Mat K:
The server attacks themselves may only last a few seconds, but the effects last for minutes. You can verify this by watching videos/streams/etc. The server won't be able to process player inputs, so you'll die and stand at your respawn point for a while and not be able to do anything. Then you'll have a hard disconnect from the server and hit "Your account is already logged in." 2 minutes is an impossible return time for some of these episodes.
Corp was released with a 1 minute timer for your items to stay hidden, which is enough to make it completely safe barring server issues. Unlike the 30 minute public timer to save untradables from server issues, this private timer was not presented as a temporary measure in the original newspost. Therefore, it's disingenuous to use "corp is supposed to have risk!" as a justification for any future death changes. By instituting a 2 minute hard timer, you are
increasing the damage to players from server issues
, regardless of whether someone else can loot them or not.
I appreciate the quick work you guys have done to try to mitigate the server problems, and many of the changes are good, but the 2 minute timer is a step backwards if server issues continue.
17-Oct-2014 19:18:38
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