Dizzy771

The issue isn't the server, its how minecraft handles its packets after 1.8. No matter what world or server we are on we will run into this issue due to how minecraft works, unfortunately.

Hail everyone. Going to keep this short and to the point. As everyone knows, LotC has some extreme lag issues when it comes to war claims and large scale battles. Today Tythus came to the GM team and started talking about several options to fix this issue. What exactly is the issue?: This is a simplified answer, for the non-techy folks. Basically, whenever we have a large battle a player needs the server to send over the information of over 100 other players all at once. Do that over 100 times for every other player and the issue rises exponentially. As Tythus explained to me "4 players = 16 packets, 5 players = 25 packets, and so forth" Some options: To alleviate the lag we need to have less players in direct contact with one and other at the same time. Some options we have thought of are 1. Split the battle into objectives. Bassically force the battle to have multiple different objectives which you must capture, claim, destroy, etc, in order to achieve victory. Of the options listed this is probably one of the harder to pull off as it also takes a large amount of player co-operation in order for it to run smoothly. 2. Instancing smaller battles. Lets say there is a war between Team A and Team B. Team A has 200 men and Team B has 100. We can probably handle about 100 people in an area before it gets really laggy, so we split the battle up in different instances, likely in the build world or elsewhere. So instead of 1 big battle of 200 vs 100 it would be 4 smaller battles of 50 vs 25. Once each smaller battle is concluded the survivors may of course re-group and continue fighting in a new instance until all forces of one side are exhausted. 3. Reinforcements with smaller battles. Bassically the same as instancing, but instead of having many areas of combat we only have 1 and as the forces of 1 side deplete they get reinforcements. Lets say both side A and B have 100 men, and it's a 50 vs 50 fight. Side A loses 25 men, so they get 25 more men brought in from their reserve pool. This continues until 1 sides forces are depleted. Very similar to the game “Mount and Blade” These are some of the options we’ve devised, and would like to hear your opinions on them. If you have an idea yourself, feel free to post it as well. EDIT: In response to the many times this question/idea may be said The issue is not the server, actually, its the way Minecraft handles its packets. Moving our battles to a new world or even a new server would not fix the issue. You would still have to split the fighting one way or another. EDIT #2: There is also the option of simply just putting up with the lag and carrying on as we have been in the past. Let us know what you think of this option as well, as it has been suggested by a few GM's.

2/10 I've seen you post on the forums once or twice?

High on the snow capped peaks of Vailor, amidst a crimson tide of blood, lay the still corpse of many beasts. Once cruel, vicious, and vile creatures now still of breath and lifeless. Their eyes glazed over like those of a porcelain doll. Some short paces away Dizzy stands, axe at his feet and clutching his side. Picking up the axe he limps to the mouth of the beasts lair, beads of sweat falling from his forhead. Grunting in pain he lowers himself to the ground. Releasing his hand from his side he brings it before his eyes. Blood. His blood. Raising his head he gazes out across the frozen landscape before him. A faint smile stretches across his visage as his eyes close. -~=+=~- A small Golem arrives at Kal'Akash, carrying nothing more then a letter. The letters bears the distinct seal of Dizzy Irongrinder ~=~ Greetings, Kinsmen. I hope this letter has found you all in good health. Sadly, that it has found you at all means that I am not. Its been quite the adventure, hasn't it? I've done a great many things throughout my life... I started out as simple dwarf, barely scrapping by with farming I joined the legion and rose through the ranks I became a great smith of renown, gaining knowledge of the arts of runesmithing and golemancy I was a warrior, fighting for my people against the darkness A great scholar, recovering lost knowledge of our ancestors An explorer, braving dungeons deep and mountains high An engineer, building great machines capable of astounding things A king, one who tried his best not for the crown... but for his people Bust most of all... a friend I ask not for pity or vengeance... but only to be remembered as a friend. Dagor Dared Aengoth Lori Skippy Hogarth Fili Fimlin Everyone else Narvak Oz Urguan Yankar

The loyalist forces of Grand King Skippy Irongut are victorious. They now have the right to siege either Kal'Krest or Tal'Azwyr as stated in the original post. Locked and moved to completed

Interesting idea, but neither of those reasons are why the mine world is currently down.

Gonna be pretty straight forward with you when I say this. If we could put up the mine world, we would. Please remain patient while the devs look into a fix for the issues.

Dizzy shakes his head and walks away "Ets not wort' et lads. I know t'at golem, an ets nae wort' et."

Dizzy walks by as the voting results are announced and shrugs "Systems neveh wurked loike t'at. Dunnae know w'y ye'd t'ink it does now"

Dizzy nods slightly as he over-hears the news "Gud fer t'em, gettin tu palace done finalleh. Was just a skeleton last ah saw" ((This reminds me of a poem by Edgar Allen Poe))

MC Skin (Novaskin link or MCskin): http://i.gyazo.com/0e32573b4b3270dd4f8f9af170684206.png http://i.imgur.com/MVtbTEG.png IG SN: Dizzy771 Order (Trans, Simple BG, Detailed BG): Trans!!! Details of what you want (Position, if background): Like this concept art, but less serious looking and more happy http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/336/b/d/dwarf_by_davidgau-d5muvfd.jpg Picture of Payment (Pay me after you get it): When the server un-fuqifies itself EDIT: He got blue eyes, by the way.

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