Re: [Algorithms] RE: Zen of Networked Physics

[Jay P. <Jay...@co...>]

As others have pointed out Blizzard's games are not typically limited by 
network perf. Perhaps one reason for using TCP is to reduce the potential 
number of tech support calls from end-users.

-J


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Kloosterman" <Ben...@ay...>
To: <gda...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Algorithms] RE: Zen of Networked Physics


Yes that's what im thinking

And they use TCP on the net because of the higher UDP drop rates and
security issues.

Ben


> -----Original Message-----
> From: gda...@li...
[mailto:gdalgorithms-
> lis...@li...] On Behalf Of Leath Muller
> Sent: Friday, 7 January 2005 5:59 PM
> To: gda...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Algorithms] RE: Zen of Networked Physics
>
> > Im interested though that Bliz think UDP Is good on the LAN but drop
it
> > for internet  ( some of the games  when you set it up for Lan it
uses
> > UDP) . Realm is always TCP .
>
> My experience is that packet loss on a decent LAN is really
> quite low, and data can be sent quite quickly. So for something
> like the Blizzard games that only need updates 10 times a second,
> that probably gives 3+ frames to get the UDP packet from the server.
> (Lost packets could be resent).
>
> That is a guess of course... :)
>
> Leathal.
>
>
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