This is primarly a question/ thread for Australians and New Zealanders
Ok it Friday 13th at 11:27am (GMT +10)
And I'm unable to play, the lag is that bad. If I'm not rubberbanding I'm running around a frozen district. And forget doing a mission or jump into a instance.
My average ping is 1,000. and its been a week since I've seen a green dot.
Now I know other places are having issues with connections and stuff, but I fail to see why Australia would have such a issue.
So are any other Aussie/Nzers having a problem?
Mods: I fully support closing this thread if it goes too far off topic or results in conflict.
And If you think I posted in the wrong section please move it, but since its an open question to Aussie players I thought riverside was best.
Lag in Australia
Roshi_ikkyu
hallmar
hey mate 
I was on this morning with no major lag spikes or drama's . . last night we did 3 HM missions in factions and again had no major issues as well .. my pings usually mid 300's or so.
One place I do find problems is in AB .. it can be rubberband city at times
I was on this morning with no major lag spikes or drama's . . last night we did 3 HM missions in factions and again had no major issues as well .. my pings usually mid 300's or so.
One place I do find problems is in AB .. it can be rubberband city at times
Roshi_ikkyu
Hallmar, where you at? If you don't want to name a location just generalise,
maybe its a QLD connection thing. I tracert and found I go thru 3 brisbane places and then 2 sydney before stopping at an Asia hub (I think) strangely enough best I could find it was located (Or it's offices were) in Milton back in QLD. :S
And today its wasn't lag spikes, most times some southern guildie will come on Alliance with "LAGGG!" (Some thing we type I guess when its a freezed moment) and I get enough time to say @#$% before I spike with lag.
But today it was constant, like playing in quicksand.
maybe its a QLD connection thing. I tracert and found I go thru 3 brisbane places and then 2 sydney before stopping at an Asia hub (I think) strangely enough best I could find it was located (Or it's offices were) in Milton back in QLD. :S
And today its wasn't lag spikes, most times some southern guildie will come on Alliance with "LAGGG!" (Some thing we type I guess when its a freezed moment) and I get enough time to say @#$% before I spike with lag.
But today it was constant, like playing in quicksand.
Matfei
Im in QLD too mate...my lowest ping this last month has been 500-600... with it rocketing to 3,000 at times.
Some intermittent rubber-banding too.
I've never had 'green' ping either; during my whole time in the game, despite the $110/month I'm charged by Telstra. >
Some intermittent rubber-banding too.
I've never had 'green' ping either; during my whole time in the game, despite the $110/month I'm charged by Telstra. >
admk
I'm in NSW regional...
Last night I had the worst Lag i've ever experienced in my whole 4 weeks of GW!...LOL...i think it was 120,000m/s when i last checked. I was half way through a mission and i kept running up the same path over and over like on that movie groundhog day!! then it just froze my character completely......I was also wondering whether it was just my ISP or a regional issue.
Being a relatively new player, I'm interested, does this sort of thing happen often?
Last night I had the worst Lag i've ever experienced in my whole 4 weeks of GW!...LOL...i think it was 120,000m/s when i last checked. I was half way through a mission and i kept running up the same path over and over like on that movie groundhog day!! then it just froze my character completely......I was also wondering whether it was just my ISP or a regional issue.
Being a relatively new player, I'm interested, does this sort of thing happen often?
Antithesis
Bris-Vegas here. Just ran a quick test, average ping was about 475 ms in both Euro and Int which is a bit higher than normal.
I never get a green ping unless i play in International Districts. Int pings average 200ms for me, usually it's mid 300's to Euro.
I'm on iiNet if that helps.
I never get a green ping unless i play in International Districts. Int pings average 200ms for me, usually it's mid 300's to Euro.
I'm on iiNet if that helps.
Roo Ella
West Oz here
Lag for me this side has been manageable if you could call it that
except the long rubber banding really ticks me off plus the running then
all of a sudden slow down to a stop and can't move just turn on the spot.
most of this happened in the last 2 weeks or less and "Seams" to be getting worse but could be wrong
I have adsl2+ at about 9.75Mbps.
Next time I login I'll get some ping data
Lag for me this side has been manageable if you could call it that
except the long rubber banding really ticks me off plus the running then
all of a sudden slow down to a stop and can't move just turn on the spot.
most of this happened in the last 2 weeks or less and "Seams" to be getting worse but could be wrong
I have adsl2+ at about 9.75Mbps.
Next time I login I'll get some ping data
Angelica
ACT here - First time I experienced a very bad lag, I had to leave the game it was to upsetting!
Psuedo Halgoen
It's been fine for me all morning and this afternoon. Brisbane. Euro server.
Hodor
MtG SA, and we get bad lag regularly. Spikes up to 25000ms, regular is 230ms.
vaxmor
8MBit down, 385KB up
West Aus
for GW:
avg ping for past week ~450 ms
lowest ping > 250 ms
highest ping ~ 1000 ms
anecdotally noted.
West Aus
for GW:
avg ping for past week ~450 ms
lowest ping > 250 ms
highest ping ~ 1000 ms
anecdotally noted.
Shimmy
Im in Adelaide, SA.
Havent had any ping above 350, and no lag in the 2 hours ive been on.
Havent had any ping above 350, and no lag in the 2 hours ive been on.
Stealthc
I'm in Melbourne and I haven't experienced any game breaking lag this week or over the past two years.
snikerz
StealthC, I'm from Melbourne, and the lag is horrific this past week.
Average ping 500-1500.
Are you sure you know what lag is.
Are you sure you are not just used to crappy conditions?
I come from a longtime FPS background, I can identify even the slightest lag problems.
anyway I voted in Gailes post about the lag problems, and the lag still remains, however it's possible that it's out of ANets hands to fix whatever the problem is, maybe something that is not in their control.
Average ping 500-1500.
Are you sure you know what lag is.
Are you sure you are not just used to crappy conditions?
I come from a longtime FPS background, I can identify even the slightest lag problems.
anyway I voted in Gailes post about the lag problems, and the lag still remains, however it's possible that it's out of ANets hands to fix whatever the problem is, maybe something that is not in their control.
Stealthc
No.
I am absolutely certain my ping has not effected my gameplay once in the past week. I can't recall it going above 400ms
I am absolutely certain my ping has not effected my gameplay once in the past week. I can't recall it going above 400ms
psycore
Just jumped on now - having spikes of 1000 on and off.
Never encountered this before ever.
Never encountered this before ever.
Marty Silverblade
Hmmm, I'm in Melbourne and have small lag-spikes, but nothing major. It's usually just a few extra seconds (like, 10-15) at loading screens (which is a bi*** in PvP), but when I'm in and loaded it's not too bad for me.
Arcane_Penguin
NSW rurel area, my ping has dropped from 500 to 100 in the past week, now I see a grene dot instead of orange/red 80% of the time.
fRag_Doll
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Originally Posted by Antithesis
Bris-Vegas here. Just ran a quick test, average ping was about 475 ms in both Euro and Int which is a bit higher than normal.
I never get a green ping unless i play in International Districts. Int pings average 200ms for me, usually it's mid 300's to Euro. I'm on iiNet if that helps. |
I'm also in Brisbane, and untill yesterday I was also with iiNet. (switched to Optus 'cause they offered a great ADSL2 package)
I get about a 250 ping on the US server, and around 300 on EU. Over the last week I haven't noticed any rise to my ping, but the lag spikes do seem to happen more frequently.
Pickletron
I get around 300-500 ping every day here in Cairns, QLD.
Nothing out of the ordinary today.
Nothing out of the ordinary today.
Davros Uitar
West Aussie - ping is normal for me - 300-500 in European and a little lower in Int districts.
LuckyGiant
From New Zealand
Since the dragon festival I have have bursts (of 1hr +) of a ping of 5-10k making the game totally unplayable at times.
Fine while in outpost but soon as i enter pvp I got the huge ping. Hasnt happened tonight though. Occurred 4/6 of the previous days so far.
Since the dragon festival I have have bursts (of 1hr +) of a ping of 5-10k making the game totally unplayable at times.
Fine while in outpost but soon as i enter pvp I got the huge ping. Hasnt happened tonight though. Occurred 4/6 of the previous days so far.
pamelf
300-500 ping down here in Melbourne.
I used to play on Euro and I was around 1000, but changed to US which ran much more smoothly... I'm with Telstra ADSL and I get a bit of lag, and a bit of rubberbanding. It's really bad some days, but mostly it runs ok. That said, when I play on my boyfriend's computer (through cable rather than phone) it's the same amount of lag, but less rubberbanding...
GW has also randomly restarted my computer about 7 times...
I used to play on Euro and I was around 1000, but changed to US which ran much more smoothly... I'm with Telstra ADSL and I get a bit of lag, and a bit of rubberbanding. It's really bad some days, but mostly it runs ok. That said, when I play on my boyfriend's computer (through cable rather than phone) it's the same amount of lag, but less rubberbanding...
GW has also randomly restarted my computer about 7 times...
Rampager
600 euro dists
300-400 american and inter
usual spikes to 1000 all the time
also Adelaide 256/64 Telstra ADSL internet speed
300-400 american and inter
usual spikes to 1000 all the time
also Adelaide 256/64 Telstra ADSL internet speed
Roshi_ikkyu
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Originally Posted by Pickletron
I get around 300-500 ping every day here in Cairns, QLD.
Nothing out of the ordinary today. |
Dam thats weird, same location and your perfectly fine!?
Hmm maybe its a provider thing, I'm stuck on telstra.
pamelf
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Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
Dam thats weird, same location and your perfectly fine!?
Hmm maybe its a provider thing, I'm stuck on telstra. |
Psuedo Halgoen
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Originally Posted by fRag_Doll
QUEENSLANDER!
I'm also in Brisbane, and untill yesterday I was also with iiNet. (switched to Optus 'cause they offered a great ADSL2 package) I get about a 250 ping on the US server, and around 300 on EU. Over the last week I haven't noticed any rise to my ping, but the lag spikes do seem to happen more frequently. |
Akuma
Melbourne suburban. American servers.
I've been getting lagspikes loads (1.5mbps). Being reduced to dialup through shaped internet cap doesn't make it worse though.
I normally play on about 600ping (which is fine, no lag at all, GW lagmeter is wrong, I don't care what you think of it), but in the past 2-3 months I've been hitting 1000s irregularly. Dragon Festival week was quite unplayable, I'd lag out for 5-10 minutes at a time randomly.
I've been getting lagspikes loads (1.5mbps). Being reduced to dialup through shaped internet cap doesn't make it worse though.
I normally play on about 600ping (which is fine, no lag at all, GW lagmeter is wrong, I don't care what you think of it), but in the past 2-3 months I've been hitting 1000s irregularly. Dragon Festival week was quite unplayable, I'd lag out for 5-10 minutes at a time randomly.
Formina
Brisbane here, on american servers.
1.5mb ADSL, and no lag problems o.O
1.5mb ADSL, and no lag problems o.O
Onarik Amrak
I'm in LA atm, but while I was in Sydney I didn't have any serious lag problems. Never had great pings, but it was good enough. I had a few problems with my wireless network but that's a separate issue.
By the way, if any of you feel it is unfair that Australians and New Zealanders are being charged an inflated price for buying GW:EN over the online store, please feel free to comment here.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0176451&page=4
By the way, if any of you feel it is unfair that Australians and New Zealanders are being charged an inflated price for buying GW:EN over the online store, please feel free to comment here.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0176451&page=4
blue.rellik
Melbourne with cable and I've been experiencing some lag spikes every now and then though it has mostly been playable. I had a few 1k today
There was a time a few days ago where my lag reached 20k+
There was a time a few days ago where my lag reached 20k+
hallmar
Ahh sorry Roshi, I forgot to coma back to this thread
I'm in central NSW (as it seems are a few others) The pings havn't been too bad lately, there is the sudden spikes we all come to know and love of course, but on a whole it's ok
I'm in central NSW (as it seems are a few others) The pings havn't been too bad lately, there is the sudden spikes we all come to know and love of course, but on a whole it's ok
Seissor
Im in Australia and I've had little lag to none at all. if ive had it, its not lasted more than a minute or two. I run adaware like every 3 hours (guru seems to have alot)
cyberjanet
Australia plays on the Europe servers and there was a terrible problem at the time of the OP's original post, which has since been resolved. Glad your ping was so low, mine was 20,000 at one stage.
Shadow of Light
Melbourne, 56k dialup.
Rarely had trouble with lag until NF came out. Since then I've had REALLY bad spells of it. Sometimes it's just unplayable.
Rarely had trouble with lag until NF came out. Since then I've had REALLY bad spells of it. Sometimes it's just unplayable.
Roshi_ikkyu
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Originally Posted by cyberjanet
Australia plays on the Europe servers and there was a terrible problem at the time of the OP's original post, which has since been resolved. Glad your ping was so low, mine was 20,000 at one stage.
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I use the word ignorant meaning uneducated or unsupported by knowledge.
1) Yes Australians are defaulted to Euro servers, But myself and a large percent of Aussies/Nzer have jumped to the american servers.
2) It was unrelated to the Euro server problem (We don't even route thru there), and only got worse after the fix.
I'm just praying its an GWEN update issue and will disappear soon enough. Can't play till later but if it has improved I'll post a notice.
By the way to try fixing the problem I did the step suggested in the Tech forum of this site. Sadly it didn't help. But it might help others
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10037429
-Loki-
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Originally Posted by cyberjanet
Australia plays on the Europe servers and there was a terrible problem at the time of the OP's original post, which has since been resolved. Glad your ping was so low, mine was 20,000 at one stage.
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Matfei
Forget my previous report of maximum 3k ping....
Its now gotten to a stage where i log into an outpost, take a few steps, and the game grinds to a halt. Ive not done a check of the hubs i get my service through (I'm assuming I'm in the same boat as the OP; QLD here too)
Im on Telstra btw... Shocking service.
Its now gotten to a stage where i log into an outpost, take a few steps, and the game grinds to a halt. Ive not done a check of the hubs i get my service through (I'm assuming I'm in the same boat as the OP; QLD here too)
Im on Telstra btw... Shocking service.
Naylyn
Brisbane here.
It plays fine most of the time with orange/green ping and no lag but I do get occasional lag spikes, however I suspect that this is because of my internet connection which is a college internet connection and is shared between all of the colleges at the uni.
It plays fine most of the time with orange/green ping and no lag but I do get occasional lag spikes, however I suspect that this is because of my internet connection which is a college internet connection and is shared between all of the colleges at the uni.
-Loki-
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Originally Posted by Matfei
Im on Telstra btw... Shocking service.
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