Why do I walk slower in MP ? | Forums

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When I play MP I seem to walk slower than other players, I'm using PB servers so it can't be a cheat by others. If I run then the stamina bar is empty in about 5 seconds, so this doesn't really help.

I respawn with a couple of other players and by the time I walk back to the fight they are way ahead of me - how come?

My pings are listing as 30ms to 60ms so should be OK.

and while we're at it, how come I can empty a 40 round OICW clip into another player without killing him and in reply he seems to just fire a burst in my direction and I'm DEAD !

Is my aim really that bad or am I getting issued with blanks? Is this some sort of conspiracy against me or do I just need to upgrade my vid card?

-- P4 2.66/533, 512-RAM, GF4 Ti4200-8, 512Kbps ADSL link in UK --

Terry

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When I play MP I seem to walk slower than other players, I'm using PB servers so it can't be a cheat by others. If I run then the stamina bar is empty in about 5 seconds, so this doesn't really help.

I respawn with a couple of other players and by the time I walk back to the fight they are way ahead of me - how come?

My pings are listing as 30ms to 60ms so should be OK.

and while we're at it, how come I can empty a 40 round OICW clip into another player without killing him and in reply he seems to just fire a burst in my direction and I'm DEAD !

Is my aim really that bad or am I getting issued with blanks? Is this some sort of conspiracy against me or do I just need to upgrade my vid card?

-- P4 2.66/533, 512-RAM, GF4 Ti4200-8, 512Kbps ADSL link in UK --

Terry

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Okay, for starters, these questions have been aswered before...make sure you search in the future before posting a new topic.

The walking speed is slower in MP...that's just how it was designed, as was the stamina bar. however, the stamina will be adjusted in the 1.2 patch so you run (I believe) 30% longer and 15% faster...if it's not that, the numbers are the other way around).

As for your other MP issues, there's a good chance that the other player is experiencing lag of some sort. That would cause the "glitches" you mentioned. More often than not, that's all it is, not someone cheating or otherwise playing unfairly.

"Those who have long enjoyed such priveleges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." --Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It's not the walk speed relative to SP that I am talking about, it's my walk speed relative to other MP players in the same game.

Does carrying heavy weapons slow you down?

Terry

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[JaZpAh]

well, there are still alot of problems in MP, but we all hope they will be fixed in patch 1.2

[spike_the_punch]

Ah..okay thx for clarifying Firing Blanks; I guess I misunderstood what you meant earlier. I've actually noticed this effect as well. At times, I've just assumed it was people sprinting as soon as they spawned, but obviously it has to run out quickly, right? I'ved tried spriting to catch up with them, and they're gone into the sunset before I know it. I've no clue what this is or how/why it happens. Let's hope we're not just running screwy machines, and that this is a problem others have noticed as well.

"Those who have long enjoyed such priveleges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." --Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Kordain.]

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Does carrying heavy weapons slow you down?

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Oh yes!
all weapons (except pistol and machete) slow you down, if you have a weapon drawn then the larger the weapon the slower your gonna walk!
thats not a bug its a design feature.
K..

[hazards32]

Yeah the bigger the weapon the slower you walk ,change to a knife or pistol and you fly along ,also you can sprint for much longer with these to hand than a RL or big MG .
The hit detection is a bit screwy at the moment on moving or prone targets (well for certain matrixe-sq players anyway )

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Ahhh! That explains a lot. I always go for the OICW with plenty of firepower, maybe I should change to the sniper.

I also see that I cannot get rid of an unwanted weapon in MP by using the J key to drop it, I have to keep the 4 weapons I start with.

It would have been very useful to have some of this stuff described in the user manual, including the weight of each weapon!

Terry

...still firing blanks!

-- P4 2.66/533, 512-RAM, GF4 Ti4200-8, 512Kbps ADSL link in UK --

[hazards32]

You can still play as any class you like ,but when you need to move fast change to the knife or pistol ,the sniper rifle will make you walk pretty slow as well .