#set a time limit for all matches to 3 hours (or another defined amount of time)

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vague dust
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there are issues that are caused by matches which cause issues for the server
this limit is significantly higher than the ussual 8v8 match time to compensate for longer matches. ideally this would only affect multiplayer matches and not single player matches

lapis merlin
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do chickens or scavs ever go past 3 hours or no

vague dust
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yes

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you can make them go far longer
and its not just scavs

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regular ai matches can easily go 3+ hours if you manage things right

lapis merlin
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what would be the end state for a match that reaches the limit?

vague dust
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draw in this case would be the best to state

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3 hours should be enough for all PVP matches to be completed in
unless there is something that happened that makes the match continue
most games in 8v8 are won at the 20 to 28 min mark
just takes time to get a game to end

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if draws are impossible then no win/loss is recorded

lapis merlin
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I agree 3 hours is perfectly fine for PVP if not overly generous

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I'm just cautious about force-stopping a PVE match, though 3 hours still seems generous

vague dust
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the problem is that matches that go on past 2 hours start costing a ton of resources to host

lapis merlin
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maybe some crazy people out there want to slug it out with some friends against scavs, I bet the number of people who do is very small

vague dust
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and with AI it scales poorly

lapis merlin
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is it just a side effect of the engine?

vague dust
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i would say yes

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also the game's stability after such time tends to not be great

lapis merlin
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how often do these kinds of matches happen, and how many people does it affect when the server gets bogged down

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everyone online at the time?

vague dust
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the amount of these matches is rare

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@dire sierra would have a much idea of the costs incurred by these matches

torpid matrix
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Both scav and raptors have endless mode and ive seen people go for 5-6 hours strait

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I dont rlly like the idea of a limit tbh

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Even tho i almost never go that long personally, id like the option.

dense tendon
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BA used to have Armagedon after 2 hours

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Meteor shower destroying all buildings on the map and damaging units

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lol

dire sierra
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No extra cost afaik, players should play as long as they like

dry leaf
silent comet
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To add a suggestion for a possible alternative way to force a match to end...

Battle Royal, the map starts to shrink and forces players to the center of the map after a certain time period.

dire sierra
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There is a literal gadget in the game i made for this specific purpose

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Its just turned off as it needs some testing

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Find it, test it and in it goes 🙂