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Would you rather have a a long download with short load times or a short download with long load times?
Short download and long load time 21 (23.9%)
Long download and short load time 67 (76.1%)
Total Votes: 88
Poll: Download Vs Load Time; What do you prefer?
Topic Started: Jan 28 2006, 09:34 PM (2,628 Views)
Spathis
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The map itself is the same in both cases. The only difference is map optimization methods. The map can be compressed greatly but have a longer load time or not compressed as much and have a shorter load time. For example:

300 kb map, 120 seconds load time (short download, long load)
OR
600 kb map, 60 seconds load time (long download, short load)

The numbers are a bit exaggerated but it's an example.
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CrimsonWaters
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Small Size, Long Load Time. Waiting never hurt anyone.

The main reason i love Anime Fight is because of the size of the actual game map.

Spathis, i compliment you on making a map that Doesn't have a billion things to do like so many out there, a good example being Heaven vs Hell.

The short and sweet gameplay is refreshing when i am lost in a sea of dota and footies, wich i have been in games that do nothing but drag on and on.
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jus1992
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but larger makes it esier to plan out and use terrain to advantage and usualy the problem with long load time is half the people will alt f4 out of the game before it loads,,,,,,
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well... i agree with jus... ppl will think that their wc3 hanged or sumthin... but either way we have to wait... cause big map = long dl... but im goin for big map short load... cause when ppl have the map, there will be lesser chace of ppl dling... ^^
ppl with common sense also will come here and dl the map first no?
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Jan 29 2006, 05:53 AM
Small Size, Long Load Time. Waiting never hurt anyone.

The main reason i love Anime Fight is because of the size of the actual game map.

Spathis, i compliment you on making a map that Doesn't have a billion things to do like so many out there, a good example being Heaven vs Hell.

The short and sweet gameplay is refreshing when i am lost in a sea of dota and footies, wich i have been in games that do nothing but drag on and on.

I agree with you. You can always kick people that are lagging. Whenever you get INTO the game, if it doesn't have a kick system, you can't. Some people will lag out during DL, and you have a chance to get new people. If somebody lags out during the loading, you can't get them back unless you rehost the game. It already has a very short load time, and it doesn't bother me. I would rather keep it this way, since it's already short enough.
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Black Hayate
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but larger makes it esier to plan out and use terrain to advantage and usualy the problem with long load time is half the people will alt f4 out of the game before it loads,,,,,,

The larger map doesn't mean the actual playable map is larger. Like spathis said, it's about compression. Same map different files sizes.

I think short load time and large map is better. Just as what been mentioned before when load time is too long people quit before the game even starts. And people should know to come here and dl the latest version before playing anyways.
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larger is gay makes ppl run hella more making game drag longer then its suppose to be and heheh u can vote for both
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Beazlebub
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at least hayate got it.... but i vote for shorter load times
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Ĉon
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Definitely a shorter load time. I don't mind having to wait longer for DL'ers to get the map, but I hate when halfway through the loading people get fed up and Alt+F4 out <_< . Really ticks me off. I prefer a short load time so more people will stay in :)
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Long Dl short Load easy.

Damn Alt-4 ers...
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Kuzai
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Most people DL from the site, so shorter load time.
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You mean most of the forum ppl . iv seen thousands that dl this map and war3 but still they should dl for this forum also if u dled from the forum the dl time is sorta shorter i..think DL Longer/ shorter load time. cus load time u dont really know when its gunna be done o.O
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Why aint you make it:

450 kb and 90 sec.?

Maybe kind of beter?
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yeah cause the kb is what really matters cause ppl will leave if too long but loading most ppl r patient on that
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Feb 8 2006, 10:11 PM
Damn Alt-4 ers...

srry for off topic but what does Alt + 4 do???
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