Regarding Android Stat Changes

[CJ54]

Hey all,

We've received a lot of reports on the stat changes made in MW Android yesterday, and we would like to clarify the nature of that change.

Previously, the numbers displayed in the attack/defense part of the profile and attack screen were calculated by the client (the app on your device). Meanwhile the actual attack used the numbers on the server. The client calculation was correct and in-line with the server the majority of the time, but the client could get things wrong. This became increasingly true as the number of boost effects in the game increased; as an example, some of the boosts from buildings/items were multiplying rather than adding together in the client calculation. This was particularly noticeable at higher boost levels.

So in the last MWA update, we changed it so that the numbers are direct from the server rather than being calculated by the client. In doing so, we accidentally caused an issue where boosts were briefly not showing up correctly at all. That has been fixed. We understand that after the fix, some players are still seeing their stats as lower than before the change; again, this is due to the fact that boosts were not calculating on the client correctly. The stats are now displaying correctly; what you are seeing are the stats as they are and have always been calculated on the server.

We understand the frustration when things like this happen, but we also understand how important it is to our players that they are able to see their stats and make correct decisions based on that information. Which is exactly why this change was made: we want to clear up any places where things are not displaying properly.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this change, and I will do my best to answer them.

[ohgreatitsryan]

Why aren't nation boosts showing up(or included) anymore?

And before you(and everyone else) tell me they are invisible, I am UK and I can see when I add sea units that my nation boost isn't being included at all.

[CJ54]

Why aren't nation boosts showing up(or included) anymore?

And before you(and everyone else) tell me they are invisible, I am UK and I can see when I add sea units that my nation boost isn't being included at all.

Good question, and I'm asking the devs about that.

[ohgreatitsryan]

Good question, and I'm asking the devs about that.

Thanks CJ!

[njemt242]

I was just wondering if they test these updates before pushing them out or if they hit enter and then pray it works

[CJ54]

I was just wondering if they test these updates before pushing them out or if they hit enter and then pray it works

We test them. The BIG stat drop that happened wouldn't have shown up in test, because it was caused by something that went wrong in the actual deploy process.

[Blawson]

People have been seeing incorrect stats on iOS too. Has that been fixed as well?

[Stormchaser]

Thanks to you CJ for the development report!!

[atretes1]

Hey all,

We've received a lot of reports on the stat changes made in MW Android yesterday, and we would like to clarify the nature of that change.

Previously, the numbers displayed in the attack/defense part of the profile and attack screen were calculated by the client (the app on your device). Meanwhile the actual attack used the numbers on the server. The client calculation was correct and in-line with the server the majority of the time, but the client could get things wrong. This became increasingly true as the number of boost effects in the game increased; as an example, some of the boosts from buildings/items were multiplying rather than adding together in the client calculation. This was particularly noticeable at higher boost levels.

So in the last MWA update, we changed it so that the numbers are direct from the server rather than being calculated by the client. In doing so, we accidentally caused an issue where boosts were briefly not showing up correctly at all. That has been fixed. We understand that after the fix, some players are still seeing their stats as lower than before the change; again, this is due to the fact that boosts were not calculating on the client correctly. The stats are now displaying correctly; what you are seeing are the stats as they are and have always been calculated on the server.

We understand the frustration when things like this happen, but we also understand how important it is to our players that they are able to see their stats and make correct decisions based on that information. Which is exactly why this change was made: we want to clear up any places where things are not displaying properly.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this change, and I will do my best to answer them.

Thanks CJ I have been waiting for this for to long. I like seeing my correct stats.

I have 1 question about the update but not stat related. We can now click on units in our inventory. Ios can do the same but also they can buy those units can the option to buy the units be added to android.?

[ohgreatitsryan]

@CJ54, Why are we still seeing attack swings of upwards of 60k in pvp on android?

[TAA Sam]

@CJ54, Why are we still seeing attack swings of upwards of 60k in pvp on android?

Same here, massive swings, Android also.

Another thing I've noticed is that if you look at the same profile using android and then iOS, the stats are different, why is this?

[CJ54]

Ryan, regarding the nation boosts: the devs need to port a bit of code over to the live servers to address that issue, they're going to try and do that tomorrow.

We're also checking on faction boosts; we keep getting conflicting reports on those (they show up for us over here, but some players keep reporting that they aren't showing for them)

People have been seeing incorrect stats on iOS too. Has that been fixed as well?

iOS does not have all the kinks worked out yet. Due to the way our development cycle interacts with the required approval process on Apple's end, iOS updates tend to be way farther apart but have more fixes in them than the average Droid update. We will get all the kinks ironed out, from both games, it's just a process.

Thanks to you CJ for the development report!!

We're going to try to get them out more regularly.

I have 1 question about the update but not stat related. We can now click on units in our inventory. Ios can do the same but also they can buy those units can the option to buy the units be added to android.?

I'll ask the devs about that as well.

[Sensei]

cj54 did you get my pm?

[CDR Shepard]

CJ, kind of off topic, but do you know when we will have the ability to change our name? I have been waiting since you told us in the forum over a month ago

[People's Front of Judea G]

CJ, what about the issues reported all over the forums about massive imbalances in attack/defence stats and losses to opponents with orders of magnitude less stats that SHOULD be easy wins? People with 500k plus attack losing to people with 200k or less defence. That's an issue on both android and iOS that didn't exist before Ireland. Everyone is complaining about it but no one from Gree is addressing it. What's happening with that??? Everyone is getting mightily ticked off over it, members of our faction are either boycotting gold spending or talking of quitting all together out of frustration. Can you let us know what the story is with that, and please don't trot out the tired excuse of hidden bonuses we don't see in opponent stats because hidden bonuses can't bridge a 300k plus stat difference between 500k and 200k. Real answers would be appreciated.