Change "adjusted for ping" message to "by [x] seconds"

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sam12 messagesstarted Jun 30, 2026, 9:55 PM

gameplay

samOP3 months ago

Adjusted for ping is a bit confusing, since players might think they lost because of ping.

By [x] seconds makes it clearer, and it's cool info to have.

samOP3 months ago

A related suggestion I'm less sure about - for goals completed in the first 20 or so seconds, play a different sound than the ding to indicate you maybe completed it, then check against ping and play the appropriate losing or winning sound

This would hopefully reduce frustration on goals like leaf litter, breed chickens, tool crafts etc which are so prone to reversing

awesomeSallad3 months ago

definitely the op, not sure about the second suggestion but I could see it working

closure2 months ago

Could be "by X ms" unless we want to use decimals, ping is usually measured in ms

closure2 months ago(edited)

Also should probably have each player's ping on the tab status UI so it's less surprising when you get ping adjusted

samOP2 months ago(edited)

i think by x ms reads better for sure. it's probably better, but probably a lot of people don't know how many ms are in a second lol, so maybe decimal is clearer

Ramzs2 months ago

1k ms in a s

samOP2 months ago

yes ik lol

closure2 months ago

true but I think people would be more accustomed to ping by ms even if they don't know the exact metric

DriftSythe2 months ago

yea I think the majority of people think ms when they see ping

samOP2 months ago

well part of the idea behind the suggestion was making it separate from ping - people think they lost the goal "because of ping" when they just completed it slower

but yes don't disagree

isawabelle2 months ago

i think the majority of people think ping when they see ms