Bug:
-Timer doesn't add additional time when someone bets as soon (split second) as another bidder places their bet.
To Reproduce:
Legends: PlayerA = 1st player, PlayerB = 2nd Player, Game1 = the lowest game which has the initial jackpot of $0.01.
1. Game1 started to countdown.. PlayerA initially bids on Game1, making him the highest Bidder.
2. Game1 started the last 10seconds count. PlayerA is focused on winning the game, he is ready to click the bid button as soon as somone else bids against him.
3. Game1 started the last 5seconds, PlayerB came and bid. Timer went up to about 11seconds, and PlayerA immediately clicks the bid button and outbid PlayerB, BUT timer did not add and stayed 11seconds and counting.
4. PlayerB got confused so he bids again at 5seconds mark, and the same thing happened, PlayerA immediately bids after him and timer just stayed 11seconds.
5. PlayerB realized the trick, so he bids as fast as he can as soon as he gets outbid by PlayerA.
6. Down to 7seconds mark, We see PlayerA bidding as soon as PlayerB bids, and vice-versa. And the Timer just keeps counting down to Zero without adding additional time every bet.
7. PlayerB loses since he was not fast enough to click Bid and was afraid to bid against himself.
Probable solution/s:
> Deny bets from a player if he is already the highest bidder. Bidding multiple times against yourself doesn't give any benefits since bid cost doesn't increase every bet, you are just adding to the jackpot-pot who can be stolen from you with just a single bet.
>Limit a player from bidding against someone by about 0.5 seconds, enough for the server to update the timer.
Just my suggestions. Good luck
Thank you for your suggestions.
Currently this is on purpose and not a bug. So if many players would be playing at the same time, and everyone clicks at the same time, the timer would jump (count of players) x 10 sec. So it would be hard to reach 0 at any point.
So use this as your own strategy.
We will look in to other options while we progress, but currently this is not a bad thing but better for our players.
Regards
BidyBit
You misunderstood me, yes i know that the timer will jump when someone bets.. but the bug i was referring was, if two people bets almost at same time, outbetting each other, the timer gets bugged and doesn't jump.
That's correct and that's for purpose as i said. So the game would be more enjoyable.
The correct answer for you would be.
If two or more users do a bid at the same time in time interval not longer than (1 second =1000 milliseconds) , then the timer will add seconds only for the first bidder. And if in the next second someone else will bid, then it will be added again. This is so that timer doesn't bug and it actually doesn't change the gaming experience for you as a player. It's just the way we have thought out the system to work.