hardcoreymp 16 Posted August 3, 2012 This is not feasible. The zeds have to be pushed back to the hive if people are joining. Thus increasing the load on the server. I agree that there should be a slight increase into how far you have to be for zeds to spawn but 500 would be max in terms of server and network load. in the 2000m example you would have major contention issues as well because zombies would spawn and then dissappear constantly as people circle around townships/cities. Two people who are 4 square kilometeres apart, 1999m <- Center of town -> 1999m should not have to add extra load to the server for no use at all. Good idea, but the high cost of running servers already will not benefit from this idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diepepsi@gmail.com 22 Posted August 4, 2012 Server lag and old PCs that cant run this system isn't the point. The point, is gameplay. Which right now, is pvp, which makes zombies the #1 way to locate and snip someone. Which increases server hopping, as I would rather stay at my sniper nest and hop servers looking for players (aka, zombies in the town) than wait around for hours hoping someone comes to the town.That said, this fix will also reduce server hoping and make towns safer from snipers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astriantis@hotmail.com 25 Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) People just see black or white. You know there's a middle ground also ?Why not either :- Permanent spawn of zombies in big towns and hot spots like Stary/Airfields/Balota Camp.- Progressive spawn when a player is getting closer to a town :i.e a player starts spawning zombies at 1000m for example but not 100% of them) Edited August 5, 2012 by Fence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wokky 13 Posted August 5, 2012 I'd be content with an interim fix where zombies are not visible beyond spawning range, and that range is increased slightly to 300 or 400 metres. Far from perfect, but it'd stop the silliness that is zombies being used as player proximity indicators, while largely avoiding the lag issue. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
generationvii 6 Posted August 5, 2012 It's too easy to abuse the spawn mechanic, i do it all the time. I agree it needs drastic changes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
