny insignificant minority. 99% of 5x5 map games only use a fraction of what the entire game has to offer. It's like asking your friend for a game of chess, but before you start the game, you take every single piece off the board except for the kings, 2 pawns each, and maybe a single knight each. Then you reduce the size of the board to just 12 squares and attempt to have a fun strategic, and interesting game.

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@snoog said in Setons Clutch Tourney 2024:

Can I propose a meta ban? Beach cannot walk mid. Thanks.

lol

What even is this? Just people hosting games, people joining them and playing the game?

FAF has been operational for over a decade, and has yet to establish reliable consistent connections between players.

You rarely see this issue occur in steam, and the best part in steam is that, if someone does disconnect, you can simply wait for them to reconnect. 9/10 times they successfully reconnect too. I remember when you could do this in faf many moons ago, but sadly this is no longer the case. And you can't reconnect in the client either to try salvage it.

Idk what the problem is with faf and players not being able to reliably connect to eachother in game. It's very painful going through 32 minutes of video gameplay only to have some random player randomly disconnect for no apparent reason.

I doubt faf will ever fully resolve this issue, I don't think they even know how.

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The logic is quite simple.

Larger maps > increased probability of longer games > increased probability of the games scope being realised (i.e. nukes/experimental/technology three units and strategies of eliminating the enemy armoured command unit) > which for many players ultimately translates to more fun.

In smaller maps, especially 5x5 maps, you are lucky if you get to use 25-30% +/- of what the game has to offer in terms of its units and the strategies available to kill an opponent.

Granted this may be daunting in a 1v1 game and can be drawn out and even "boring" for some players. But there are players that enjoy this, even in the context of 1v1.

They enjoy long games consisting of big battles, not short games consisting of short battles

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This game is a lot better on steam, just play there instead

Just play on steam instead. I've found that all my problems with faf go away when I don't use the faf client to play the game. The steam version is superior in a number of ways.

For you personally, obviously no recall exists so that would be of great benefit to you.

Additionally, you will find that the game runs a lot smoother on steam, and there are practically 0 connection issues with players. It is very rare for someone to disconnect from a steam game, unlike faf which has been plagued with this issues since it's inception probably.

Some other small things too. Players are generally nice and are just there to play the game and chill. Of course it is still competitive, but not nearly as sweaty and unpleasant as faf. One of the downsides though is that the player base in steam is sadly quite small. Other than that, steam is great for playing this game.

Please point out where I say anything of the kind. I am curious if and by how much we can rely on 4 year data. Surely it's not exactly the same.

Preference by and large probably does remain the same.