[GI] This Game has turned to crap!!

I thought it was my set up computer etc I nearly changed my internet provider. Like you I have been around a long while. Things have got worse. I guess the issue is its a money raiser now with all the new components etc. There a lots of new players obtaining the whole box and dies with cash where we had to work for those things. Therefore They will do nothing whilst their revenue is good. I only play now on off peak periods. Have a nice day.

 

They chased their OLD Revenue players away (the bread and butter Veteran) when they forced them to invest even more of their money and time to keep their Supremacy they had enjoyed before the LF-4 was introduced. The new players are not being fooled so easily into becoming a paying player, so they have had to create a NEW way of getting financial support for the game. The "Advantages" are not as advantageous, as they used to be, since the game is so laggy and being DDoS'd all the time. The Support (repair) Team have always had it the toughest as they find a solution to a problem but it does not correct the problem as the stuff added since the first incident overrides the fix and they have to recreate a fix for what they thought was the problem.

So I have to ask, if the game is going to survive into the second decade of existence why not be working on the restructuring of the game on a different platform? Flash Player is obsolete and becoming more unstable with each new update to the game. They "Reloaded" the game to remove issues that were too abstract to correct individually. We are back to that point again, so instead of continuing down the path to obsolescence why not look to the future and change the platform, increase the security by making the access point a secure downloaded Back Page, and then the servers are protected from the attacks we are seeing now, this process would also turn our computers into terminals which could only access information from the server and not allow all of the botting programs we are seeing now (take our computers out of the mix so everyone has the same benefit, from the smallest tablet to the mainframe gaming computer, the game all looks the same) I mean isn't that the direction D O is trying to go anyway (moving everything from the Back Page to the In-Game Client anyways) the Hangar change was the first step to adding the Equipment in Client update which is their next BIG change to the game (not just addition but actual CHANGE).

TBH I think the reason for all of this cosmetic crud is because the revenue stream is so low they are unable to support the game with the normal revenues they were collecting and they have tried to manipulate the source to redirect the stream to a new main line vanity based CASH stream. They have opened up the G G's to be the main source of Uridium Purchases now (it used to be ammo), they have removed the players from the maps by making so many NEW G G's and allowing the Same Company Killers to create a loop hole to prevent from having to loose honor by changing companies to joining a MCC and allow an enemy player to start the attack and prevent the friendly fire punishment from applying to them. So the game consists of New players (UFE fodder) to be hunted trying to get their experience and strength to enjoy the game, G G farmers who get their strength by buying it, and the UFE who have joined MCC clans so they can have people search the maps for people to attack so they are not accused of "pushing" because they are killing the only player in the maps they see all the time.

This game is in need of a major renovation and as long as D O can get people to open their wallets (whether with vanity designs or G G rewards) they will not work on correcting the game or trying to return to its former glory, there are enough players who are sitting in the wings watching this game to see how it is proceeding to populate the servers again. D O just needs to fix the game so everyone can enjoy the game and not be the only ship in a map so the enemy has to kill them over and over because most of the players are either Building G G's on back page, running a G G, or in the Pally fields collecting to try to build G G's for free. The quest system is so lame that no one is doing them after you get to the Uber Missions as they can not get enough players to help kill the UBK needed for most of them or become fodder for the UFE that wants the easy kill of both the PvP and the UBK.

Fix the game, get rid of the ability to DDoS your servers, and run thorough Q C tests of all Updates you want to add to the game (so it takes 6 months to add it to the game after it has been developed stop half baking the update and feeding them to us incomplete) isn't it easier (and more profitable) to keep the game running smoothly and announcing an upcoming update being released as a "coming attraction" instead of the day it is released and hope it works properly without causing the entire game to melt down?

 

Hey Taffy, good to see you here.

Personally I don't really understand the whole "unwanted traffic" thing either. I guess they mean it's done intentional, in efforts to hurt Big Point in some way? Or do they mean Too many BOTS trying to access the game at one time? I dunno

Clear you cache blah blah is a standard answer used as a reminder I'm guessing for those who are new.. neither You or I are new here.

I have not gone onto game yet, I hesitate now, afraid of just more disappointment.

I tried last night to get on game, was a no go. This makes 4th day/evening no ship just some chat and back page.

Discouraging I must admit

-FT

Edit: I have logged onto the game, strange, no Lag or freezing issues so far. Since last night I have made zero changes to my computer, didn't clear cache, didn't clean up the ol' flash. Just logged off last night came back this evening 100% improvement. So yep it's not my PC or internet.

Hope it continues to be good, will keep this thread posted.

Thnx All

-FT

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Hello `°ƒµll·†Ħгô††lє°´,

Have personally logged in game to "visit" your server and i'm currently not experiencing any lag and chat is currently working. Nonetheless the Dark Orbit Team is still keeping an eye out for Lag and Connectivity Issue's after the recent server restarts.

The reason we ask users to please clear their cache and flash/resetting modem or try using a different browser is to "Cover" all the bases that may fix the lag issues. It does sound a bit of an Automated Messageish but it does help most users.

With that thank you everyone for assisting the user with their concern and for the Feedback. We ask if you are still experiencing this issue? If not, on a personal note don't pop my noob ship please

 

My guess is the players who have been banned for using bots have created new accounts and are flooding one server with as many things as they can to interfere with the enjoyment of those players who have played the game legally and fairly as retribution for loosing their misappropriated treasures.

If account (IP Address) has been proven to use Third Party programming more than once then they should ban the IP Address from accessing the system. However, creating a secure access point that prevented third party programs from being introduced would possibly resolve the issues all the way around.

 

If the IP/user is sending too many/inusual requests to the server just pop a Captcha, that will stop most bots.
Link accounts to phone numbers by introducing 2 step authentication.
Get a third party to protect your servers from ddos ( they do it for a job ! ), traffic will relay on their servers and do servers will only get the legit traffic.
Make Captha mandatory on login/client connexion, that will prevent bots from logging back in on timeout for ex.

 

Deter,

Thank you for your time spent on this issue. This evening everything seems fine I am happy to say.

I'd never pop your noob ship Deter, well "never" might be a bit strong of a word

Thanks again, no other issues at this time.

Close thread please.

-FT

 

Your welcome, hope to see you all in chat.

Closing as resolved.

-=Fly Safe and Take Care=-​