Game breaking bug: Ghost Shells

[Bfizzle]

Ever fire at a ship (particularly a DD) and the shells go right through it and splash on the other side? Well it really sucks when you have a destroyer dead to rights in a cruiser and your guns can't damage him. Dunno how often this happens but it really is something that needs to be fixed asap

[Retnav54]

Had the same thing happen - then shoot well in front of them, and it registers as hits and does damage on what should be empty ocean - desync.

 

[kerensky914]

It can also be that the shells pass right over the DD or hit short, but the desync makes them appear to go thru it.

[AutismSpeaks]

Ever fire at a ship (particularly a DD) and the shells go right through it and splash on the other side? Well it really sucks when you have a destroyer dead to rights in a cruiser and your guns can't damage him. Dunno how often this happens but it really is something that needs to be fixed asap

 

In addition to smoke, some DDs get holographic projectors......you shot the hologram bro.

[enderland07]

Sometimes this happens to me when the game hiccups. 

 

It's weird with torps, since I've definitely seen a few go through my ship.

[yUPPatriots]

this is a wot virus that migrated to wows

[Runcible]

de-sync...the server has to calculate where your shots are going to land,and the location of your target.if the calcs get crossed up,as sometimes happens,your shots appear to hit,but are actually,hitting open water,likely behind your target.

especially prevalent,in my experience,with fast movers,like dd's.

 

ever had your target explode before your shots arrive? same thing. its surprising its not more common,when you think about the number of calcultions per second the server has to run through,just for your shots.then think about the other 23 players on both sides,and the number of games currently running on the server,on dozens of maps at any moment.an occasional glitch,is to be expected.

[Captain_Crit]

 

In addition to smoke, some DDs get holographic projectors......you shot the hologram bro.

 

Nice.  That made me laugh.