How long do maps last?

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lupasvasile#5385 เขียน:

Don't quote me on this, but if it's like POE 1 it's 8 minutes.

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Arludan#5475 เขียน:

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lupasvasile#5385 เขียน:

Don't quote me on this, but if it's like POE 1 it's 8 minutes.

That's terrible? I mean sometimes shit happens and you gotta AFK, why even have a timer on it? What's the point of it from a game design perspective, to screw people over for no reason? I am so tired of "developers" designing mechanics that are simply there to screw with you and waste your time for no good reason.

(I'm not bitching at you btw of course, that's just a moronic decision on GGG's part)

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lupasvasile#5385 เขียน:

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Arludan#5475 เขียน:

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lupasvasile#5385 เขียน:

Don't quote me on this, but if it's like POE 1 it's 8 minutes.

That's terrible? I mean sometimes shit happens and you gotta AFK, why even have a timer on it? What's the point of it from a game design perspective, to screw people over for no reason? I am so tired of "developers" designing mechanics that are simply there to screw with you and waste your time for no good reason.

(I'm not bitching at you btw of course, that's just a moronic decision on GGG's part)

Well, POE 2 has a pause. Just hit escape and do your thing.

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Arludan#5475 เขียน:

Yeah but I don't want to leave my game running the whole time if it's not necessary since my PC is a bit mid and runs hot while playing, even if I alt/tab, Win+D and lock it, it's still using background resources to keep it going.

I just don't see the logic in it. Punishing mechanics usually have a purpose from a game design perspective and can create decisions like with Waystones. Do you want to push another mod for 6 and have no revives? Or play it safe and keep 5 just in case. What does putting a timer on a map do, nothing. It costs them bandwidth and memory to keep me logged in paused on a map until I can come back. Or it can just cost them a little bit of memory and no bandwidth to keep the map open while I'm logged off. It just doesn't make sense.

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YNRY#3842 เขียน:

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Arludan#5475 เขียน:

Yeah but I don't want to leave my game running the whole time if it's not necessary since my PC is a bit mid and runs hot while playing, even if I alt/tab, Win+D and lock it, it's still using background resources to keep it going.

I just don't see the logic in it. Punishing mechanics usually have a purpose from a game design perspective and can create decisions like with Waystones. Do you want to push another mod for 6 and have no revives? Or play it safe and keep 5 just in case. What does putting a timer on a map do, nothing. It costs them bandwidth and memory to keep me logged in paused on a map until I can come back. Or it can just cost them a little bit of memory and no bandwidth to keep the map open while I'm logged off. It just doesn't make sense.

It's not a timer on a map; it's a timer on your (disconnected) session to a server. It has nothing to do with "punishing mechanics." How long are you saying you'd need to leave the game open while you're away? The computer can "run hot" forever. There's only an issue if it actually overheats.