well seems the neural signal speed its around 100 m/s
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DavidParizh.shtml
that means the delay to kick a ball is like 2/100= 20 ms
20 ms for a human conscience to kick a ball
ive played online with other countries with lower ping
so the net delay is not a reason for the web not to be sentient
and what can be the processing power as a whole of all the pcs from the world?
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my config changes with this game without touching it, either the sentient web or secret minipacthes though probably neither of the two but who knows
edit:
ill put you an example whcih really happened:
i set myself on undestructible and unlimitted ammo and oblitearted 9 biplanes ignoring them when they shot me
apparently inmediatly after when i run identical mission the game was peaced off and the biplnaes were way faster and clinbed way better than me
im almost sure i didnt have the flaps on or not going at full throtle, though i atribute this to selfadjustable ai level but who knows
here the original concept:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_(Ender's_Game)