iOS 14.4 iPhone 8 Game hadn’t been running smoothly for months, constant freeze lags, sticky feet bug, swiping back, and getting hit whilst dexing, (timings are erratic for dexing) kos happening and champs are still standing In their animation, they don’t fall over. The game is horrible to play, I used to be my alliances best fighter in war, I’m having to buy glory potions everyday, fix the lags please
Also I have always double tapped each hit of my combo, now when I do it and see an evade I stop tapping which for the last 4 years has been ample time to not throw the next punch, but it always throws anyway now, it’s like the combo is queued, the timing has completely changed
iPhone 12 iOS 14.4.1 (same issue with 14.4) Game version 30.1.0
Combat lag in fights that involve Human Torch (Human Torch vs Human Torch is borderline unplayable) or Vision Aarkus. AQ, AW and questing... basically any fight where the defender is ramped up a little.
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Hello, I am a multiple account user, SmokenDemBones79, DemBoneSmoken79, and ugi17. On a Daily basis in EQ All difficulties I notice My player freezing mid Action, my Players Can't Block, Evade or Dex with this lag starts, Normally it only last a few seconds, but it Persistent
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As part of this process, it is important for you to understand that lag and game performance are affected by a host of factors including: device, operating system, connection and even Champions or maps. Complicated issues such as these involve an equally complicated investigation process, due to all of these variables. Your contributions to this thread will help in that investigation. This, however, does not mean that there is one single “fix” coming that will address all concerns for all players. It is an ongoing process of improvements that the team is continually working toward as the game progresses.
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This thread is for iOS users only.
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Everyday I log in to play, with either of my 3 accounts, in SQ, EQ, AW, or AQ my Champions Actions freeze in Fight, but Defender does not. I have IOS Maestro, Android 10. Any other game Reads actions Just Fine, But Kabam's MCOC Has not since 2019. Some of issues seem to Stop for a 24 hour period, but after I log out and Log back in Later that day or next day Issues of Freezing mid Action, or my attacker just doesn't read any command. I am A Loyal player of MCOC and spend $ on game. Not anymore unfortunately, not until Game becomes An Equal Device Compatible, Or Regional issues may be to blame. Please help me so People like me and with Similar Issues can Enjoy the Game again. I am Close to closing accounts and Demanding a Financial Reimbursement of some kind, But I Truly would RATHER CONTINUE GAMEPLAY
IGName: Joker₩ iPhone SE 2020 iOS 14.4.1(18D61) 5G, Wifi ( High Speed )
For about 2 weeks , My game loading speed is fine. but many areas touch issues and lag , slow e.g 1-Units Buy page if you swipe right to left very sluggish and slow. 2- I have to press very hard to be exact, touch sensitivity for actions very rigid 3. my press combo is delayed while and sometimes block proficiency is not working 4. I never had crashed in the game before , in months but this time game hanged by iPhone screen twice in a month. 5. scroll bars detect also lag and slow You must be thinking my iPhone has issues , went in to repair as it was under warranty Apple Tech said Phone is perfect fine. forward concerns to App developers.
In-Game Name: odachi13 Device and Model: IPad 6th Gen Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.1 Cellular or WiFi: Wifi Game Version Installed: 30.1.0 Game Mode: Absolutely everywhere Description of the Issue: The issue is that the developers aren't fixing the game or providing any transparency regarding the issue which hasn't been listed in the 'known issues'. Crashes are between 5mins and 30mins and nothing happens to players who lose half health through AQ.
In-Game Name: Jaymix79~1 Device and Model: iPhone 12 Device Operating System: 14.4.1 Cellular or WiFi: today - wifi Game Version Installed: 30.1.0 Game Mode: Alliance War. Description of the Issue: The SP register failed today during war matchup. When I would press to launch and SP1. The special didn’t activate.
In-Game Name: n0ux Device and Model: iPhone 7, iPhone 11 Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: Both Game Version Installed: 30.1.0 Game Mode: Story Quests, Event Quests, Arena, Alliance Quest and Alliance War. Description of the Issue: Game performance is unbearable. Framerate on both devices are so bad and inconsistent that it feels like my FPS drops down to the 10fps way to often, few times in long single fight. Not to mention parrys not registering on top of all performance and crashing issues. This is happening now for way to long and its just getting worse with each patch.
In a game that is all about reaction time and input precision this is unacceptable. I can stand few bugs here and there, but one thing that is worse than any bug is low framerate that ruins all fluidity of the game and enjoyment.
iPhone 8 ios14.4 Latest game version I keep evading champs with dex and they get parry stunned, let me clarify the dex is successful there is no contact or block made but they parry stun, your parry hit box is miles off, also I keep winning fights and the opponent doesn’t fall over, also that lag keeps happening, sticky feet, mid combo lag and then I get hit, combos into specials are dropping lag then specials being blocked by multiple attackers and defenders, which results in being punished by the defender and dying. game is not fun to play, please fix
Just started AQ map 5 and my champ rushes into attack during a movement backwards. One step back and rushing forward instead. Was on path 3 fighting Yondu and there isn’t anything special with the node
Device and Model: iPhone XR Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: WiFi 100 mbit Game Version Installed: 30.1.0 Game Mode: Story Quests, Event Quests, Arena, Alliance Quest and Alliance War. Description of the Issue: Lags lags and more lags. I buy the iPhone 3 months ago, and from the first day gameplay is laggy. I checked frame rate with connection to pc, and game runs on 26-37 fps, 30 fps in 2015 and same in 2021? Why on budget android phones game runs better with ~60 fps? For example, xiaomi redmi note 9 pro gives 60 frames, iPhone XR with more better performance - 30 frames and lags, freezes, sometimes stuttering and crashing. Kabam support ignoring performance issues. So what can we do?
iPad 6th gen iPadOS 14.4.2 Game version 30.2.0 High speed wifi All game modes
For the last week or so the game has been freezing/sticking when it switches from one screen to another. It is getting progressively worse and this morning is almost unplayable with the game freezing almost every arena series and quest. Sometimes the fight recovery screen works, sometimes it shows me losing a fight I won. Not worth the effort to play when the game is performing this poorly and has to be force closed and reatarted every few minutes. Please fix.
This started before this week’s update and the update did not help. I deleted the app and reinstalled this morning. No help.
The freezing is happening when the app tries to communicate with the servers. The circle of death appears and then the red triangle. In fact when I reinstalled the app and opened it, I got the usual loading/updating screen but it said it would take 5512 minutes to finish loading. Waited about three minutes and it never got past 1mb downloaded, so had to force close. Next try it loaded within a couple of minutes. Wifi speed is over 100 mbs.
See my post immediately above. Staring at the circle of death again. Got one arena series in, not game frozen again after starting an arena fight it is stuck on the loading screen.
Quests and arena: small freezes in the gameplay where no controlling is possible. These interruptions are lasting for a sec or longer. Fighting in arena are having fights where the scene is shaking.
Guess that these interruptions also are the reason for controls not responding.
Game shutting down in different parts of the game: 1. Moving into nodes in AQ , map5 2. Opening of crystals 3. Upgrading champions
Disconnects and the connection symbol are happening more frequently. After a long period of wheel spinning when a selection is made, like when an upgrade is done or in places you need to confirm anything the connection symbol is showing. This could be showing for a long period of time. Likely to ending with “an unexpected error occurred “
In-game name: antperez Device and model: IPad Pro 3rd gen Device operating system: iOS 14.4.2Cellular or WiFi: both (mobile carrier AT&T) Game version: 30.2.0 Game mode: Arena Description of the problem: when I was able to get into the game there were delays in all controls. Dashing backwards, blocking and intercepting were the most noticeable as I would complete the action the character was a second or two behind in completing the action. I haven’t been able to log on since this afternoon. I tried getting on around 2pm EST and still can’t.
iPhone 8 l4.4 latest game version, update made things worse of what was already **** lst few months. Control lags worse than ever, , drop third hit in combo, parry not working half the time, blocks dropping, sticky feet etc etc war I could parry 60% of the time
In-Game Name: Psilence Device + Model: iPhone 11 Device Operating System: 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: Both Game Version: Latest Update Game Mode: Story Quest, Event Quest, etc. Description of the Issue: 1) The game takes a long time to load while on cellular. It also sometime randomly reboots during a fight. 2) I have been dealing with an issue where my heavy doesn't work after parrying the opponent and I end up getting smacked. This is really frustrating in AQ & AW! 3) I have been dealing with an issue where my game controls just stop working completely in the middle of a fight and I get wrecked. It's costing me time and resources.
In-Game Name: Psilence Device + Model: iPhone 11 Device Operating System: 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: Both Game Version: Latest Update Game Mode: Story Quest, Event Quest, etc. Description of the Issue: 1) The game takes a long time to load while on cellular. It also sometime randomly reboots during a fight. 2) I have been dealing with an issue where my heavy doesn't work after parrying the opponent and I end up getting smacked. This is really frustrating in AQ & AW! 3) I have been dealing with an issue where my game controls just stop working completely in the middle of a fight and I get wrecked. It's costing me time and resources.
aaaaaand the complete loss of controls just happened (yet again) in the middle of a fight (that i was winning) during the event quest and it caused me to go from winning to getting wrecked!!!
In-Game Name: Funkyrocker Device and Model: iPhone 11 pro max Device Operating System: Latest Cellular or WiFi: WiFi Game Version Installed: Latest Game Mode: Event Quests, Arena Description of the Issue: since cca two months the game simply chrashes (force close). After immediate restart sometimes it recovers the fight, sometimes not.
How about a freaking update Kabam? The game has been randomly crashing for a while now, months! Have heard anything... freaking anything! No worries I guess it just screws the players out of resources. Thanks
In-Game Name: Fizzix Device + Model: iPad Pro 10.5 Device Operating System: 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: WiFi (Xfinity) Game Version: 30.2.1 Game Mode: AW this time, but happens game wide. Description of the Issue: Dropped inputs. Blocks dropping mid combo, or not blocking at all. Attempting a heavy attack frequently results in my champ just standing there doing nothing, then gets murdered by the defender.
This has been an issue for months if not more than a year. Your customers have brought it up constantly and yet month after month we still contend with our champs not responding to our inputs in a consistent manner. Pretty please fix this.
In-Game Name: Psilence Device + Model: iPhone 11 Device Operating System: 14.4.2 Cellular or WiFi: Both Game Version: Latest Update Game Mode: Story Quest, Event Quest, etc. Description of the Issue: 1) The game takes a long time to load while on cellular. It also sometime randomly reboots during a fight. 2) I have been dealing with an issue where my heavy doesn't work after parrying the opponent and I end up getting smacked. This is really frustrating in AQ & AW! 3) I have been dealing with an issue where my game controls just stop working completely in the middle of a fight and I get wrecked. It's costing me time and resources.
aaaaaand the complete loss of controls just happened (yet again) in the middle of a fight (that i was winning) during the event quest and it caused me to go from winning to getting wrecked!!!
in response to the moderator from my other post:
it’s not happening b/c my phone screen is dirty, my screen is clean. there’s something wrong with the game.
Tune the game, latest iOs, latest version iPhone 8, running variant today, can’t chain special out of combo half the time, there is a lag window where controls don’t work while you are hitting or swiping, you need to lag the timing on the second swipe or only one will work, even swiping back after a combo you can’t do it unless you wait a half second after your combo and by that time the defender can hit you on the swipe back if they have a quick l1 or can chase you, the game isn’t running well enough to play properly, war is a joke, I’ve given up on variants because it’s embarrassing, guys I used to run 13xs8 rooms with and I’m dying room 8, spending all my glory on war potions, how can it take so long to get the game just running semi normally
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Game hadn’t been running smoothly for months, constant freeze lags, sticky feet bug, swiping back, and getting hit whilst dexing, (timings are erratic for dexing) kos happening and champs are still standing In their animation, they don’t fall over. The game is horrible to play, I used to be my alliances best fighter in war, I’m having to buy glory potions everyday, fix the lags please
iOS 14.4.1 (same issue with 14.4)
Game version 30.1.0
Combat lag in fights that involve Human Torch (Human Torch vs Human Torch is borderline unplayable) or Vision Aarkus. AQ, AW and questing... basically any fight where the defender is ramped up a little.
IGName: Joker₩
iPhone SE 2020
iOS 14.4.1(18D61)
5G, Wifi ( High Speed )
For about 2 weeks , My game loading speed is fine. but many areas touch issues and lag , slow
e.g
1-Units Buy page if you swipe right to left very sluggish and slow.
2- I have to press very hard to be exact, touch sensitivity for actions very rigid
3. my press combo is delayed while and sometimes block proficiency is not working
4. I never had crashed in the game before , in months but this time game hanged by iPhone screen twice in a month.
5. scroll bars detect also lag and slow
You must be thinking my iPhone has issues , went in to repair as it was under warranty
Apple Tech said Phone is perfect fine. forward concerns to App developers.
Device and Model: IPad 6th Gen
Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.1
Cellular or WiFi: Wifi
Game Version Installed: 30.1.0
Game Mode: Absolutely everywhere
Description of the Issue: The issue is that the developers aren't fixing the game or providing any transparency regarding the issue which hasn't been listed in the 'known issues'. Crashes are between 5mins and 30mins and nothing happens to players who lose half health through AQ.
Device and Model: iPhone 12
Device Operating System: 14.4.1
Cellular or WiFi: today - wifi
Game Version Installed: 30.1.0
Game Mode: Alliance War.
Description of the Issue: The SP register failed today during war matchup. When I would press to launch and SP1. The special didn’t activate.
Device and Model: iPhone 7, iPhone 11
Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.2
Cellular or WiFi: Both
Game Version Installed: 30.1.0
Game Mode: Story Quests, Event Quests, Arena, Alliance Quest and Alliance War.
Description of the Issue: Game performance is unbearable. Framerate on both devices are so bad and inconsistent that it feels like my FPS drops down to the 10fps way to often, few times in long single fight. Not to mention parrys not registering on top of all performance and crashing issues. This is happening now for way to long and its just getting worse with each patch.
In a game that is all about reaction time and input precision this is unacceptable. I can stand few bugs here and there, but one thing that is worse than any bug is low framerate that ruins all fluidity of the game and enjoyment.
Latest game version
I keep evading champs with dex and they get parry stunned, let me clarify the dex is successful there is no contact or block made but they parry stun, your parry hit box is miles off, also I keep winning fights and the opponent doesn’t fall over, also that lag keeps happening, sticky feet, mid combo lag and then I get hit, combos into specials are dropping lag then specials being blocked by multiple attackers and defenders, which results in being punished by the defender and dying. game is not fun to play, please fix
iOS 14.4
Latest game version.
Just started AQ map 5 and my champ rushes into attack during a movement backwards. One step back and rushing forward instead.
Was on path 3 fighting Yondu and there isn’t anything special with the node
Device and Model: iPhone XR
Device Operating System: iOS 14.4.2
Cellular or WiFi: WiFi 100 mbit
Game Version Installed: 30.1.0
Game Mode: Story Quests, Event Quests, Arena, Alliance Quest and Alliance War.
Description of the Issue: Lags lags and more lags. I buy the iPhone 3 months ago, and from the first day gameplay is laggy. I checked frame rate with connection to pc, and game runs on 26-37 fps, 30 fps in 2015 and same in 2021? Why on budget android phones game runs better with ~60 fps? For example, xiaomi redmi note 9 pro gives 60 frames, iPhone XR with more better performance - 30 frames and lags, freezes, sometimes stuttering and crashing. Kabam support ignoring performance issues. So what can we do?
iPadOS 14.4.2
Game version 30.2.0
High speed wifi
All game modes
For the last week or so the game has been freezing/sticking when it switches from one screen to another. It is getting progressively worse and this morning is almost unplayable with the game freezing almost every arena series and quest. Sometimes the fight recovery screen works, sometimes it shows me losing a fight I won. Not worth the effort to play when the game is performing this poorly and has to be force closed and reatarted every few minutes. Please fix.
This started before this week’s update and the update did not help. I deleted the app and reinstalled this morning. No help.
The freezing is happening when the app tries to communicate with the servers. The circle of death appears and then the red triangle. In fact when I reinstalled the app and opened it, I got the usual loading/updating screen but it said it would take 5512 minutes to finish loading. Waited about three minutes and it never got past 1mb downloaded, so had to force close. Next try it loaded within a couple of minutes. Wifi speed is over 100 mbs.
iOS 14.4
Latest game version
Quests and arena: small freezes in the gameplay where no controlling is possible. These interruptions are lasting for a sec or longer. Fighting in arena are having fights where the scene is shaking.
Guess that these interruptions also are the reason for controls not responding.
Game shutting down in different parts of the game:
1. Moving into nodes in AQ , map5
2. Opening of crystals
3. Upgrading champions
Disconnects and the connection symbol are happening more frequently.
After a long period of wheel spinning when a selection is made, like when an upgrade is done or in places you need to confirm anything the connection symbol is showing. This could be showing for a long period of time. Likely to ending with “an unexpected error occurred “
Device and model: IPad Pro 3rd gen
Device operating system: iOS 14.4.2Cellular or WiFi: both (mobile carrier AT&T)
Game version: 30.2.0
Game mode: Arena
Description of the problem: when I was able to get into the game there were delays in all controls. Dashing backwards, blocking and intercepting were the most noticeable as I would complete the action the character was a second or two behind in completing the action. I haven’t been able to log on since this afternoon. I tried getting on around 2pm EST and still can’t.
Device + Model: iPhone 11
Device Operating System: 14.4.2
Cellular or WiFi: Both
Game Version: Latest Update
Game Mode: Story Quest, Event Quest, etc.
Description of the Issue:
1) The game takes a long time to load while on cellular. It also sometime randomly reboots during a fight.
2) I have been dealing with an issue where my heavy doesn't work after parrying the opponent and I end up getting smacked. This is really frustrating in AQ & AW!
3) I have been dealing with an issue where my game controls just stop working completely in the middle of a fight and I get wrecked. It's costing me time and resources.
Device and Model: iPhone 11 pro max
Device Operating System: Latest
Cellular or WiFi: WiFi
Game Version Installed: Latest
Game Mode: Event Quests, Arena
Description of the Issue: since cca two months the game simply chrashes (force close). After immediate restart sometimes it recovers the fight, sometimes not.
Device + Model: iPad Pro 10.5
Device Operating System: 14.4.2
Cellular or WiFi: WiFi (Xfinity)
Game Version: 30.2.1
Game Mode: AW this time, but happens game wide.
Description of the Issue: Dropped inputs. Blocks dropping mid combo, or not blocking at all. Attempting a heavy attack frequently results in my champ just standing there doing nothing, then gets murdered by the defender.
This has been an issue for months if not more than a year. Your customers have brought it up constantly and yet month after month we still contend with our champs not responding to our inputs in a consistent manner. Pretty please fix this.
Months of input/lag problems
it’s not happening b/c my phone screen is dirty, my screen is clean. there’s something wrong with the game.
It is what it is, they’ll never get it right.