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What Device Are You On?
Hired_Goon
Posts: 440
With all the bugs, lag, crashing and what not occurring in the game atm, I thought it might be beneficial for people to list their device they play on and what kind of bugs they regularly get. I think a list might help the devs narrow down the list of devices they should be focusing on trying to hammer bugs out for while giving players an idea of what devices may or may not be good or bad for playing the game.
Device: LG G5
Common Bugs: Very rare lag, very rare freezing, occasional spectators
Additional device comments: I've found since launch that my G5 has performed very well with the game and have been very fortunate that I have not even remotely come close to experiencing the frustration a lot of players have had with bugs, glitches and crashes.
Speak up guys and lets see if we can't help out each other a little and maybe point the devs in better directions.
Device: LG G5
Common Bugs: Very rare lag, very rare freezing, occasional spectators
Additional device comments: I've found since launch that my G5 has performed very well with the game and have been very fortunate that I have not even remotely come close to experiencing the frustration a lot of players have had with bugs, glitches and crashes.
Speak up guys and lets see if we can't help out each other a little and maybe point the devs in better directions.
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Apple and Samsung users.
As I don't have access to the data Kabam does I'm curious if I'm right. Along the way if it helps the devs, cool. Otherwise I'm satisfying my own curiosity.
And because we're 7 months in and I still see the same devices having the biggest issues.
OS version: 10.3.3
Game version: 4.0.0
Common bug: Excessive lag due to overheating
Additional device comments: On LTE the game loads faster, but the device heats up faster. The solution is to force close the game, turn off LTE & wait a few minutes. Removing the rubber & plastic protective case helps a lot.
os ver : Android 7.0
game ver : 4.0.1
game freezes sometimes in AM
game still crashes every now and then during raids, arena and also spotlight / special missions.
Problems: Lag, Slow loading, Bad quality graphics.
Do we have to waste our money on really expensive devices just to play this game?
Unfortunately as with PCs, they dont last for forever. My G5 is currently $250 US. I wouldn't call that expensive when a new top model phone runs 700+.
The game crashes at the loading screen for the majority of AM fights.
Os ver: Android 7.0
Processor : Exynos 8895
Game Crashes in story,special mission,arena,raid and alliance mission.
http://www.businessinsider.my/a11-bionic-iphone-x-more-powerful-than-a-2017-macbook-pro-2017-9/?r=UK&IR=T
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/23/inside-iphone-8-apples-a11-bionic-introduces-5-new-custom-silicon-engines
if you really love this game and have the spare cash go for it. Will do well for your other games too in future.
This is another reason I started the post. For those that honestly don't have issues and want to pass it on to fellow players what device they use. Obviously most players are not going to go out and buy a new phone just for this game but there are lots of players out there that may feel it's time to upgrade and the game may factor into which phone they want. Thanks @Davien
get weird freezes and lags, phone overheats quickly causing lag and seem to experience frame drops. spectator bug used to happen but not any more
Well, is that not the two biggest providers of phones? It seems natural it would be them affected. It would have been even smoother if you wrote the two biggest groups affected was Android and iOS users lol
try record 3 raids in a row as smooth as this.. let's see who's phone wins? Anyone with an Android up for the challenge? Below is the video recorded on my iPhone 8 Plus (yeap iOS11 can now record the screen):
All 3 raids completed in 12:54 .. without a single lag, crash, overheat.. + I was recording the game-play throughout on my phone. There's additional debris on the ground, more sparks flying around when hit, overall higher graphics output likely due to the game detecting the device able to do so.. video best watched in 1080p - exactly how i see it on my phone.
iPad Air
Under iOS 11+
- Screen gets stuck at the loading fight screen forever. You eventually will hear the fight start but all you can see is the loading screen.
-Under iOS 10.3.3
- Game crashes fairly often (although it seems less since last version of game).
NVIDIA Shield Tablet
- Game crashes constantly
- Device gets very warm
- Battery drains very quickly
- Lags during fights (seems to have gotten worse since the last update)
- Difficult and sometimes impossible to use chat in game - in game keyboard keeps closing or will crash the game
- Unable to switch out of the game and back into it without the game restarting
Samsung Galaxy S7
- Game crashes sometimes
- Big battery drain
Disagree entirely here... those just happen to be your two biggest groups... so obviously they're going to be the ones screaming the loudest. I'm very confident that nearly every issue Samsung users are grappling with extend to other Android devices as well.
Apple having their own issues makes all the sense in the world, but there is not enough that sets Samsung phones apart from other Androids that would contribute to them experiencing the glut of issues.
My devices....
Device: HTC 10
Common Bugs: The typical "freezing" that all Android users experience. Screen freezes randomly mid-fight... after about 8-15 seconds, the game stutters forward a bit, followed by a minor freeze, and then back to normal. Usually messes up any combos, tends to follow up with a counter combo by the AI. Game is butter smooth both before and after the freezing.
Additional device comments: Due to Line and all the space that it takes up until I clear data, this phone is usually pretty full. I think that having extra disk space clear when you are playing TFTF will contribute greatly to whether or not you see the freezing up bug.
Device: LG V30
Common Bugs: Same bug that is described above, however it is far less frequent. I think I have seen this about once per week on this device, whereas I would see it probably daily or every other day on the other device, sometimes multiple times per day.
Additional device comments: As you might expect from a new phone, I have a lot more space free on it. I also do not have Line on this device as I am afraid of messing up my gaming experience with all the background crap and stuff Line downloads (embedded pictures, mostly).
If you are intent on sticking with Android and not going to Apple, or if you have heard that Apple offers a superior experience, but have never been keen on Apple phones, the LG V30 is a fantastic option on Android and plays this game about as close to flawlessly as I have seen.
It offers the same level of graphics detail that you see on iPhones, at the same high frame rates, and offers you a beautiful 18:9 aspect ratio with NO NOTCH
Talk is cheap... we need to see it for ourselves.
Either way, I'm not a fanboy. I couldn't care less what people choose, just letting people who are interested in Android know that the v30 is an excellent device to be playing this game on.
Also, loading times are certainly longer than the iPhone 8 / X, but they are even longer on the 2nd video because I was pretty far from my router and it slowed loading times as a result. The first video was recorded near a wifi repeater, so those loading times are more accurate.
Oh, and note the extra space this aspect ratio provides you in the bot selection screen. Nice added benefit.
I decided to provide links so the video would play in the youtube app instead of embed.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=s7o_gezz9Po
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JuCG40skALQ
Last week many crashes, after 2nd or 3rd fight. Overheating very fast.
This week after update, very little or no crash, but lag, freeze, frame rate drop, stuttering during fight. No overheating.
Funny. You say all devices but didn't bother to watch any of the vids showing otherwise. If you can't be constructive in this thread, please don't post.
As for me, I've got to re-record. I recorded about 30 straight minutes yesterday only to find out after that my vid capture ap ended up corrupting and what was saved was at super fast playback. Kind of funny to watch but will spare you guys.