Posted this in another thread, but here's how the rejoin feature appears to work:
It appears Blizzard is using a modified version of the replay feature in StarCraft II to get players to reconnect to a game.
The time it takes to reconnect takes longer, depending on the duration of the game you were in. Additionally, you can hear many of the triggered sound effects which occurred during that game playing quickly in the background behind a reconnect screen. This leads me to believe that behind the scenes, the replay feature is fast-forwarding everything which transpired in that game at 16x normal speed (the max FF speed of the replay feature) until it catches you up, then drops you back into the game.
It seems quite possible that if they are using the replay system from StarCraft to synch the code among players, it will make it into StarCraft 2. You can already watch a replay with your friends over StarCraft II and jump into an old game at any moment, as any player.
We've used this many times to find bugs in SCU, and the fact that it actually works in SCU means it will probably work for any custom game.
So I've been playing a bit of the Heroes of the Storm Alpha. It appears Blizzard is using a modified version of the replay feature in StarCraft II to get players to reconnect to a game.
The time it takes to reconnect takes longer, depending on the duration of the game you were in. Additionally, you can hear many of the triggered sound effects which occurred during that game playing quickly in the background behind a reconnect screen. This leads me to believe that behind the scenes, the replay feature is fast-forwarding everything which transpired in that game at 16x normal speed (the max FF speed of the replay feature) until it catches you up, then drops you back into the game.
Seems like a pretty hacky solution when compared to League of Legends, but it is still alpha.
My point is, if they're using the SC2 replays to reconnect you in Heroes of the Storm, we could see reconnect coming for StarCraft II once they optimize the feature.
Just wanted to let you know we have three terrainer/level designer and one data editor position open. You can check out more details at our website here.
A few guys from our team are going to BlizzCon this year and we're wondering if anyone else in the community is going as well. Maybe we could meet up and geek out. :D
Whew. Just read through all of this. Just want to say thanks for all the support here guys!
This whole damn experience has been quite a ride so far, and I hope it's just the beginning of something great. Not just for us, but for the entire community.
I'm going to write a tutorial soon on how to get your projects off the ground and funded on Kickstarter for anyone who might be interested. I've learned a lot about this whole process, and there's some great map ideas and tricks I can offer to leaders within the community that might be able to pull teams together to do what we've done.
Even though we were boosted by big media exposure in 2010, there's nothing preventing others from doing what we've done. It just takes a great idea and a lot of passion, time and commitment. I'll reveal my secrets soon. ^_^ - Everything from what types of games will get you noticed, to how you can contact gaming media to get you exposure.
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Posted this in another thread, but here's how the rejoin feature appears to work:
It appears Blizzard is using a modified version of the replay feature in StarCraft II to get players to reconnect to a game.
The time it takes to reconnect takes longer, depending on the duration of the game you were in. Additionally, you can hear many of the triggered sound effects which occurred during that game playing quickly in the background behind a reconnect screen. This leads me to believe that behind the scenes, the replay feature is fast-forwarding everything which transpired in that game at 16x normal speed (the max FF speed of the replay feature) until it catches you up, then drops you back into the game.
It seems quite possible that if they are using the replay system from StarCraft to synch the code among players, it will make it into StarCraft 2. You can already watch a replay with your friends over StarCraft II and jump into an old game at any moment, as any player.
We've used this many times to find bugs in SCU, and the fact that it actually works in SCU means it will probably work for any custom game.
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So I've been playing a bit of the Heroes of the Storm Alpha. It appears Blizzard is using a modified version of the replay feature in StarCraft II to get players to reconnect to a game.
The time it takes to reconnect takes longer, depending on the duration of the game you were in. Additionally, you can hear many of the triggered sound effects which occurred during that game playing quickly in the background behind a reconnect screen. This leads me to believe that behind the scenes, the replay feature is fast-forwarding everything which transpired in that game at 16x normal speed (the max FF speed of the replay feature) until it catches you up, then drops you back into the game.
Seems like a pretty hacky solution when compared to League of Legends, but it is still alpha.
My point is, if they're using the SC2 replays to reconnect you in Heroes of the Storm, we could see reconnect coming for StarCraft II once they optimize the feature.
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@Mozared: Go
My unbiased vote goes to the patrol. I have a soft spot for patrols, and those hills are done very nicely.
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Welcome Michael, and good luck to you. :)
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know we have three terrainer/level designer and one data editor position open. You can check out more details at our website here.
Side note. Alpha PTR opens on Monday!
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Trying to make an MMO style Co-op RPG in my step-dad's basement. 31,000 actions... I think our engine is going to explode soon.
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They always have a map panel where they show off up and coming features you can ask questions. It's pretty cool! :)
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Damn it...
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Hey all.
A few guys from our team are going to BlizzCon this year and we're wondering if anyone else in the community is going as well. Maybe we could meet up and geek out. :D
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@joecab: Go
Will do, thanks!
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/bump STILL open... :)
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This sucks... BarCraft was cool.
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Whew. Just read through all of this. Just want to say thanks for all the support here guys!
This whole damn experience has been quite a ride so far, and I hope it's just the beginning of something great. Not just for us, but for the entire community.
I'm going to write a tutorial soon on how to get your projects off the ground and funded on Kickstarter for anyone who might be interested. I've learned a lot about this whole process, and there's some great map ideas and tricks I can offer to leaders within the community that might be able to pull teams together to do what we've done.
Even though we were boosted by big media exposure in 2010, there's nothing preventing others from doing what we've done. It just takes a great idea and a lot of passion, time and commitment. I'll reveal my secrets soon. ^_^ - Everything from what types of games will get you noticed, to how you can contact gaming media to get you exposure.
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to drop in and show off some of the class abilities in SCU. Let me know what ya think!
Best, Kreation
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Hit me up on Skype if you need help testing. I'd love to help when I'm available.