Well....that's a good idea, Stuart. I hope zuperman likes it

Shoot I don't think I've seen that happen yet. If I'd does it may be a glitch of some sort and Zuperman will be all over it.

Yea I dont think its a good Idea either. Because every sec counts when ur fighting watup or any other ace.

Stuart wrote: When a orange (enemy) plane gets shot down or crashes, it return to action at the place they crashed or where shot down, in 1-2 seconds.

That, Stuart, is just a glitch.

It occurs now and then, but not very often..

One night, a couple of months ago, after one of the smaller updates, the same thing happened to everyone all the time: When shot down, you reappeared in the air after a few seconds.

It must have been just a small programming error that was quickly removed, - but in a dogfight it was kind of fun, - for a little while.

This glitch has reappeared a few times lately, but then only for one of the players at a time. I have not seen it happen exclusively to all of the players of one team only.

I agree with you that both parties should always be treated equally, and that's in fact the way the game is supposed to work.

Hi Wumper,
Every so often someone does benefit from a "glitch". I don't believe it's their fault so please don't blame pilots. We have in past got a little rough on pilots for things that are out of their control.
I hope we don't get into blaming pilots again as it is a little negative. I'm guilty of that. I don't know what a pain it is to correct it and I'm sorry you're experiencing it so much.
One solution is honesty : if someone tells you or you realize your doing it email Z with particulars and he can troubleshoot easier.
Another is to remember its a game in a very irregular atmosphere (worldwide Internet) and it is the most stable game of its kind on Internet. So live with it?
I learned the hard way that you have to have a good connection yourself. When I play at prime time in my area I'm a flying log lol.
Sorry for long post. Let's all enjoy!

I dont kniw wumper I like the way it is. And I spawn kill so I needbthat advantage. I like it when things move fast that wouod slow the game dkwn.

Wumper learn how to not get shot down. Thats the whole point. Everyone went through it. And plz stop complaning just go with it and get better and then, its gonna be payback time. I got spawn killex when I was a noob by samweb couple days ago I spawn killed him. Payback. REVENGE IS SWEET.

bomer, please don't be so sensitive. you're freaking out on people too much. chillax.

bomer1 wrote: Wumper learn how to not get shot down. Thats the whole point. Everyone went through it. And plz stop complaning just go with it and get better and then, its gonna be payback time. I got spawn killex when I was a noob by samweb couple days ago I spawn killed him. Payback. REVENGE IS SWEET.

Cool it, mate.

Stuart wrote: (...) I have been playing this game now for approximately two months (...) As I have moved up the ranks, Level 11 now, about to move to Level 12 soon (...)
this happens to me at least 8 of 10 times, when I shoot someone down.

I'm sorry for having expressed myself as if I thought you were an inexperienced player.

I believe we've all seen players pop back again immediately after having been shot down, and I have benefitted from it myself a couple of times, but except for the one night I mentioned, I have never seen it on the level that you describe.

But maybe I'm mistaken and we're not talking about the same problem?

Perhaps what happens to you is something that appears more often at some times of the day than at others? Maybe you are plagued with an especially unreliable mobile network?

Anyway, if you want to catch Z's attention I suggest you change the subject of this string into something that points exactly at the problem you're experiencing. You can do so by editing the first message.

Z doesn't read every message in this forum. It would be impossible. He looks at the string titles and if there's something that looks like it needs his attention he will read it.

Wumper just played you again to day. I think your a very good player. I did notice a couple times you time warped. Maybe something with lag, internet, sunspots, koolaid on the keys. anyways you are an excellent player. ohhh and maybe it was my phone..

I have seen it happen too wumper.....One other thing that happens to me alot almost every game..is that my bullets are passing through the enemy planes....could be my phone, but oh well..no big deal

That's not really a glitch Stuart, it's just major lag on the opponent's end. It happens to me every once and a while.

Some players are exceptionally good at aiming and firing from chutes very quickly And sometimes the server/connection lag makes simultaneous kills appear to be a second apart. I haven't experienced Stuart/wumpr's problem and maybe some (not saying all!) instances could be chute kills or lag.

I appreciate the posts!

Now that you mention it GEN I have had the bullet problem. Wumper I was making light of the situation not picking on you. I have fun playing with and against you.

Stuart/Wumpr and I played together today and at least some of the issue is a downed pilot making a very fast parachute kill on him. I did that on Wuper today and he thought I re-appeared but it was just bein quick and lucky with my first chute shot - actually right through my own fire ball...

Protip: You can tell if you're lagging (and by how much) by how long it takes an enemy to die after you shoot them. If it's a lot -- you're lagging.

Hello wumper.....i noticed you put (stonewall? ) in quotes......yep...its general stonewall jackson from the war of northern aggression.....

@Stuart -- that's lag mate. Happens to me if I'm using public WIFI (e.g Starbucks -- though I don't like Starbucks. ). Basically, you're shooting at a 1-2 second old "model" of the plane.

Nearly every problem people encounter on multiplayer is due to lag.

Stuart,

I agree with the feedback. Lag does a lot. An opponent's lag often results in your shooting him over and over, logging the hit, but not the kill.

I don't know the architecture of this particular game, but multiplayer games generally maximize local (phone) processing while minimizing server processing and data passing. So if each of our phones is the decision-maker for our deaths when hit twice, but I'm lagging and haven't received data that you've hit me, then my phone never tells the server I died (or waits, lagging). Meanwhile, your phone sees my stream of (old) position data come through, and you shoot my tail off. Your phone says hit hit hit, but my phone is barely online and doesn't get it. Many seconds later, my phone finally sees the hits and determines that I died. But maybe I already turned and killed you, or shot you head-on.

Now imagine if you AND I are both lagging. Weird wacky stuff goes on. If someone else is lagging, I ask if they are lagging (to confirm my suspicions). If it is really annoying, I quit and find a new game. If I am lagging too, it's time to find a better signal, and fast! Time is too precious to play laggy!

Manfred

There's nothing like being in the same room with other people playing Dogfight.

I won't disclose who, but I once played with a fellow Ace of mine on here in a game while in the same room. The co-operation was incredible. Won the game in minutes.

Sounds like RANDOM talk for this thread.

Ah, definitely watch out for soldiers! You can't sit still.on a carrier deck for very long if a soldier is about. I haven't seen too many around airports, but people do it. Hopefully Z can make them more visible.
Manfred

Use wifi if possible. Ive noticed you lag a decent amount, as do others that use mobile data.

Anyone ever been shot in a chute in the brief time between pressing the button and respawning? Your plane takes the hit, even if u were on the other side of the map. ULTIMATE SNIPER SHOT!!!

I've been plastered and tried to jump back in plane and soon as I spawned the same plane shoots me on the carrier. Twofer!

Those mid air crashes after shooting down a plane take down a lot of planes head-on when you hit the wreckage - seems o.k. What I don't get is how two planes crash and only one goes down.

Stuart, do you pan the scene by dragging your finger across the landscape? Not all the time, but sometime you might find that the orange triangle really is a plane on your tail...

See you in the skies!

Its always a plane....

Stuart wrote: Calvin: What is your screen/game name?

[e]CalvinTheGreat

Wumper, weve played before. Im not on much at the moment cuz im buzy, but i do play when i can.

Lol, slender, howd you happen to find an ace? Were you at an airport or something?