Patch 1.30.2 Update #2

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Patch 1.30.2 PTR Update #2

Patch 1.30.2 PTR has been updated to include new filters and search options in the custom game browsing list* along with bug fixes relating to the new hosting system. Things like map download time seem to be improved as well. *We'll seek some clarification as to how those two new features work.

Wherever one stands regarding the removal of bots, it's worth noting that some functions bots provided are in progress. Blizzard laid upon us a small glimpse of the road-map ahead citing kick/ban and latency functions to come in the future, and hopefully more in the future!

As always, please test the game on the PTR. You can read the full list of changes here.

 

[_lycan]

Nice for the kick/ban function, wonder how ban will be implemented that's kinda exciting actually, hopefully it saves in the cloud so when you reinstall wc3 it won't just delete your banlist.

I hope other bot stuff gets implemented in client now (other than obviously autohosting).

 

[Chaosy]

What a surprise. They actually implement a replacement for the bots, who would have thought?

*sarcasm*

 

[Ralle]

You don't need syncing of your ban list as long as it is a file you can backup. If it's a plain text file it will be easy to make a crowd sourced ban list which could be helpful for some.

It's nice to see these new things. They don't need to do much to make this much more awesome than what we had before.

 

[Napoqe]

I liked Blizzard's answer. However, I'm not fully satisfied yet.You could add the same swap as some bots they did, so you do not need to kick one or leave for a player that wants to be in that slot or team.

On statistics, you could copy some similar that Dota 2 did. That is an option for the player to share their stasis with unofficial sites. An example: Dota 2 Buff.
Screenshots:

Translation from Portuguese to English is: Expose data from public match

 

[chusrubi2]

Could anyone upload screenshots of the new features?

 

[Illidan(Evil)X]

@chusrubi2

 

[~El]

I don't see any mentions related to latency issues. Did they fix this? This is, quite literally, critical to proper functioning of the game.

Patch 1.30.2 PTR Update

 

[chusrubi2]

I don't see any mentions related to latency issues. Did they fix this? This is, quite literally, critical to proper functioning of the game.

Patch 1.30.2 PTR Update

PTR is hosted in USA West, if you're talking about the latency there, don't expect it to be better.

 

[~El]

PTR is hosted in USA West, if you're talking about the latency there, don't expect it to be better.

Did you read my post? I'm aware that it's hosted in US West, but even then, I'd only expect the ping to be in the ballpark of ~200-300 ms, not 800. There's something seriously wrong going on with their system.

 

[Abovegame]

@Napoqe That would be a nice thing , but an even better thing would be if they'd add network natives. Which would pretty much solve all the statistics problems!

 

[chusrubi2]

Did you read my post? I'm aware that it's hosted in US West, but even then, I'd only expect the ping to be in the ballpark of ~200-300 ms, not 800. There's something seriously wrong going on with their system.

No, I didn't, sorry for that :].

Is the mouse delay fixed?

 

[Frotty]

Still nothing about the broken maps due to invisible models and crashes on unit selection?

 

[deepstrasz]

"True story"

 

[Abovegame]

Too bad GW is not here to see it!

 

[Frotty]

View attachment 307783

"True story"

Think different

 

[deepstrasz]

Think different

Outside of Z-box.

 

[Lord_Earthfire]

"Display Player latecy in the game loobies"

I like the outlook of that. Would rather have it in the game search, so you don't even need to go in (though it seems to require a somewhat different interface, honestly), but good that its gonna be implemented.

 

[Ether]

I'm still waiting for a standalone .exe file patch like Patch 1.26 to 1.27.

 

[Deleted member 238589]

I'm still waiting for a standalone .exe file patch like Patch 1.26 to 1.27.

They don't do those anymore.

 

[Ether]

They don't do those anymore.

Why? What happened?

 

[deepstrasz]

They might once Warcraft III goes offline for good but that would also be the last patch.

 

[Deleted member 238589]

Why? What happened?

They changed the way they patch the game obviously. Not sure why they would change it back to the old way now.

 

[deepstrasz]

Why? What happened?

It's the way they fight piracy. Where has your head been all these past few months?

 

[Idaero Ace]

It's the way they fight piracy. Where has your head been all these past few months?

I’m a pirate but I’m still able to update the game (for now...)

 

[deepstrasz]

I’m a pirate but I’m still able to update the game (for now...)

If you're referring to the PTR versions, then it's a bad move as your maps might suffer being saved on these versions as they are not stable.
If it's hacking, that's another thing.

 

[MyPad]

Subscribing to thread. Don't mind me.

 

[Anachron]

Subscribing to thread. Don't mind me.

Just pointing out that you can subscribe without posting a reply to this thread. Don't mind me.

 

[_lycan]

I’m a pirate but I’m still able to update the game (for now...)

Avoid talking about piracy in Hive.

 

[Eat_Bacon_Daily]

Looking good. I’m happy to see the classics team looking at feedback. They are addressing the issues really quickly. Kudos!

 

[juvian]

I don't see any mentions related to latency issues. Did they fix this? This is, quite literally, critical to proper functioning of the game.

Patch 1.30.2 PTR Update

Still the same from what I have seen.

 

[emperor_d3st]

I'm glad Blizzard is working on War3. Definitely their magnum opus.
Bought a couple of copies of the game to support the War3 devs.

 

[Napoqe]

@Abovegame
Dota 2 already has that. There are a few mods there that have leaderboard on their websites. Making a way to achieve this, goes another argument against the bots.

Another idea I had, which bots and other programs I could do in the lobby, is to reserve slot. Devs, I suggest you do this. Because this would make it more comfortable for the host, when he wants to reserve a slot for a friend of his, or of another. So no there is the need kicking, to release slot, until person wished to enter, enter in lobby.

 

[kantarion]

Hi guys , i got some questions . For example in this ptr version in lobby i can see games hosted on different realms + i can filter to pick realm i like the most =i read this here.

I met wc3 friends that want hang with me and play same games ,but they are in different realms, i can not whisper them , i can not contact....I talk about last official patch,not ptr

So my question is :Since we can pllay same games worldwide in ptr (like with bots), is there any way in new official patch you allow whispers/contact chat for different realms ? Team invite,whisper,channel chat etc.

There are modern mobas that allows me chat and whisper with anyone in the world,set team arrange etc , will it be case for wc3 too?


P.S : i still think that wc3 need new interface,cause of future improvements of lobby,chat,filter etc...That maybe means new design and maybe high definition or not...I think the most important is a configuration,icons,organisation and general visual look..

.I dont promote any moba game here (i dont play games anymore,i wait wc3 improved), but its the most simple and effective interface for moba or rts i ever saw . From 1 window,all options are avaliable + it has ads right in your face,that doesnt pop up and cover anything to disturb you, that could be usefull for blizz

And the chat is still present in same window after you choose ,,custom games,,.No chains and pading in different window where you lost much options...

 

[_lycan]

Hi guys , i got some questions . For example in this ptr version in lobby i can see games hosted on different realms + i can filter to pick realm i like the most =i read this here.

I met wc3 friends that want hang with me and play same games ,but they are in different realms, i can not whisper them , i can not contact....I talk about last official patch,not ptr

So my question is :Since we can pllay same games worldwide in ptr (like with bots), is there any way in new official patch you allow whispers/contact chat for different realms ? Team invite,whisper,channel chat etc.

There are modern mobas that allows me chat and whisper with anyone in the world,set team arrange etc , will it be case for wc3 too?


P.S : i still think that wc3 need new interface,cause of future improvements of lobby,chat,filter etc...That maybe means new design and maybe high definition or not...I think the most important is a configuration,icons,organisation and general visual look..

.I dont promote any moba game here (i dont play games anymore,i wait wc3 improved), but its the most simple and effective interface for moba or rts i ever saw . From 1 window,all options are avaliable + it has ads right in your face,that doesnt pop up and cover anything to disturb you, that could be usefull for blizz

Not really, I played HoN and the interface wasn't that great, dota 2 had a very similar interface on its inception and it was quickly replaced because of how bad it was.

 

[Kyrbi0]

I agree that modern-day games have the UI & UX thing down to an art form. And perhaps Blizzard would do well to migrate to that method of doing things.

Even still I'd be really sad to see the chains & menus go away. :<

 

[_lycan]

I agree that modern-day games have the UI & UX thing down to an art form. And perhaps Blizzard would do well to migrate to that method of doing things.

Even still I'd be really sad to see the chains & menus go away. :<

Don't think it'd be a great idea to do this, Starcraft 2 suffered greatly when they migrated, even now it's a shell of what it was before.

 

[kantarion]

Ok screw interface and disagreements ,i dont give a f if somene dont like it , everyone can see picture and make own thoughts.,altought i keep my attitude. Probably not gonna happen even for 1-2 year from now -.- , so arguing about it is pretty much usless now

Can someone answer me a question : Can i whisper or chat on channel or team invite with a person from different realm in this PTR ?

Simply must ask cause , blizz allows me to see custom games hosted on other realms in this ptr , and before i couldnt whisper or chat - only inside game lobby. So i cant arrange a game with them, i cant room chat with them or even whisper,theres also clan issue. I mean : You let ppl mixture, meet them selfs but no marriage allowde xD . I am drunk y, but i am god damn right, and i will defend my attitude tomorrow, cause its using pure logic. Goodnight

 

[_lycan]

Ok screw interface and disagreements ,i dont give a f if somene dont like it , everyone can see picture and make own thoughts.,altought i keep my attitude. Probably not gonna happen even for 1-2 year from now -.- , so arguing about it is pretty much usless now

Can someone answer me a question : Can i whisper or chat on channel or team invite with a person from different realm in this PTR ?

Simply must ask cause , blizz allows me to see custom games hosted on other realms in this ptr , and before i couldnt whisper or chat - only inside game lobby. So i cant arrange a game with them, i cant room chat with them or even whisper,theres also clan issue. I mean : You let ppl mixture, meet them selfs but no marriage allowde xD . I am drunk y, but i am god damn right, and i will defend my attitude tomorrow, cause its using pure logic. Goodnight

Nope, just because you can see cross-realm games doesn't mean that all realms have been merged, other actions are still realm-specific.

 

[kantarion]

Nope, just because you can see cross-realm games doesn't mean that all realms have been merged, other actions are still realm-specific.

Tnx for fast answer.
Then i suggest they alllow whisper,chat,team invite/arrange across the realms. Whisper command across realms would be enough for now

 

[EredarArbeiterYU]

Tnx for fast answer.
Then i suggest they alllow whisper,chat,team invite/arrange across the realms. Whisper command across realms would be enough for now

It does sound like the next logical step.

 

[Daffa]

Watching the progress. Not sure if I would patch to 1.30.2 if it's out.

 

[YourArthas]

Watching the progress. Not sure if I would patch to 1.30.2 if it's out.

This patch only reminds me this:
Medivh(community) trying to make the king(blizzard) understand that Legion comes to undo history but no one is listening to him

 

[Remixer]

1. Will the game automatically hide the lobbies that you are banned from?
2. Is there any indication (for example text highlight) in lobbies about who is the host?

 

[~El]

1. Will the game automatically hide the lobbies that you are banned from?
2. Is there any indication (for example text highlight) in lobbies about who is the host?

In user-hosted lobbies, the first player to join is host. You can scroll up when you join, and see all the join messages - the first one is the host. But, a text highlight would be nice as well, since the chat can scroll way out.

 

[EredarArbeiterYU]

Did you guys notice that in the live version of Wc3 atm that sounds are !@#$ed up not only in custom maps but also in the campaign too??
The dialogue between characters doesn't play, it just (ends it instantly as it starts) skips it so you can't hear or read them.
I tried to (out of boredom) play out the 1st mission of NE campaign in TFT (the one where you play as the champion of the Lich King, Maiev, to defend him from Illidan at all cost), and noticed it. lol

 

[Napoqe]

In user-hosted lobbies, the first player to join is host. You can scroll up when you join, and see all the join messages - the first one is the host. But, a text highlight would be nice as well, since the chat can scroll way out.

You do not need all that work. Just look in the lobby browser, where it is pointing red arrow on screenshot (Game Creator), to know who is hosting the lobby.

Another idea (suggestion) I had, is to implement a feature that checks if lobby players are idlk. Wishing be, similar to Dota 2, when you press Start button or your shortcut, a new window appears to confirm if you are ready to play.

 

[juvian]

You do not need all that work. Just look in the lobby browser, where it is pointing red arrow on screenshot (Game Creator), to know who is hosting the lobby.

That is not ptr though...

 

[Frotty]

Did you guys notice that in the live version of Wc3 atm that sounds are !@#$ed up not only in custom maps but also in the campaign too??
The dialogue between characters doesn't play, it just (ends it instantly as it starts) skips it so you can't hear or read them.
I tried to (out of boredom) play out the 1st mission of NE campaign in TFT (the one where you play as the champion of the Lich King, Maiev, to defend him from Illidan at all cost), and noticed it. lol

Yes, many sounds and maps are still broken, but it doesn't seem to be a priority to fix them.

 

[LeP]

Yes, many sounds and maps are still broken, but it doesn't seem to be a priority to fix them.

don't need no hostbots when maps aint working))