I want to spectate games

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by telefoonboek, August 31, 2014.

  1. telefoonboek

    telefoonboek New Member

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    I love to join games as spectator. It gives a unique look at the game.

    Ok I can go and watch twitch, but its not the same for me.

    As spectator u can watch people their strategies, counters to others and so on. And perhaps become a better player urself.

    Ever since the patch put the default setting to 0 spectators theire aint alot of games for me to join.

    So? Put the default option back to 1?
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  2. eukanuba

    eukanuba Well-Known Member

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    Agreed. I don't think spectators would have any real impact on the game's performance as it's client/server and they aren't sending any data. Although I suppose they are receiving so that might make a difference. Either way, spectating is good if one doesn't have the time or inclination to play a game, so I would like to see this return.
  3. telefoonboek

    telefoonboek New Member

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    And to add, why have a feature u cant use?
  4. brianpurkiss

    brianpurkiss Post Master General

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    Actually, from what I've heard, spectators consume more bandwidth than players, since they see all units. And, from what I've heard, bandwidth bottlenecks is one of the biggest issues we have with server lag.
  5. Nalin

    Nalin New Member

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    You could go into the Replays menu and pick a game to watch.

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