Multiplayer problems and suggestions.

[roachit]

After finishing the game, I've been trying out co-op and invasions recently and I had a few frequent annoyances that should have easy fixes.

Problem: When joining a game and the loading screen starts up, it often gets stuck at around 10% and you can tell it's not going to connect, but you can't cancel out of it and you have to wait minutes before you get the disconnected error and can go back to your game.

Proposed solution: Allow to cancel out of invasions/co-op in the loading screen by holding the cancel button for two seconds. When the loading gets stuck there I can still hear the game running in the background so I'm guessing it should be simple to cancel the match.

Problem: It often takes a while for the matchmaking to find a match, so it's better to keep playing the game while the matchmaking looks for a match. When it finds one, it shows a countdown on the left side of the screen to allow you to prepare for a few seconds, but this message is very easy to miss and I always notice it too late, if at all.

Proposed solution: Add a sound cue for when the matchmaing found a match and the countdown starts.

Problem: In invasions, the charred finger is supposed to increase your reward for winning, but the buff has to be applied before the invasion and you lose it if you get disconnected, which happens a lot especially during loading with that first problem I mentioned.

Proposed solution: Make the charred finger only usable during an invasion, after you've already connected successfully, and it will increase the rewards for winning that invasion you're currently in.

Problem: Amazingly, I've seen quite a number of players in co-op who don't know you can soulflay those environmental bodies and mimic moths, so they miss out on key items and get killed by the mimic every time. As a co-op summon, I am unable to soulflay those objects, so I can't show them what they need to do.

Proposed solution: Allow co-op summoned players to soulflay bodies and mimic moths like it was recently allowed to interact with chests and shortcuts.