It is with profound sadness I announce that my MCOC days might be coming to an end

FeydRauthaFeydRautha Member Posts: 82


After 7 years of almost daily play I feel like it's time to drop the game. It is not a problem with the game itself but because my device seems to have joined the medieval era club. As the new updates add more characters, more game modes, more resources and what not, my ios device seems to be struggling to keep up. I love playing the battle grounds but since the past few updates there seems to be a huge spike in lags, freeze frames and dropped inputs.



Anyone who plays bgs or high tier aw knows that a single mistake can be a determining factor of win or loss. So with problems like these game modes like bgs is simply not enjoyable anymore for me.



From a financial standpoint buying a high end mobile device just to play the game doesn't seem feasible to me. Which is why my mcoc days might be limited. I wish the game devs took issues like this into consideration so that they can implement the options to lower the quality of vfx in older ios devices like they've done for older android devices. I still love the game as much I did when I first started playing it so trading off graphics processor demanding flashy effects for a stable gameplay experience doesn't sound too bad to me. Peace.


Comments

  • phillgreenphillgreen Member Posts: 4,156 ★★★★★
    Could a secondhand but newer device be feasible?

    I say that as someone whose current device is an S22 but the one immediately before that was an S5 I had since release, I'm not exactly someone who wants or needs to continually upgrade devices.
  • PT_99PT_99 Member Posts: 4,643 ★★★★★
    Keep an eye out during July-4 week sales, new phones go cheap there plus second hand market place gets flooded when people buy upgrades.
  • captain_rogerscaptain_rogers Member Posts: 9,797 ★★★★★
    PT_99 said:

    Keep an eye out during July-4 week sales, new phones go cheap there plus second hand market place gets flooded when people buy upgrades.

    Only in America
  • winterthurwinterthur Member Posts: 8,075 ★★★★★
    Try Android. Cheap and useable.
  • xLunatiXxxLunatiXx Member Posts: 1,428 ★★★★★
    I've been using a OnePlus 8T for more than 3 years and a half with no issue. Yes it was high end but it's been out for 4 years so you can find it for cheaper.
  • DemonzfyreDemonzfyre Member Posts: 22,117 ★★★★★

    I wouldn’t bet on a new device fixing screen lag and dropped inputs. The game is not running smooth right now and based on other threads… it’s not a device issue.

    My pixel 8 pro works perfectly fine. I don't have any lag and only have a few weird instances of AI issues but can't ever get them on video.
  • Shadow_ShooterShadow_Shooter Member Posts: 385 ★★★

    I wouldn’t bet on a new device fixing screen lag and dropped inputs. The game is not running smooth right now and based on other threads… it’s not a device issue.

    No issues with ipad pro m1. I’ll get new m4 ipad pro but i know this is overkill. Yet, the point is no freeze/lags with ipad pro’s.
  • Rayven5220Rayven5220 Member Posts: 2,107 ★★★★★
    I have an s21 FE so not super new, but not old either and the odd time even I get lag that screws me in fights.

    Have you tried clearing some of the old stuff off your phone to clear up memory and ram?

    You would be surprised how much clearing your phone out can help.
  • shield311shield311 Member Posts: 947 ★★★
    I use Samsung android mobile and its rather old (1 year atleast) and I close all background apps and put the game on "Game Booster Priority Mode", its only in some mobiles (iirc) and it genuinely boosts gameplay by a mile

    Puts all background apps down and DND for all messages and calls, with personal experience my mobile lags literally super rarely only when I'm playing while its charging or overheating due to long screentime
  • BeastDadBeastDad Member Posts: 1,920 ★★★★★
    It is mostly not your device.
  • Rajiv84Rajiv84 Member Posts: 25
    I have the latest and greatest iphone 15 pro max and still have drop inputs , lags also my game menu says this device does not support higher refresh rate wtf
  • BringPopcornBringPopcorn Member Posts: 5,424 ★★★★★
    How old of a device are we talking about though?
    Cause there is old, and there is OLD
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