Syn-Chan Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 So, what's your excuse reason for lag? Or do you not lag at all? Have some advice for those who lag? Do you think Neopets should look into the lag?
Queen Milli Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Are you on a laptop? If you are then it will lag :( I am on a laptop, I hope it works on PDA's!
Syn-Chan Posted December 11, 2008 Author Posted December 11, 2008 Oh, that sucks. It's even worse on my Desktop so..
Queen Milli Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Mmm, On mine it freezes EVERY mini game :( And I really want a PB from it but I can't 'coz of the fact I can't play it *sniff*
sentinelzm Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Yeah. If you have enough RAM, it should be fine. I think Neopets should make minigames a bit fairer for people with lag by adding a 3...2...1... at the start. Bcos, at the moment, if you get into the faellie labyrinth first and you navigate through it without too many mistakes, you win. Sometimes, you can even go all the way to an opponents side, dance around him, then win the prize. I've done it before. I quit the guy though, and sent him an NM, saying it was unfair to him. Anyway, It is the same for all the other minigames, first, in, you tend to be first to win. What do you guys think of a 3..2..1.. countdown at the start to make things fairer?
Xepha Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 But would the countdown lags as well? I think they should have built a game that requires less ressources...
Laurette Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I am on a laptop and I have no problems with lag (not that I play kq all that much, it's kinda boring to me lol.) But my laptop is brand new and I have high speed internet, it's not surprising that those on older computers and slower connections would have trouble with that game.
Ithil Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Sometimes I can play KQ (and lose the game *lol*). Often I'm disconnected, or my laptop freezes. So I guess my laptop is too old and doesn't have enough RAM to sustain KQ properly. I think KQ is a little bit unfair for players with old computers/slow connexions.
imnotgeorge Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 I definitely agree with the 'first one in wins' comment for minigames - I can predict with uncanny accuracy which player is going to be winning every mini game after everyone's rolled once (you can tell how much the game lags for a particular player by seeing how long the token waits after each step). I'm ashamed to say I'm quite happy when I see my opponent is lagging worse than I am.
mxpxrocks222 Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 It does lag a lot for me. part of why i stopped playing. and i even have a new computer. sometimes by the time the minigame finally loads, the other player is already half way done.
antiaircraft Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 KQ lags heavily for me... probably because my internet connection is next to useless and my computer barely makes a fifth of the system requirements.
maxwerx Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 I went to an Internet cafe where people were playing World of Warcraft and other MMORPGs. I said to myself, "Surely KQ will not lag here." KQ still lagged. <_<
Jessica Parr Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 How many keys do you need to get a PB? And is there any specific game you have to play to get it? ~Jessica This post has been edited by a member of staff (Crusher) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please stay on-topic with the original post! :) Feel free to make a new topic for this question though. For the record, getting a PB is random when redeeming a gold key and no minigame or game board will give you a better chance at this in KeyQuest. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules.
Syn-Chan Posted December 14, 2008 Author Posted December 14, 2008 Honestly, I don't know. My computer has a good enough amount of RAM, and yet, I still lag. Maybe I will go clean it out some more. I've got a ton of useless files and I need to play KQ to get more money for a lab ray. -groan- Either way, I'm winning, Xepha~! The polls don't lie. 8D (The people do.)
̊ ˉˉ ̊ Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 My guess is that graphics cards could also play a part in it running smoothly, and besides, system requirements are what's needed to make it run, not what makes it run smoothly.
antiaircraft Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Well I don't think TNT has written the KQ Flash object to take advantage hardware acceleration, so a graphics card probably wouldn't come into play. That's just a guess though.
Syn-Chan Posted December 14, 2008 Author Posted December 14, 2008 Alright, since all this seems to have been pointed in a different direction... What is your requirements? What I mean is, what do you think is the best amount of RAM to play KQ? I have 2GB, and yet I still lag slightly. Especially with the Nova Matcher, which I find unfair. I also find the minigame portion slightly unfair. When some of the games crash, how come some random guy gets one point? Just. one. You don't know if you've lagged or not, but some random weirdo gets one point and wins the game while you sit there wondering "Why did they play? Did anyone play? Why did they get the point?"
Xepha Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 PC: Windows XP or Vista 1.5 GHZ or higher processor 2 GB RAM 256 MB Video Card Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Mac: Mac OS-X version 10.4.11 or higher Intel Duo Core 2 ghz or higher processor 2 GB RAM Firefox 2.0 or above That's all the specifications you need to play. The problem might not be your RAM, but the video card or your processor. If your computer already takes time to process your commands (opening applications, opening files, starting, stoping), don't expect a game to run well... You can check the amount of RAM already taken by your regular programs. On XP, it shows if you do ctrl alt del. On mac, you go to application, then on Activity Monitor. Currently I'm using about half of my RAM and I just have 1 browser opened and my emails... plus everything on dashboard... eh.
ho_yt Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 For normal walking it will lag a little but when it comes to minigames it will really lag a lot but one thing I don't know if it is because of lag but everytime when I was playing the spyder scare I will aways not be able to go down after like 1 or 2 tries... Maybe my com is slow?
didosmom Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Oh, that sucks. It's even worse on my Desktop so.. Yeah, me too. My desktop is a bit older so its kinda expected. But I usually can only play in the wee hours of the morning. During regular hours, I get dropped from the game so often that I don't even try anymore now.
Queen Diva Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 I get a lot of lag and my computer meets the requirements to play the game.. I don't know why it's really sucky when you know you are lagging and could have won the mini game :(
Queen Milli Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Mac:Mac OS-X version 10.4.11 or higher Intel Duo Core 2 ghz or higher processor 2 GB RAM Firefox 2.0 or above *coughs* all that is the same as me and it still lags for me :(
Xepha Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 *coughs* all that is the same as me and it still lags for me :( Well firefox fails for me :P Have you tried in Opera... it's been really stable. No crash :)
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