Machine said: I'm playing against Elendra and after a fight of about 20 minutes, my Etrata the Silencer attacks, exiles an opposing creatures, gets disabled and the game... freezes. My second creature didn't attack, so the game froze mid-combat.
soultwist said: Machine said: I'm playing against Elendra and after a fight of about 20 minutes, my Etrata the Silencer attacks, exiles an opposing creatures, gets disabled and the game... freezes. My second creature didn't attack, so the game froze mid-combat. I had this happen EXACTLY the same. Talk about wanting to throw your phone.
Brigby said: Hi @Machine First off, I want to thank you for writing up your experience and feedback. You didn't have to do that, yet your drive to want to see the game improve for everyone compelled you enough to be vocal about this topic, and I sincerely appreciate the time you spent in doing so. This is especially true since you're one of the early veterans, having joined back in 2016.Secondly, I can understand the frustration that you share with other players. When playing a game, the only thing you really want to worry about is how to defeat your opponents and nothing more. I totally get that, and it's certainly not a notion that is lost on the rest of our team either. We enjoy playing the game, and we want to see the game run as smoothly as possible too. As @Gabrosin mentioned though, this is definitely a complex game.While our work is certainly not over, our team has already been taking steps to optimize the game, be it directly or indirectly. (In my opinion, Power Saving Mode and Card Visual Aid were two steps taken that offered an indirect improvement. Less visuals to process inevitably means less stress on the game) I know that there are some anticipated back-end improvements planned for the future as well, however since I'm not a developer, I can't say for certain whether those would specifically impact this issue or not. (Aka, I would take that comment with a grain of salt)Having said that though, I will continue bringing this topic up in meetings to see what kind of resources we will continue to have devoted to this avenue moving forward, and where we can improve upon to make sure this topic gets all the attention it deserves.PS. I'm digging the Ulquiorra forum picture! Would've loved to learn more about his character in the anime though.
Mburn7 said:But you need to make sure they really understand what is going on here. The game, as it is right now, is unplayable. Any card or ability that targets something has the potential to freeze the game. Any ability triggering has the potential to freeze the game. Matching supports has the potential to freeze the game. Converting gems can freeze the game. Pausing the game or minimizing the game or checking the battle log can freeze the game.There is not a single action that can be done in this game that does not have the potential to freeze the game.
bobby_2613 said: Mburn7 said:But you need to make sure they really understand what is going on here. The game, as it is right now, is unplayable. Any card or ability that targets something has the potential to freeze the game. Any ability triggering has the potential to freeze the game. Matching supports has the potential to freeze the game. Converting gems can freeze the game. Pausing the game or minimizing the game or checking the battle log can freeze the game.There is not a single action that can be done in this game that does not have the potential to freeze the game. What is completely crazy is that (finger crossed) some of us almost never have any freeze. I think I can count to 3 the times I've got a freeze. Ok, to be honest, if I know there's a problem with a card, I usually try not to use it (ex: sphinx decree) but other than that nothing. (Note: I'm not saying the freeze don't need to be their top priority. It should.)I wonder though if there would be a problem with some mobile OS. I mean, I'm on a Galaxy S7, that's not the new shiny phone. But sometimes, I often hear people on Android not having problems. Am I wrong? Is there many people out there on Android having freeze? Probably. But if the problem lies on the hardware it might be even tougher to find a fix. Anyways, in any case, I hope they'll fix it soon. So everybody would enjoy this great game again.
starfall said: My two year phone contract is up in a few months, should I ask what the minimum spec is for playing this game so that it is functional and doesn't lag?
I've got a Samsung Note8 (which I have not treated well, poor thing), and I have a relatively small number of problems. I think I've had one serious problem in the last week (even that, I put the phone down, went to the bathroom, and came back and it was okay).
Only time I've run into any slowdown is when I've got more than half the board energized, adapted, or some such. Even then, it's very playable, just a few seconds of lag for animations. For my daily stuff (RT, TG, TG, and a few games on the side to play with whatever I'm fiddling with), I can't remember the last time I had a huge problem.