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How much of D3's processing is done offloaded? Are there any articles online that I could read about this?
by ececconi 14y ago
How much of D3's processing is done offloaded? Are there any articles online that I could read about this?
- vyrotek 14y agoOriginally they told us quite a bit of logic was done on their servers. But then they announced that Diablo 3 would be playable offline on the PlayStation 4. Now I don't know what to believe. Could it be it was all just talk to stop us from trying?
- reitzensteinm 14y agoThe servers are almost certainly running from the same source base as the client. Swapping out who-does-what, compared to a console port, is trivial.
- signed0 14y agoOr that the PS4 version is the first variant that has enough functionality built in for it to be playable offline.
- querulous 14y agothey're probably just running the server code on the ps4 alongside the client. it's easier to secure there
- gambiting 14y agoNo, item drops are actually done on a server, to guarantee fair drops for everyone(you can sell them for real money, so you would rather make sure nobody just adds an item worth $$$ to their inventory). PS4 won't be connected to the Auction House, so most likely it will include just its own, internal version of the server that will generate item drops.
- flixic 14y agoMap generation, some enemy AI, and most frustratingly: combat action outcomes. My story was the same as numerous other players: started playing hardcore, died not because of a mistake, but because of lag (internet lagged for a few seconds, that was enough for monsters to kill me, when internet came back moments later I was told I died). At that moment I decided not give ANY more money to Blizzard, and closed my WoW membership.