Network Delay Auto-Adjust

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Jul 24 2008, 9:18 am
It'd be great if you could toggle this on or off at will. In quite a few games it screws with the syncing of things and just proves to be a hassle.

As a matter of fact, to make this a question too, what is it even for?
Jul 24 2008, 1:09 pm
This is a required function that automatically accounts for delays in a client's connection speed to allow for more compensation against lag and things of that nature. A properly designed game shouldn't suffer any ill effects from this number changing.
Jul 24 2008, 1:33 pm
In response to Nadrew
I believe it throws off the mob/Stat() timer when the network delay goes up.
Jul 24 2008, 1:39 pm
In response to Zaltron
Nobody should ever rely on mob/Stat() for anything but displaying stats, so it shouldn't an issue. Just about everything else that should be used for anything but stuff that isn't time-sensitive should be handled perfectly fine.
Jul 24 2008, 8:21 pm
In response to Nadrew
Well, still. There are a good deal of games that use time-based elements that get thrown far out of whack when the network delay is increased. I don't see how it would be any trouble at all to include a client-side option to disable the auto-adjusting.

All it seems to do in any game I've played is give me more lag.