[2020] Update on Demos

Hi everyone,

After reviewing a wide range of replays submitted to us, we’ve decided to revert Demolitions & Bumps to how they worked pre-V1.78. This is live now, and does not require a patch.

The vast majority of replays we’ve reviewed have been working as intended. Most disputed cases were due to latency or the same subtle issues commonly raised before V1.78, like losing Supersonic speed the instant before impact.

However, a select few of these replays have helped us identify a new set of inconsistencies regarding the “Impact Location” we’re using to determine if a Demo should occur or not. While this was accurate enough in our testing (both internally and externally), with millions of demos occurring per day on Live servers, it’s become clear it’s not good enough yet.

We are discussing and investigating solutions, but while we do that, we think it’s better to roll Demos & Bumps back to their previous state.