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  1. #1

    Multiplayer=fail in its current state

    After playing FC2 and having lots of good fun playing with friends in Australia we thought FC3 would be good but instead UBI try p2p and some silly matchmaking system that will never work for us gamers.

    Just getting into a server can be frustrating when it puts you in on your own instead of a server that has space for you.
    Trying to join on friends in Multiplayer can be frustrating after multiple (warning cannot join game) messages and can take over an hour just to join them.
    When i do get in to a game the ping can show 1 red bar for both me and my friends on teamspeak and always issues with lag (stats servers might be the cause of this)

    I have even had host migration come up and find out its kicked me from the server and put me on my own on the same map (confirmed with friends on Teamspeak that were in the server with me)

    When running around ingame it feels like its a client based hit detection system and what you see is different from what others see (kill cam shows this)

    The only thing that works is the ability to download maps, even tho its slow for some and at different times slow for others instead.

    Dedicated Servers is the only thing that ever works properly for PC . FC2 is fantastic to play multiplayer compared to FC3.

    From personal experience playing other games having a choice of where you choose which server you usually play on can make the gameing experience great for all.
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  2. #2
    I couldn't agree more. Single player was alot of fun and I rarely ran into any problems that prevented me from having fun but since I finished the game and moved over to multiplayer I've had nothing but minutes of fun intermixed with minutes of frustration. Constant "Host Migration in Progress" mixed with the game completely becoming unresponsive and unable to quit without doing a Ctrl+Alt+Dlt Sometimes I will spent 1-2 hours playing and never even finish a single match due to these problems. For such a fun game it is too bad the multiplayer is such a pain.

    Just a quick edit to let everyone know, I mostly play Co-op with some multiplayer but I just got disonnected yet 3 more times since posting this.
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  3. #3
    epic fail no team balance no way to manually change teams.. every time the host migrates (4-5 times a game) the game crashes and must be restarted or hangs. a game with such promise basically fatally comprimised. these are the most basic of MP gaming team balance (auto or manual) and a good server structure.. unreal.
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  4. #4
    Thanks for your feedback on Far Cry 3.

    Please post your feedback in the designated feedback threads we have in stickied at the top of the forum, it will be very helpful for reporting your concerns to the team.

    Any bugs/glitches you experience in-game should be reported to Support so they can assist you or report the problem to the team.

    Thanks!
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