Brandon Lewallen

Algo admirer. Futurist. Math lover. Social Psych. interest. Most modest coffee snob you know.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

Algorithms is now like the word Socialism, except for the internet. Anytime you perceive something wrong with the internet, it’s the darn algorithms.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

The weather is nice and chilly.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard I hopped on two hours ago and it’s much better. Takes 2 tries to get into games, usually. Like I said before, after every round it was 30+ minutes of repeatedly attempting, and not getting, connected to lobbies.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard My guy, you’re the one not getting it here. You’re on a high horse thinking that people are nitpicking this game - this guy is only speaking about this *major* bug which prevents people from being able to play it. If it was about a cosmetic bug, then you’d be in the right.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard I’m being specific… because this what the post is about? No one is arguing that people critique even the slightest things with games. You’re the only one serving yourself softballs and acting like you’re hitting home runs.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard Again, strawman argument. The issue OP is talking about prevents you from literally being able to play. Hence, unplayable. You’re delusional if you think critiquing the existence of such a bug is “overreacting.”

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@c3sourstreams @BlurzModderz @_CMDR_Shepard There is an issue affecting many users that literally makes the game unplayable. I did not mince my words. Op is describing such issue. Try Google.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard You’re arguing a strawman. I’ve repeatedly said some bugs are fine, not 0. OP only addresses the persistence data issue. Reread the thread if you’d like confirmation.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@jazlan01 @evs_good @SnazzyQ Going to need to increase my charging port insert score to get access!

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard But it doesn’t work… if you’re completely fine with this industry practice then cool, but you have to understand that many people are not - like the guy above. Their critique of rushed products is salient.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard Again, it seems you’re more comfortable with the normalization of defective gaming products on launch. Imagine buying a computer, getting a higher priced version, and it arriving and takes 30 minutes to boot every time you want to use it. Yes, you got it early technically 1/

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard The expectation is if you offer something that you deliver on it. If you can’t deliver on it… don’t offer it. It’s not hyperbole to criticize an issue that results in a game “not being able to be played for 30 min before every match” (unplayable).

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard You’re arguing semantics then. It’s twitter and shorthand is the norm. Unplayable = state of not being able to play for lengths at end. And yes, the bundles come with other stuff, but you’re still tying a release date to it. People will pay for early access, exclusively.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard Battlefield is going to be great, and I’m a fan, but I loathe shitty game industry tactics. Let the creators make, and finish, their art before it’s forced to be released. End/

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard There’s a certain level of understanding we should have. Gamers are way too understanding and allow execs to fucking push through products when I’m sure the devs would rather wait for a finished product (Cyberpunk, anyone?) 3/

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard Some issues are acceptable, but this particular issue doesn’t seem to be a load issue and something that should have been caught in testing.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard I mean that even though we’ve normalized unplayable products at launch, doesn’t mean it’s defensible. Especially, when they offer early access contingent on you paying for the more expensive version. A double whammy.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard It’s speculation on my part, but last gen servers aren’t doing cross play with PC and they need to half resource allocation for players as they would for current gen and PC.
It seems like the error is not about users accessing it at once, but hardware or region specific.

[Brandon Lewallen @AlgoAdmirer]

@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard And you don’t need a million people to stress test a server; they can emulate users in their stress tests. (No idea if it’s load that’s the issue, but seems like it’s something else entirely)

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@BlurzModderz @c3sourstreams @_CMDR_Shepard Good for you. You’re on the last gen, so aren’t your sessions capped at 64 players? Might explain why you’re having success. Paying extra to play early should come with… being able to play early. B2042 shouldn’t advertise this if they cannot deliver is the point I’m making.