To Epic: Latest beta overlooks several key issues

[HideInLight]

For easy, overlooked fixes, binding "tab" should be doable easily, and rebind the key for accessing the console.

+1 for this one. Tab should be bindable. Why they didn't use the ~ button is beyond me.

[Fliperaci]

fov calculator:
http://emsai.net/projects/widescreen/fovcalc/

Will 130 fov give an unfair advantage or is it just a scaling issue? If so they should only allow the increased fov options at particular resolutions.

yeah I think this is a great point.

The maximum FOV has to be limited to the maximum native resolution with the maximum native FOV (see here http://www.widescreengamingforum.com..._Math_Version)).
Then widescreeners can have finally there real = native FOV and I think this is more then fair and far away from cheating because you can only have your maximum native FOV. I hope you guys understand what I mean

[shombowhore]

+1 for this one. Tab should be bindable. Why they didn't use the ~ button is beyond me.

I changed this in my INI a long time ago... ~ is my console, and tab is bound to scoreboard.

[rhiridflaidd]

I changed this in my INI a long time ago... ~ is my console, and tab is bound to scoreboard.

So did I.

-which proves how eay this fix would be to implement.

[shombowhore]

So did I.

-which proves how eay this fix would be to implement.

Yep, and most of the fixes in my first post would be just as easy, yet don't have workarounds in the INI. Really makes you wonder what Epic is thinking sometimes. I suppose I should just be grateful they're still supporting the game.

[HideInLight]

Showing player's name above their heads should be optional since people are gonna complain about it and it's gonna get abused. People making extremely long names to obscure peoples' vision for one.

[8800gtrox]

Showing player's name above their heads should be optional since people are gonna complain about it and it's gonna get abused. People making extremely long names to obscure peoples' vision for one.

the game should never display anything above anyones head that's noobish.

[shombowhore]

Na it should definitely just be an option, because it's useful to know who you're fighting, so you can adjust your style accordingly. At the very least, use small text and only display a name when your crosshair is REALLY close to the player, a la UT2004. Haven't tried beta 2 yet, so I can't say how well it's implemented.

[hypno]

I've just tryed the beta patch 2, I was quite happy with the demo playback improvement, would be awesome if you could add UI control, there's still a problem with the sounds tho, it's not giving sounds for armor pickups/weapons/etc, that must be fixed. Besides that I haven't tryed anything else, since there aren't many server with beta patch 2 at all

[shombowhore]

it's not giving sounds for armor pickups/weapons/etc, that must be fixed.

Wow, that's pretty much worse than all the other things I listed combined. Considering I only duel nowdays, if that doesn't get fixed I probably won't be playing much UT3 regardless of other fixes. Have you reported this to Epic?

[Nuppi]

I agree, FOV >100 is absolutely necessary.

Absolutely! Epic please?

fov calculator:
http://emsai.net/projects/widescreen/fovcalc/

that calculator suggest me to have a fov of 110
and look at that, its just he fov i like to play with!

Why not use the freefov mutator? Its not allowed in some official matches.

[Xyx]

People making extremely long names to obscure peoples' vision

I believe the game scales down the font to make it all fit on the standard size "billboard".

[BlueCloud]

My main (unfixed?) gripes are:

1. Server cpu lag -- All Warfare servers start lagging as player count goes up. Example: 60ms with 10 players, 120ms with 24 players. ONS servers running on the SAME box with 32 players playing don't have this problem, so it's not network lag.

2. Random damage avrils - Avrils causing 0, 200 or 400 damage randomly. You pickup a deemer on Downtown and get into a scorpion while your prime's taken and your core is being hit. As you try to head towards a safe place, an Avril comes and takes off ALL your 300 points, and you probably couldn't bail out in time because of issue #1 above.

3. No ingame server browser - Makes it harder to shop around for better servers but not wanting to quit the current game if none are found.

4 No showing of enemy names like in 2k4 - Knowing who the enemy player is, helps aiming, dodging, weapon selection etc. The demo guy bug exacerbates this by not even allowing one to identify people by their skin.

The demo guy bug is fixed. I don't know if the server cpu lag is fixed. There are a lot more issues, of course. But those are my main gripes keeping me from enjoying the game.

Thanks Epic for fixing the 400 Damage Avril in the latest beta of Patch 2.0! #2 off the list!! And I think #4 is fixed too?

[phalanx]

avril 400 damage bug.. what about the 0 damage bug

[bclagge]

I assume that's just lag.