ShadeRaven
October 7th, 2017, 14:48
First off, let me say that I love Fantasy Grounds. I've been using it since '08 and grabbed the Ultimate License in '11 and have been absolutely satisfied with the value I've gotten out of the purchase since. My wife even bought me the complete bundle of 5E rulebooks and adventure modules last Christmas. It truly is a wonderful product.
That said, having moved from Oregon to Pennsylvania, including a couple of temporary house-hunting apartments in between, has really put a strain on my love of FG because of one simple and consistent hassle: Port Forwarding.
Currently, because xfinity/Comcast doesn't service the area of PA we are in, we are using a fiber optic carrier called Empire Access. While not as solid as Comcast, it's working out fine but for some reason, their router is constantly fighting me on keeping Port Forwarding going to my host PC. Driving me absolutely crazy for the past few weeks. I've had to set up Port Forwarding 4 times in the last 3 months because of the move and this one is plaguing me the most. And for the first time, I've seriously considered using Roll20 just to avoid the hassle....and that makes me genuinely sad.
At any rate, I hope there's a version down the line where dealing with this rather technical hassle is a thing of the past. Just found myself needing to vent after losing another night of play time because people unexpectedly couldn't connect.
That said, having moved from Oregon to Pennsylvania, including a couple of temporary house-hunting apartments in between, has really put a strain on my love of FG because of one simple and consistent hassle: Port Forwarding.
Currently, because xfinity/Comcast doesn't service the area of PA we are in, we are using a fiber optic carrier called Empire Access. While not as solid as Comcast, it's working out fine but for some reason, their router is constantly fighting me on keeping Port Forwarding going to my host PC. Driving me absolutely crazy for the past few weeks. I've had to set up Port Forwarding 4 times in the last 3 months because of the move and this one is plaguing me the most. And for the first time, I've seriously considered using Roll20 just to avoid the hassle....and that makes me genuinely sad.
At any rate, I hope there's a version down the line where dealing with this rather technical hassle is a thing of the past. Just found myself needing to vent after losing another night of play time because people unexpectedly couldn't connect.