The netcode should aspire to make online play as close to offline play as possible. 0 input delay setting GGPO netcode does that, u don’t have to alter timings, u can react to everything u should be able to react to, etc. That is why its so heralded, play the old school fighters on PC GGPO, or Skullgirls which uses GGPO and compare it to SFIV. Every fighting game should try to implement GGPO netcode.
Bottom line is it’s not going to be GGPO. What you can hope for is that it’s good enough, which will be fine even if it’s not great. I don’t care about perfect, I care about playable.
Funny thing is that it wasn’t even playable in Asia according to MADKOF.
Imo instead of showing conformism saying “I’m fine with it being AGAIN an input-based delay netcode as long as it’s a bit better than on consoles” we should be pushing hard to make SNKP notice that people apart from fanatics and die-hard supporters will not turn towards their games and ultimately will turn on them forever if they don’t start implement rollbacks netcode soon.
So has anyone gotten their beta key yet? I’m wondering because I haven’t gotten any word of it at all.
I haven’t either, I’m curious as well.
They did say only 300 beta keys and I’m asmming worldwide so, we may have been left out without an email saying so. Hope not.
Edit: From Steam page
The Closed Beta Test
We have finished recruiting for the KING OF FIGHTERS XIII Steam Edition Closed Beta test.
To all who applied for the Closed Beta, thank you!
So uh, anybody get in it?
I’m reading a lot of mixed results on twitter about the net code. Some people says it’s better for them while others experience about the same amount of issues as the console version.
Yeah, people say its better, but still not as good as SFIV.
I guess the rumor about the netcode being rollback-based is false
so sad :sad:
Yeah some people have the beta codes…apparently 30,000 people applied so I guess it is no wonder many didn’t get a beta. Including me:(
The netcode reports so far have been discouraging.
Price drop to $19.99
store.steampowered.com/app/222940/?snr=1_7_7_204_150_4
I don’t know why it keeps going down but it last until the release date 09/13/13
“Sir, the netcode reports are in and people aren’t happy.”
“Fuck… Throw in another discount! No one can resist $20! MILK THE MOFO’S!”
JuiceBox http://www.twitch.tv/juiceboxabel?utm_campaign=live_embed_click&utm_source=www.eventhubs.com has been playing on his stream and so far
1 Bar = Awful
2 Bar = Bad
3 Bar = Playable (Able to do a full HD combo)
4 Bar = Good
As far as I can tell, it is actually “vastly” superior than the console netcode…but that’s not saying much.
^That’s somewhat reassuring, but seems that the netcode is still pretty bad. I wonder what he means by 4 bars=good. Does that mean it is at least similar to offline play? I was looking forward to this game a lot, but if the netcode is awful then forget it.
I was mistaken about his 4 bar connection. During the matches the bars tend to fluctuate , so that 4 bar was actually a 2-3 bar :P. I stopped watching his stream before he got an actual 4 bar so I don’t know.
EDIT: Okay so he just found a 4 bar and he said it was just slightly worse than offline play (The other player was within the same state , AZ).
If you have the beta update your copy of KOF. They added a new update which added further improvement to the net code.
Following up on LoyalSol’s post. JuiceBox got the update and it has been improved a ton. Some 1-2 bars felt good and 3 bars “silky smooth”