Request - lag and the puller

[xalpus]

would it be very difficult to put a "oh shit i lagged out and i'm not in camp like i thought i was" check into the pullers code i'm guessing it would have to fire in the dps loop...

yea i know the prefered method would be a more stable connection but comcast wants 35k to bring the cable across the road and well I'm not wuite up to paying that lol so what i do have is a 24db antenna on the roof grabbing a xfinity hotspot which is find except comcast has a long standing issue with its wifi dropping out for short periods.. just hope the guys in the business across the street dont decide to opt out on the public hotspot or i then have to try and drag a connection from about a half mile away.

anyway what i think happens is my puller pulls then lags then goes melee then dies.. i would just like to have a check to have him take his lilly ass back to camp or at least try

 

[Meistro]

As a unreliable internet user myself, I feel ya...(cellphone 2/3 of the time, poor dsl (100kps)1/3). I travel alot...ever try the wifi on a bus? (eww).
I'll LD, and come back to a dead group at least 3x a day....
I am assuming you are using the pullertank method?
Have you tried separate puller and tank? I find that on my bad internet days this helps me, as the puller wont engage until after the tank does, therefore a lag hiccup doesn't prevent them from trying to return to camp (unless the mob wastes the puller during the lag).
I still learning TLO's and how to better run my holys/downs, so coding that (if it is possible) is beyond me yet.

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Remember...puller targets tank, and tank targets self (not puller).

 

[ctaylor22]

There is a way to check your ping from the server, so you might be able to check if things are lagging. Meistro has a good idea by using a puller and not puller tank should help in some situations.

 

[xalpus]

well normally i have a 90 or less ms connection its only when there what i believe is there qos kicks in then i get knocked down .

but i do use a separate puller and that's why i believe he thinks hes in camp because he trys to go behind the mob its like a dance of death he does if there was a way to give him some prosac and send him back to camp that would be awesome :P

 

[Meistro]

wouldn't happen to have a mage with COH in grp?? you could make a downshit to "summon" him if he gets down to like 80 OR 90%.....maybe.....

 

[xalpus]

no mage in this particular setup but i do have a similar setup with my sk summoning his corpse when hes at 0 LOL the group keeps going just trying to find a way to stop some of the death

 

[Meistro]

Ideas:
Start the puller behind the grp so he would normally pull the mob thru the grp, then maybe he'll end up closer,
Get a longer range it to pull with, so he doesn't have to go as far out/as far back...
Increase the camp radius of all char except puller, if he's "just" outside maybe it will get the grp involved...(all you need is one in grp to draw the agro and pull the mob in).

 

[xalpus]

he pulls from at least a couple hundred feet its a bard with bellows , when it happens he is a very long way away from the camp i assume the connection lags and by lags i mean goes out has a tea and scone before coming back and by that time my toon is going sweet i made it to camp and switches off to the melee routines.

 

[Maskoi]

you need to watch your ping and determine at what number it is messing up at and do a

/echo ${MacroQuest.Ping}

then something like

/if (${MacroQuest.Ping}>=900) do something here

 

[xalpus]

DAMN you maskoi your going to require me to learn omg wtf sob ..ran out of acronyms .. but that just might work if i get a high ping have him recheck his surroundings and adjust from there..

 

[xalpus]

well i may have fixed it without any code.. put a 5ghz ap on the roof and even though the signal seems weaker it is rock solid for at least 8 hrs holding a 95 ish ping with no deaths i might have a winner here

its also amazing how much smoother everything runs with a solid connection lol

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hmm seems occasionally he is just stopping and attacking have to keep watching i guess not sure why its happening

 

[Maskoi]

Might try the new mq2viewport to. should help with lag.