 DrModemPremium
join:2006-10-19
USA
kudos:1
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Re: New source of non-stop gamer complaints to ISPs That's 50ms to onlive, on top of 50ms+ more when playing on internet servers.
Now you say, most gamers can play fine with 100ms, and that is true. But for those gamers currently playing with 100ms, it is from whatever machine they are using(PC, console) direct to the server they are playing on. Onlive introduces controller lag, because your controller is 50ms away from the actual gaming machine. And you will feel it. And it will be terrible.
And unless there are special "Onlive Users Only" servers for games, like there are console only servers, it will be an extreme experience in frustration, because all your opponents will not have any controller lag, just net lag, and they will be completely dominating you because of it.
You will even be being beaten by people on dialup.
Most likely anyone who uses onlive will quit it and end up getting a console or a PC, or just stop gaming. And gamers who already have consoles or PCs will not use Onlive period because of what I just detailed. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| I tend to agree.... I don't see how this is going to work out.
Lag will be an absolute bitch kitty on this setup.
On the positive side, all he pansy-cheating wusses will be SOL.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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DrModemPremium
join:2006-10-19
USA
kudos:1 | said by KrK:On the positive side, all he pansy-cheating wusses will be SOL. Lol, how much you wanna bet? There are hacks for everything including consoles and browser games. Onlive shouldn't be any different. Enterprising game hackers will be working round the clock for ego points if anything. |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| Well, with all the action happening on the server, and just your control inputs on your end, I see it being hard to cheat. No "Head Shots while flying thru the air spinning by a guy with a pistol across the map." 
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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