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mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

04 Jan 2007 at 20:55 - 1

A couple of months ago I had no connection problems and farmed my warrior obsidian armor in uw. Now yesterday and today I died 4 times in total on a run. Not due to agro, due to the phenomenon described as "rubber" banding

. I am not standing near anything and still get hit like a truck. Even when using a speed boost. Before the whole reconnect thing I had it on occasion. But 4 times in 2 days is just to much. Lot's of guildies of mine are complaining about it too. So it can't be just my connection.

I hope they will do something about it, because it's no fun playing this way.

Please Post here if you are having similar problems. Playing on Euro btw.

*I would like to keep this thread flame free. So don't start about UW wasn't build for farming ...

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

04 Jan 2007 at 21:00 - 2

check your connection... not a single laggy day here since months

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

04 Jan 2007 at 21:01 - 3

Exactly my opinion as well.

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

04 Jan 2007 at 21:03 - 4

Well, I hate to say it, but I have to agree that the lag has gone worse lately.
Not just me, but many other people playing pvp seem to experience lag these days.

I hope things will be better soon... Its close to unplayable sometimes now...

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

04 Jan 2007 at 21:05 - 5

I had 2 second lag spikes yesterday.

Then I found out someone was else was using my internet connection and downloading stuff like crazy.

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

04 Jan 2007 at 21:19 - 6

I have two computers. Each is on a different modem, and both use the same I.S.P. Now I have some slight lag on one of the computers, however, it is also over 4 years old, and hasn't been upgraded in over 3 years, so lag is understandable. My other computer, which is about a year old, gets no lag.

I think your problem is either with your computer, or your internet connection.

The Pointless

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Stuck in the UK

Rage International [RAGE]

W/Me

04 Jan 2007 at 21:19 - 7

I have suffered nothing. Whatsoever.

I must be the lucky one!

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

04 Jan 2007 at 21:21 - 8

are you wireless?

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

04 Jan 2007 at 21:23 - 9

Every public online game has these issues art xmas time. Wait until the kiddies go back to school and it should clear up.

Wtf Its A Monk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Michigan

A/

04 Jan 2007 at 21:23 - 10

i run on 320kb / 160kb and i get no lag......i call it the bargain basement DSL

The Last Anthem

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

my guildhall.

Mo/

04 Jan 2007 at 21:31 - 11

Same I've been rubberbanding like crazy lately it's soooo annoying I never used to have it though. Mostly started when NF came out for me, but in uw for some reason I've ALWAYS rubberbanded there. and I'm on American

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

Mo/

04 Jan 2007 at 21:31 - 12

Ive been lagging maybe cuz of ISP going bankrupt or it could be cuz Nightfall requires 1GB RAM whilst I have only 512MB.

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

04 Jan 2007 at 21:51 - 13

Most problems with lag or dropped packets for me tend to originate from problem spots along the line, at various hops. It's been a while since I've done so, but I believe it's a tracert (?) that you can run to check for these spots along the ways.

Until you've done so, and checked your own internet connection, assuming the problem is on Anet's end is bad form.

Not that it's never on Anet's end, though. When 4 unrelated people from different parts of the US disconnect simultaneously, and all the other party members complain of crippling lag, it's almost certainly not on our end. Mind you, that happened over a year ago, and I haven't had many problems that aren't linked to my crappy ISP since. It's just to make the point that it does, though you should still consider other possibilities first.

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

04 Jan 2007 at 21:51 - 14

I haven't had lagg for months (excluding holiday weekends, those have a right to be laggy). check your connection.

broodijzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

void

Mo/

04 Jan 2007 at 21:59 - 15

yeah, I'm getting laggy as well. First time.

Guess it's Europe... few months ago every american here was crying about the lag, while Europe had no problems. Now it's the other way around.

Isileth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/W

04 Jan 2007 at 22:43 - 16

Yeah im getting a lot here as well. Fine when just walking around in outposts or around no enemies, the moment anything aggros im totally incapable of moving untill they are dead. So really I cant play the game right now, I just hope it is the christmas period.

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

04 Jan 2007 at 22:50 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Last Anthem

Same I've been rubberbanding like crazy lately it's soooo annoying I never used to have it though. Mostly started when NF came out for me, but in uw for some reason I've ALWAYS rubberbanded there. and I'm on American

That could be for a very simple reason; you need to update your computer. When Nightfall was released, they introduced some more advanced graphics into the game. As such, if your computer was bare minimum for Factions, then it is highly possible that your computer is now below minimum for Nightfall.

Sorry, games advance, and you need to upgrade your computer if you want to play them.

VacantStare

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

04 Jan 2007 at 22:57 - 18

One thing about the computer updating:

I'm on a Core due 2, 7950GT setup, a newish PC really. I get the lag as well, now, some of this I attribute to my useless, useless ISP, but I can be browing at the same time (Window mode 4TW) and web pages load flawlessly. Oddly enough, Wintersday was a pretty good day where lag was concerned for me, the 31st and 2nd were murder though =P. So I cloed down GW, and lkoading up CounterStrike. NO lag problems there. But yeah, as has already been said, it's the holiday season ATM, that never helps things.

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

04 Jan 2007 at 23:00 - 19

windowed mode makes you lagg. alot. and i mean alot alot.

Nkah Sennyt

Awaken from hiatus.

Join Date: Apr 2006

Riding the spiral.

No Fun Allowed [Vdya]

04 Jan 2007 at 23:02 - 20

DirectX 9 is what's causing it. Guild used to run wonderfully for me until they upgraded it - now I have to run it on lowest graphics to get over 10fps. Granted, my videocard isn't quite up to par [upgrading ASAP, just need to get the rig together], but it's still laggy. I've seen 7fps in int'l dists with 3-4 other people. Definite lag.

Especially with relic run maps in HA. /sidenote

steelwill

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

04 Jan 2007 at 23:02 - 21

I think it's the way data is prioritized by the game engine and location seems to be dead last. If it was just lag all the damage you were taking while lagging would spike you all at once. Compound this with the bad collision detection this game has and bam, your rubberbanding all over the place. This happens too much and needs to be fixed, it's not a simple as a connection problem.

You just got tomahawked

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

H-Town

The Battle Bakery [vPie]

N/

04 Jan 2007 at 23:06 - 22

RA lag is being absouloutley horrible and Elonian lag is really bad too. Geuss what too.... Thats where i spend 75% of my thime on GW. So I'm Pi$$ed off.

VacantStare

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

04 Jan 2007 at 23:08 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coloneh

windowed mode makes you lagg. alot. and i mean alot alot.

Well, I guess a ping of 20k+ is a lot. I personally average about 80ish on ping, and going up to 20k+ really couldn't be the fault of window mode, could it?

Grais

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Tools

04 Jan 2007 at 23:10 - 24

Am I the only one that notices the OP says the game used to perform fine for him, and now he experiences lag, its not like hes been getting laggy performance from day one, at least according to his post ?
I experience intermittent periods of lag, it started the day I installed NF. Seems to get bad when the server would seem to be on a high load. Other times the game performs great, big battles multiple mobs aggroed, trying to induce lag, and nothing,so I find it kinda strange, but it seemed to be worst when the event was running, so Im gonna put it off to server load, While I just squeak by with the reccomended(not minimum)req.s, I was worried that I wouldnt be able to fully enjoy NF, but the last couple of days have been relatively lag free, no more 10 minute zone into town at least, that seemed to be a short lived phenom thank goodness.

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

04 Jan 2007 at 23:16 - 25

I've grown into a habbit of making sure that the little lightning bolt over your lag meter is gone before i do anything. That'll help a little as your bandwidth isnt being used to download things from Anet.

But usually i dont experience lag if i happen to forget to let it finish =]

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

04 Jan 2007 at 23:31 - 26

today, me rubber banding, killed my whole team in the end of a pretty long and anoying mision cuz i was the healing monk.

oh ya, my compy is brand new and my connection is good too. ya sometimes its laggy, but its ok, never rubber bandings!
i never had those before ~1 mounth ago.

GG wirelles!

Lord Natural

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

Black Crescent [BC]

W/

04 Jan 2007 at 23:43 - 27

I think it's more of a problem with the pathing system than server lag. If you see yourself taking damage when it looks like you're in the clear, stop and press c+space or use a skill and it usually snaps you back into synch. It doesn't make the problem any less annoying, but it at least shows you where you really are.

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

05 Jan 2007 at 00:39 - 28

Yup same problem as OP played NF fine at start , when xmas update came with the winterdecorations and the ping dot and party search, i been laggin badly.

I give the blame to one of two things,
The winter season currently in GW ( means more people in game)
Something thats wrong in the last update thats causing us to lose packets.

After winter has passed in GW i will look again and hope the lag is back to normal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercury Angel

When 4 unrelated people from different parts of the US disconnect simultaneously, and all the other party members complain of crippling lag, it's almost certainly not on our end. Mind you, that happened over a year ago,

Still we all got told it was our fault.

ForgeWhelp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

TGW

N/Mo

05 Jan 2007 at 00:43 - 29

I didn't see this mentioned but you should defrag your main game file. After nightfall cam out I lagged real bad. But after defragging that file I run a lot smoother....

More Outrage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Yorkshire

GOO

05 Jan 2007 at 00:52 - 30

Yup! There is definately a problem and it has got worse over the months.

Was in a "Grenth district" during the wintersday games and as soon as the little grenchies came out killing, everybody and I mean everyone was complaining or laughing about the lag and all were reporting pings in the region of 11k+ over local chat.

Not good and it needs looking at.

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

05 Jan 2007 at 09:30 - 31

*thx alot for putting this in the tech corner. Now 90% of the forum users will not see it....

GG

Btw for the mods it's not only me who's having troubles here. If it was me I wouldn't make a thread about it.

Nkah Sennyt

Awaken from hiatus.

Join Date: Apr 2006

Riding the spiral.

No Fun Allowed [Vdya]

05 Jan 2007 at 19:03 - 32

Ping ftfw.

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

05 Jan 2007 at 19:29 - 33

Holy crap. I didn't even know you could have pings that high.
And I thought mine was annoying.

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

05 Jan 2007 at 20:06 - 34

Err maybe this might be an Explanation for those who live in/near Asia Region playing America Server.
About 30th December there is an earthquake in Taiwan causing continent to continent underwater communication lines broken.
Last time I checked from my nearest Internet new they said they its gonna be late Febuarywhen they gonna finish fixing those lines.
And due to GW PvP system run across all servers its not surprising that you might get LAG effect while playing RA which match you with opponet around the world.

DrD

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Behind you

N/

06 Jan 2007 at 03:00 - 35

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12...hquake_taiwan/

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

06 Jan 2007 at 05:05 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nkah Sennyt

Ping ftfw.

I also connect to that same server, i also happen to live in the Netherlands , which is where OP lives.

Dimitri_Stucoff

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

06 Jan 2007 at 05:13 - 37

I have gotten lag to. Heck everyone in my party had group lag together. We asked a few of our guildies and lo and behold they had lag too. Somehow I do not think this is on our end.

I should rephrase, I do not think all lag that happens is due to our connection, I do think there are some server-side lag issues which are becomming more prevelent.

Ms Utena Tenjou

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Manchester,NH Or Boston Ma

Medieval Knights Refuge [Heal]

E/

06 Jan 2007 at 05:35 - 38

its so bad that u'm fine for 30sec.. then everything freezes.. and i have to log b-4 anything ....error all the time

Nkah Sennyt

Awaken from hiatus.

Join Date: Apr 2006

Riding the spiral.

No Fun Allowed [Vdya]

06 Jan 2007 at 06:41 - 39

Playing RA tonight, my whole team [and a friend whom I was on Skype with] were getting constant stretches of lag. It was ridiculous. :/

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

06 Jan 2007 at 07:09 - 40

People, just saying your laggin doesnt really help, would you all mind posting which server you are connecting to, where your connectin form etc.

Also to the guy that mention Tracert, i did it and got some numbers, what should i be looking for?