Are they going to change the animations / smooth them out?

[Demoth 366]

I know that this game isn't centered around PvP, but PvP happens. Unfortunately, right now, CQB is in a poor shape.

Animations are too twitchy, connecting with melee is way off, and once a player starts sprinting and stopping the game seems to have trouble and things become jerky.

I am not saying I can't melee battle, but there have been times I was popping someone where it looked like my axe was hitting their head, but somehow totally missed and they turned around and shot me.... and then I meet someone else and punch them out and steal their gun even though they circle strafe behind me when my punch apparently connected.

It's quite annoying how fast people can move, but I'm fine with their speed. It's the jerkiness that's becoming obnoxious and makes melee a game of chance if both people know how to move like spastics.

I know lag is also probably playing a roll in this, but I lost a crowbar vs. axe fight earlier in Elektro with a roof sniper because he was prone shooting at the school. I snuck up, got my crowbar and ran up and started hitting him..... or so I thought. I hit him twice and then started hitting the ground through him. He got up and then started sprinting bare fisted and the game seemed to have difficulty with keeping up and he got his axe and chopped me. He was moving so fast the game seemed to think he went off the side if the hospital, but corrected it so he was behind for me and I had to jump one level below and bandage. So yeah, while some of that may have been lag, the jerkiness and kind of teleporting effect always happens when people get too close.

[soulfirez 901]

desync sounds like a major culprit here oh that and yeah melee is pretty cluncky the engine was really never very good at doing melee its actually vastly improved from the mods ( which wasnt really melee but having melee weapons as super short ranged guns with a animtaion to make it look like swinging lol .

 

They are still doing more work on the animations but its greatly improved from its arma 2 origins..

[Judopunch 523]

Animations will be drastically improved.

[Irenicus (DayZ) 289]

Whaaaat? The animations are already one of the things that HAVE already vastly improved from the mod and even arma II/III.

 

Melee I agree though needs to be improved but otherwise animations of our players are excellent

 

Btw no trouble with things being jerky. That sounds like you are having trouble running the game. I have a mate with similar issues as his laptop can barely run the game. Whereas for me it is super smooth

[Judopunch 523]

Whaaaat? The animations are already one of the things that HAVE already vastly improved from the mod and even arma II/III.

 

Melee I agree though needs to be improved but otherwise animations of our players are excellent

 

Btw no trouble with things being jerky. That sounds like you are having trouble running the game. I have a mate with similar issues as his laptop can barely run the game. Whereas for me it is super smooth

Jerkeynes can be caused by lag, if he has a poor connection he may loose frames. Also the game has drasticly different needs at different times. Urban areas eat resources like candy where as woods are very low spec computer friendly.

 

Edit: also your antivirus software....

Edited January 24, 2014 by Judopunch

[Irenicus (DayZ) 289]

Jerkeynes can be caused by lag, if he has a poor connection he may loose frames. Also the game has drasticly different needs at different times. Urban areas eat resources like candy where as woods are very low spec computer friendly.

 

Edit: also your antivirus software....

Yes I know what you are saying. Of course I am aware of different levels of FPS depending on where you are. I was referring to the actual animations regardless

Oh and who uses antivirus anymore? Haven't used one in years, and never ever get viruses. Mind you I am quite particular and attentive what I click on.

[Demoth 366]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

My comp runs the game pretty smoothly except for some cities lately. Not sure why but the new patch has caused frame rate problems in Elektro.

Glad to hear it was improved from the mod, gives me hope. Just that yeah, some people jump around WAY to much, but like you said it might be latency issue, though not necessarily on just my end as I have a very fast connection, though sometimes in this game my ping spikes for a few seconds randomly when a lot of people are in one area.

[irl-calibre 744]

the only thing that really irks me is who swings a feckin' axe left handed? other than that melee needs a bit of work.