Filthy creature of all caps, and no punctuation. You disgust me.
If you have a problem you actually want fixed, post constructive feedback instead of whatever this is, and next time do it in the right section.
Hit detection isn't perfect, but its pretty damn good compared to how it was before, and CCP is still fixing things. Posting an all caps whine thread with so little content will not help things get fixed any faster.
People seem to have zero appreciation for how far things have come.

tbqh after 6+ months hit detection should be perfect by now its one of the 1st things u get right in the "core" fps gameplay mechanics so i dont blame him for being mad

Please tell me that ^ was a software translation problem...

Filthy creature of all caps, and no punctuation. You disgust me.
If you have a problem you actually want fixed, post constructive feedback instead of whatever this is, and next time do it in the right section.
Hit detection isn't perfect, but its pretty damn good compared to how it was before, and CCP is still fixing things. Posting an all caps whine thread with so little content will not help things get fixed any faster.
People seem to have zero appreciation for how far things have come.

Filthy creature of all caps, and no punctuation. You disgust me.
If you have a problem you actually want fixed, post constructive feedback instead of whatever this is, and next time do it in the right section.
Hit detection isn't perfect, but its pretty damn good compared to how it was before, and CCP is still fixing things. Posting an all caps whine thread with so little content will not help things get fixed any faster.
People seem to have zero appreciation for how far things have come.

Posts like this is why most companies no longer do true Beta tests with customers.

I'm new to online FPSs so can someone explain how hit detection works when you've got 3 different computer systems involved?

If Fred is moving around, his PS3 will be sending updates about his position to the server. The server will update its internal model of the battlefield after a short delay, and then send that on to all other players in the match.

Bob is shooting at Fred, so his PS3 will be sending "I shot from this point in this direction at this time" to the server. The server then needs to figure out whether Bob's shot hit Fred, and do so in a way that appears consistent to both of them.


This seems to me like a fundamentally hard thing to get right when there is a non trivial latency in the network communication.

Clearly it is possible to do it reasonably well, as I assume other online FPS games do it; better than Dust anyway, presumably. I'm just interested in the "how".

Also, are people seeing bad hit detection when both target and shooter are not moving at all, either before or after the moment of the shot?

cant accept harsh criticism?
no wonder most games end up like ****

if ur doin a a real beta expect harsh criticism

i love the concept of this game and what CCP trying to do, doesnt mean ill sit around and pretend everything is fine or like most ppl here use these awesome terms like "its a beta" and expect things to magically get better.

sometimes u need to let devs know ur frustration/disappointment to get the point across
im not sayin just rant all the time but a little ranting is good IF u post a solution to the problem after

currently game speed has suffered because ccp apparently cant get hit detection to work properly with a fast paced game so now we get a sluggish slow game that isnt as much fun as it was before

That's not how developing works. If you going to do everything step by step, it'll take ages to complete. New things need to be added and old fixed in parallel (in small circles, actually). Especially when we talking about complex issue such as lags/hit detection.
Also make a note that CPP can't release client patches as fast as they want. There is Sony whose limiting frequently of client patches.

Yes because building 101 is if there is cracks in the foundation.You don't repair or re pour the foundation, you begin work on the first floor instead. Now I admit I am not a computer major but in all the computer codes I have wrote for engineering if line A didn't work then line D didn't work. This logic of we can fix it later or after release only makes sense in video game development and I think we can all agree video game design has taken a dive in the last 7 yrs.

tbqh after 6+ months hit detection should be perfect by now its one of the 1st things u get right in the "core" fps gameplay mechanics so i dont blame him for being mad

ITS ONLY A SHAME