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Are WGT to blame for meter glitches.

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 2:50 PM

  hyena64:

  Far as I know, all Andyson is asking is have these been done, & if not, do you know when they will be done?

  Sure, I can understand asking that question. The answer is no, I do not know when any specific meter optimizations will be released. In fact, I am not aware of any specific meter optimizations currently in progress.

  Many optimizations are implemented with every new release. We have released optimizations in the past and we plan on releasing more in the future, as they are developed. This is the never-ending growth of a business.

  Sometimes, changes can be made that go unseen, or even unannounced. We will be as transparent as possible, but there are certain aspects of this business that we are not able to share publicly. That being said, we are working to maintain our transparency by informing the community of what we can. I will be taking charge of updating the "Product Release" thread, which will be updated every 30 days with major releases.

  I believe the miscommunication in this thread was Andyson taking MisterWGT's words to mean that there is one "specific meter optimization" that will be released soon, when in fact the optimizations are general.

  I hope I have cleared up any misunderstanding.

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

• Ffudd 2,541 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 2:58 PM

  PRIESTESS:

  When a friend moves on yer list  and causes meter stutter is that our end??? When a pm first comes through and creates meter disturbance is that our end?? when a result first hits yer profile form a comp and cause  meter disturbance is that our end?? The meter has definitely improved over time ,,no question!!  but wgt can still help by disabling friend list when in a game and PM activity!

  Pizza, if you are looking for something specific here are some very specific fixes from Priestess that have been requested many times before.  Can you check that these are on the fix list and when they are expected to be implemented ?

  I imagine most of the people on this thread already do maintenance on their system to minimise the errors on our end, it would be good PR to get something concrete from WGT to show they are working on the errors on their end.

  In the middle of my backswing, do I really need to know one of my friends has gone from green to red ? This really does sound simple to implement and could be a quick win for us all.

• jaderoks 571 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:04 PM

  WGTpizza:

  Well, to answer that I would need to know what specific optimization you are referring to

  I found what Andyson was referring to in this thread.

  http://www.wgt.com/forums/t/111370.aspx?PageIndex=3

   

  Copied from 8Buster8

  QUESTION 6 -- "Will there ever be a fix for the swing meter jitter/problem?"

   

  Well... given that I see the same problem when I play online, I would LOVE to say so.  Reality is... there are a multitude of issues that affect this: flash itself, your cpu @ the time, video card, apps running, etc.  But... we are working on a few optimization solutions that will address some of the most common situations;  but it will not address all... simply because of the above list.  This is the blessing and curse of being a flash/browser game.

   

  that said... there are definitely things one can do to improve the meter consistency;  and I think we'll post something about that in the forums -- as a good reminder. 

   

   

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:11 PM

  Ffudd:

  it would be good PR to get something concrete from WGT to show they are working on the errors on their end.

  If anyone knows this, it's me! I do not work in PR, though, so that falls out of my arena. I am here to communicate, the good and the bad.

  Ffudd:

  Pizza, if you are looking for something specific here are some very specific fixes from Priestess that have been requested many times before

  You're right, this has been suggested before, many times. I am not aware of the current status of this request. I'll be sure to look in to it and report what I find :)  (see?! give me a direction to point my information-seeking missiles and I will fire!)

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

• Ffudd 2,541 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:21 PM

  WGTpizza:

  You're right, this has been suggested before, many times. I am not aware of the current status of this request. I'll be sure to look in to it and report what I find :)

  Cheers Pizza - appreciated.

• Infinito3010 3,689 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:23 PM

  This was also mention before.

  There are alot of members here who play daily with members within their CC.  Instead of having to add players from their CC to see when they are online, why can't it be part of the CC status.  So when they are using the game client, they can check the status of their CC members without having to add them to their friends list.

  Secondly, and I agree, the friends list should be inactive while playing a round.

   

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:24 PM

  Ffudd:

  Cheers Pizza - appreciated.

  Don't get too excited! The answer could be anywhere from: "We like this suggestion and plan on doing this in the near future" to: "This suggestion would not be viable any time"

  Again, I am the messenger :)

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

• Oldbayrunner 1,774 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:24 PM

  WGTpizza:

  Ffudd:

  it would be good PR to get something concrete from WGT to show they are working on the errors on their end.

  If anyone knows this, it's me! I do not work in PR, though, so that falls out of my arena. I am here to communicate, the good and the bad.

  Ffudd:

  Pizza, if you are looking for something specific here are some very specific fixes from Priestess that have been requested many times before

  You're right, this has been suggested before, many times. I am not aware of the current status of this request. I'll be sure to look in to it and report what I find :)  (see?! give me a direction to point my information-seeking missiles and I will fire!)

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

  Even then those can be subdued some what by turning of all screens but the game sceen and shutting off the friend invites in menu options. But having those not influence the meter would help. Why do those effect the meter is simple, anything that causes more load on the cpu  causes spikes in usage. Those spikes can cause the meter to skip or stutter.

   

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Tue, Oct 9 2012 3:32 PM

  hyena64:

  would it be possible to ask him if he knows when the "optimizations" he spoke of meter wise will be accomplished

  You can count on the fact that any information he knows will be communicated through me. We talk a lot, as you can imagine, but he is a busy man and does not have all day to talk on the forums like I do :)

  hyena64:

  And by the way, just what keeps you guys from being able to discuss "certain aspects of this business"? Is it legal issues, security, fear of response, or what?

  I choose the answer: D) All of the above.

  You have typed a very basic-level list of why we are unable to communicate certain aspects of our business. The "fear of response" would be more accurately stated as "fear of over-committing to something that we may end up not being able to deliver"  I can't go in to our legal policies and outline each individual law businesses in our industry must follow, but you are welcome to do some research on your own, or read our Terms of Service.

  I offer transparency limited to our legal and ethical obligations.

  hyena64:

  Maybe our definition of the word differs, but when you actively tell someone there are things they can't know about & don't even tell them what they are or why, you must expect suspicion & misgivings.

  If a person told me that, I would consider them two-faced or at least not completely forthcoming. If a business told me that, I would respect their decision, or take my business elsewhere. I don't mean to sound harsh, but you must understand that we are running a business.

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza