DEAR CHINA: We love you, but you lag....

from Sins Forums

I really like most of the new Chinese players...most of them are skilled in execution and have a fairly sound understanding of the game...furthermore, the ones that speak English are friendly, cooperative, and listen to advice...you won't find very much trolling or asshatry coming from the Chinese...

That being said, some of them lag more than Mao riding a 2 legged donkey on a molasses covered Ho Chi Minh trail....

I encourage you all to find ways to resolve your lag problems...it'd be a pity of people start getting their panties in a knot and ban Chinese players simply cause they lag, but those who've been here know that bad reps (even for things that "aren't your fault") spread fast and hosts will give people the boot...

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

kbroke is from China!!!  o_O

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

With one or two exceptions (that I've seen), the "Chinese lag" phenomenon seldom is a problem.  Those that do however seem to be more intermittent than constant.  Perhaps as you, or somebody, suggested last night - Chinese play behind communist firewalls and use proxy's to game, and this causes inherent lag.

In last nights game, one of the players simply named "long" was at the losing end of a really long (pardon the pun - there were 4 Chinese on that team) game, and I think he alt-tabbed because he appeared afk.  His ping was spiking during that time, however when your level 6 Eradica showed up where he'd parked his armada, his level 6 Ragnarov came to life, and only after the Eradica went on it's period and PMS'd all over his fleet did he drop.  Subsequently in the channel lobby, he changed channels proving he was not afk but just sandbagging to drag out the game.  This type of behavior contributes to a bad rep worse than lag issues imo. 

On a side note:

Btw, I nominate that replay as a textbook suicide players guide as you were isolated smack dab in the middle between all four Chinese, and managed (with inordinate and timely feed from me I might add) to occupy them the entire game.  Other than your HW, all you had was a couple of distant refugee moons.  Matter of fact; you were constantly doubled, and still managed to bastion your HW effectively enough to repeatedly repel inumerous attempts to dislodge you.  New players could see just what's possible when facing overwhelming opposing odds when you don't phreak out, and have a little faith and patience.  Had you not tied up half their team basically, we would not have won that game I don't believe.

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Do you have replay of that game?  I would love it (mine are disabled)....angel or wolf might have one....

The timing of feed with colonizing center and spamming units....it all worked out well...

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting SergeantJezza, reply 5
Solution: Overthrow the communist government and detroy their communist firewalls.
End of SergeantJezza's quote

 

Good idea.... but be careful.... like any dictatorship they have no hesistation in sending you to prison for life or worse, should they caught you oppossing them.