Will Online Lag be an issue?

[BSUFAN]

If I were you I wouldn't try playing online on the 6th everyone will be trying to get on all at the same time , better to wait a week or so till everything settles down, JMHO

[MrOldboy]

There was a recent interview with Ramone where he discussed the online situation. They are aware its a mess on PS3 and basically admitted to it being a test for their new online code. He seemed confident that they'll improve it and that it would be better on PS4 out of the box, likely due to PS3 users "testing" out the new online.

If the next patch(s) don't clear things up for the PS3 version I don't have a ton of confidence it'll run smoothly with the day one patch on PS4. Sure the online architecture may be more robust on PS4, but its up to the developers to produce the net code for the games.

The PS4 has almost nothing to do with the quality of an online game. Look at BF4, took weeks/months for it to be stable on PS4, and was broken on other platforms as well.

[SVCbearcat10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy...a_kid

Yes, it will be.

What he said. Lag will always be an issue. How much or how consistent of an issue cannot be answered yet. I don't know of any online game that doesn't suffer from lag.

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by BSUFAN

If I were you I wouldn't try playing online on the 6th everyone will be trying to get on all at the same time , better to wait a week or so till everything settles down, JMHO

lol and whats the point in that if it does not work out of the gate then dont release it

[GruffyMcGuiness]

I'd have to imagine it will be a lot better with them adding online franchise. If it isn't, it will be a disaster. Like you, I bought a PS4 specifically for The Show to play OF with my buddies.

[Cezar24]

Quote: Originally Posted by BSUFAN

If I were you I wouldn't try playing online on the 6th everyone will be trying to get on all at the same time , better to wait a week or so till everything settles down, JMHO

I don't know. The PS3 copy only sold 59,000 it's first week and still had online issues. If every copy was playing online, that's still about half of what COD manages every night of the week.

I don't think it's an issue of overloading the servers with players.

[pajcbanned]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrOldboy

There was a recent interview with Ramone where he discussed the online situation. They are aware its a mess on PS3 and basically admitted to it being a test for their new online code. He seemed confident that they'll improve it and that it would be better on PS4 out of the box, likely due to PS3 users "testing" out the new online. If the next patch(s) don't clear things up for the PS3 version I don't have a ton of confidence it'll run smoothly with the day one patch on PS4. Sure the online architecture may be more robust on PS4, but its up to the developers to produce the net code for the games. The PS4 has almost nothing to do with the quality of an online game. Look at BF4, took weeks/months for it to be stable on PS4, and was broken on other platforms as well.

Thanks for the clear explanation. I do believe the elongated release date is a good thing in terms of letting the PS3 users "test" the online experience as well as the overall experience of the game. It does seem like this crew cares about the quality, but they just haven't found a way to make it work.

I understand that the online experience is one where latency plays a roll, but if it takes away from the integrity of the game then it's a problem. A few spikes here and there is just part of the experience and nothing to complain about.

[pajcbanned]

Quote: Originally Posted by SVCbearcat10

What he said. Lag will always be an issue. How much or how consistent of an issue cannot be answered yet. I don't know of any online game that doesn't suffer from lag.

You're right! When I buy a game, I rarely if ever play offline. To me, the experience of playing against another human is where the fun and competitiveness comes into play. That's what video games are to me nowadays. With that said, online lag IS something that is understandable to a point, and it's never going to be as smooth as offline play. It's funny, the "smoothness" of offline play has actually become unnatural to me.