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Not sure about rest of you but when I try and press the key that uses a ships skills I usually have to do it 3 times before it works. Press it once it resets, press it again and it might reset again, this is totally BS.

Do the rest of you have this problem?

To me this should be the highest priority fix for the game and this has been going on since in the closed Beta.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    That's a UI bug, left over from Closed Beta. It will be fixed eventually, I'm sure.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's called lag.

    There's a delay between you pushing the button and the STO server receiving the command.

    Then another delay between the STO server replying with confirmation and your computer showing the power going off.

    Normally these delays are in the milliseconds and are not noticeable.

    But sometimes the internet between your computer and the STO servers has slowdowns and you get... lag.




    -np
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's letting you make sure it's what you really want.

    Jokes aside, it's just a client to server glitch. It is annoying, but not that big of a deal yet...I guess.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's called lag.

    There's a delay between you pushing the button and the STO server receiving the command.

    Then another delay between the STO server replying with confirmation and your computer showing the power going off.

    Normally these delays are in the milliseconds and are not noticeable.

    But sometimes the internet between your computer and the STO servers has slowdowns and you get... lag.




    -np


    Well then its Cryptics bad servers then cause I never been in a MMO in the last 10 years that has LAG when trying to use skills.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Trilel wrote:
    Not sure about rest of you but when I try and press the key that uses a ships skills I usually have to do it 3 times before it works. Press it once it resets, press it again and it might reset again, this is totally BS.

    Do the rest of you have this problem?

    To me this should be the highest priority fix for the game and this has been going on since in the closed Beta.

    its frustrating with the mouse but you can queue key strokes without the same issue. Put your skills that you frequently use on number keys and then the ones you use less often on mouse clicks or alt key strokes.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Trilel wrote:
    Well then its Cryptics bad servers then cause I never been in a MMO in the last 10 years that has LAG when trying to use skills. So this is no excuse.

    Which MMO's have you been playing. This has happened in all the ones I've played.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    yeah we all get this glitch not much we can do about it though. I just hope cryptic has this bug on their list of things to fix because its one of those quality of life bugs that would vastly improve game play experience if fixed.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    massdev wrote:
    its frustrating with the mouse but you can queue key strokes without the same issue. Put your skills that you frequently use on number keys and then the ones you use less often on mouse clicks or alt key strokes.


    I use the Logitech G13 Gamepad and I can press the keys really fast and game can not handle it.

    When I switch to the Keyboard it's the same thing, by time I am past the 3rd key I want to use I am pressing skills 2-4 times to get them to go off.

    Sure you can still play with it like this, but sure would like a fix already cause it's really getting annoying.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Trilel wrote:
    Well then its Cryptics bad servers then cause I never been in a MMO in the last 10 years that has LAG when trying to use skills.

    Lag does have something to do with it, but it's not a connection. Cryptic knows about it, and will fix it. They've discussed it since CB.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Trilel wrote:
    Not sure about rest of you but when I try and press the key that uses a ships skills I usually have to do it 3 times before it works. Press it once it resets, press it again and it might reset again, this is totally BS.

    Do the rest of you have this problem?

    To me this should be the highest priority fix for the game and this has been going on since in the closed Beta.

    I have it sometimes goto cooldown timer yet the skill hasnt fired off....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It's letting you make sure it's what you really want.

    Jokes aside, it's just a client to server glitch. It is annoying, but not that big of a deal yet...I guess.

    It's a serious pita when you have 2 full bars of skills to go through, and that key skill you need at the moment you need it doesn't go off.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Bamd wrote:
    Which MMO's have you been playing. This has happened in all the ones I've played.


    Umm I never had this problem in EQ, LotR, AoC, WoW, WH and others, so if you had this problem in all the ones you played then your ISP must really suck.

    Sure there are rare times when them games servers might be TRIBBLE up and causing lag, but it was rare and not a 24/7 occurrence like in STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I wonder if having a visual "orders" queue would help matters, I know EQ2 had one and you could queue abilities rather than spaming the cooldowns. I don't like not being able to delegate functions anyway, how many times did you see Kirk firing phasers by pounding space or left click fire all?

    I'd much prefer systems where fleshed out so that boffs could do there job without so much clickfest.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Trilel wrote:
    Umm I never had this problem in EQ, LotR, AoC, WoW, WH and others, so if you had this problem in all the ones you played then your ISP must really suck.

    Sure there are rare times when them games servers might be TRIBBLE up and causing lag, but it was rare and not a 24/7 occurrence like in STO.

    Please don't try to attribute an argument to me that I didn't make. I didn't say it was any worse/better in STO.

    Lag causing skills to not work has happened in all of the above. This is the only point I was making.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Bamd wrote:
    Please don't try to attribute an argument to me that I didn't make. I didn't say it was any worse/better in STO.

    Lag causing skills to not work has happened in all of the above. This is the only point I was making.


    You insinuated that this 24/7 lag goes on in all the games you played.

    So if you meant something else then you need to be clearer cause what I said still goes.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Bamd wrote:
    Which MMO's have you been playing. This has happened in all the ones I've played.

    There is that better... If what you said still stands that's cool, your agreeing it has happened.
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