I’ve done several verifications among people I know recently, so I’ll write down what I know about the occurrences.
-All multiplayer players fly in ALL states.
-Two or more users fly at close range over a long distance.
-Multiple other users are in the area where the name tag is displayed. (There are multiple users in the area where the name tag is displayed.)
We are experiencing problems on the ASIA EAST server around 9:00-11:00 PM Japan time in the following situations.
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On September 18, we flew from near Hiroshima Airport to Miyazaki, and then to Tanegashima.
We were flying with “F14” x 5 + “mb339” x 1, but we lost sight of the aircraft flying in multiple times by the players who were following the flight.
(There was a video feed on youtube just before the event, and there were many other users flying in the vicinity besides us.)
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The video I reported on September 22 recorded the situation from the airspace over Sakurajima in Kagoshima, on the way to Miyazaki Airport via the airspace over Shibushi City (I think more than 15 planes were flying over the area at the same time).
Another verification was made at 9:00 pm Japan time on the USA WEST server, where I encountered the following problems
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On October 9, we flew from Aomori to Nagoya via Haneda area, and flew with 6 mb339 aircraft near Haneda. There were no aircraft other than ours around and no disappearance occurred.
After that, we encountered a sudden disappearance of each other’s aircraft near Izu Peninsula, and we couldn’t maintain the formation, so we landed at Oshima. There was only one other aircraft at Haneda, and we were almost the only ones there!
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The next day, at about the same time, I was flying from Takamatsu to Aomori with 3 or 4 planes, including merging on the way, when 3 planes disappeared at the same time in front of me near the Hida mountain range northwest of Mt.
After flying for a while after the disappearance, I saw the other aircraft again, so we rejoined and there was no disappearance until Aomori.
https://youtu.be/B3v4XWD2jso
I also encountered another problem on the USA EAST server at 11:00 pm Japan time in the following situation
- On October 10, four people were flying over New York City when they experienced a disappearance right in front of them. There were several aircraft around us (probably around 15).
Overall, I think the following verification will confirm the occurrence of the problem
-It can happen on any server.
-If you fly in an area with a lot of other users in a group, nearby players will disappear, and after a certain amount of time they will become visible, but sometimes they will disappear again.
-If there are only a few other users, it is unlikely to happen, but you can see players disappear from in front of you the moment you cross a certain area.
This problem seems to have first been observed during a user participation event on July 8, 2021, as reported by GSF1200SAK6, who is streaming on youtube.
During the same user’s participatory youtube feed on July 4, the disappearing phenomenon was not confirmed (some aircraft close to me were visible, and distant ones were only invisible).
I don’t recall any application updates between the 4th and the 8th.
Personally, I think that if there was a server update, etc. here, it is more likely that that is what is causing the problem.
It would be necessary to confirm what happened between the 4th and the 8th.