Lag Check

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Hey, guys,

Network Support has asked me to get a report from you on how latency is within the game. I'll make a quickie poll.

Thanks!

For those reporting significant or play-stopping issues, could you please provide details? Particularly relevant is your location and the time of day you had the problem.

The Real Avalon

The Real Avalon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium, Ostend.

Mo/A

Seems to be fixed now, cheers
What was with the extremely long dragon festival as in Dragon Arena & Nest by the way?
Any chance there's gonna be a permanent mini-game?
(EDIT: I'm the master of going off-topic ~~)

Sarevok Thordin

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

Having a bit of latency in PvP arenas (Europe)


Other than that, the only thing I want to know is will that Pre-order GWEN sword be re-inscribable ._.

ReiNaruto

ReiNaruto

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Valencia, Spain

Green Arse Team

I have lag problems, rubberbanding in most cases, and getting stuck a seconds.

I'm from Spain (Telefonica and Ono networks), my problems begin usually at 10pm (Spanish time), that's when I usually play.

MrTickle

MrTickle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

delete this account

N/

Just minor issues for me today...

BTW I live in Comm... Errr England

havok019

havok019

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

HdCr

W/Mo

Last night about 1 a.m. EST America. Several periods of total stop (I'm looking at monster, monster looks at me, we're both just standing there and then a rush of hits to catch up) at least 30 sec in length. Went away in a few minutes.

Yaga Philipe

Yaga Philipe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

Insanity

Vis Decus Vertus [vDv]

R/

I haven't had much lag at all, only when I have vent and windows media player running is there lag.

Duchess Eleonora

Duchess Eleonora

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2007

Echovald Forest

[Posh]

Me/

I've been unable to play these last few days. Not only due to lag but also constant disconnects, though this might be a completely separate issue (It's very hot in Holland atm, and my graphic card tends to overheat).
All my chars display rubberbanding, and sometimes I get the same issue as havok019, when everybody just stops and stares. It occurs mostly from 15-23, when more people are on, but other times are not lag-free either.

Melei Hawke

Melei Hawke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

SoF

R/Mo

Yesterday evening 7-10 PST American Server, West Coast

While in missions freeze up, wait a few seconds and then go again. Also lag...run up the steps and all of a sudden I am at the bottom again.

Jebus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium

Legion of Sacred Light [LSL]

W/

Almost no problems here (Europe).

jiggerjay

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

England

Curse of the grail [Cotg]

W/

i dunno its been for a few hours, but i got on for the first time today, 5pm today, brought some cheap un id'd garbs for 19k and it was so laggy in lions arch - district any.

i was getting a ping of anywhere between 400-100,000 ! it was shocking, i know its not my connection, as i just speed tested it, and made sure nothing was leeching the connection.

i have a 16mb line as well :'(

Miral

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

had a few horrible lag spikes in America throughout wednesday. a couple of which everyone in my guild experienced.

Mr. Monk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

Mo/E

Same as normal: no problems here (NA).

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

No server-side lag problems.

My internet connection on the other hand...

EDIT: Oh right! (Europe here too)

Jumping Is Uselss

Jumping Is Uselss

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

-... . .... .. -. -.. / -.-- --- ..-

No lags for me, but in some areas like Lions Arch I experience lots of rubberbanding.

Jebus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium

Legion of Sacred Light [LSL]

W/

Almost no problems here (Europe).

drago34

drago34

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

California

Looking for good PvE guild ...

A/

I've been running into the occasional really bad lag spike and rubber banding.

Thunder79

Thunder79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chaos Rising

No real problems here...occasionally the ping will spike and the little bubble with go red...but it's usually cleared up in a couple of seconds and goes back to green. I attribute it more to my internet connection and the internet in general. No rubberbanding or large in game lag spikes.

Relambrien

Relambrien

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Delaware, USA

Error Seven Operators [Call]

W/

Haven't had any lag problems at all. The last time I had a problem was in early July, before the whole Frankfurt hub event, and that was when my entire team froze for approximately 10 seconds two or three times during a GvG. Everyone froze, not just me.

GodofAcid

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Massachusetts, USA

E/

Lag was fixed a couple days ago. Before that, I was experiencing severe lag for weeks. I just want to reiterate that a bit of reassurance for players outside of Europe while this was being dealt with would have gone a long way. I was feeling like this problem would not be addressed for the rest of us as we couldn't even get you guys to publicly acknowledge that we were also having this problem. Aside from that, I'm glad this issue is now being addressed and has been fixed for many, and hopefully will be fixed soon for everyone else.

gamecube187

gamecube187

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

I haven't played since the dragon festival, but that is because I'm waiting for the lag issues to be fixed before I play again. I live in California, USA, and had lag issues the whole dragon festival weekend.

Torikae

Torikae

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

UK

Rt/

I voted mior latency issues - Europe.
The game's quite playable in most cases, but I'm still having issues doing certain things. Any solo build involving enchants is a big no at the moment, as is playing a healer, because the lag is just leaving me unable to react quick enough.

the_jos

the_jos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

N/

Bad time to ask this.
I was experiencing no or very little lag at all the last weeks.
Noticed this post and decided to ask in guild who has lag.

I heard: "me" from several people and my indicator shot up from 64ms to way above 1.000.
I was standing in Elona Reach outpost the moment this happened.

Connected to 206.127.146.87

Asking second time, seems things got better (my indicator switches from green to orange now and then, so it's a bit unsteady).
Players are located in various European countries and one in Middle East.

When I have an update on this, I'll edit my posting.

Asked again in guild, lag is back to normal now, things are ok.

ctbear

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

Since the latest big update i have been experiencing huge lag occasionally
But something strange about it is that after the ping jumps from like 300->10k, everything goes back to normal (the chat goes smoothly, your team attacks normally) only that you cant talk, cant use skills and cant attack.
Anyone else found this?

bamm bamm bamm

bamm bamm bamm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Gone for me now, but then I have said that twice before.

Alexandra-Sweet

Alexandra-Sweet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

That one place with the trees, mountains and snow

Ember Power Mercenaries [EMP]

Me/

I'm only encountering the usual lag/rubberbanding when running IRC, IM, Windows Media Player and Opera with 25 tabs open.
My ping had a recordbreaking of 23 MS while playing on America Districts(I live in Holland) so I do believe the lag has gone, for me atleast.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Duchess Eleonora
I've been unable to play these last few days. Not only due to lag but also constant disconnects, though this might be a completely separate issue (It's very hot in Holland atm, and my graphic card tends to overheat).
I've had the same issues, my Guild Wars freezes and the only thing I can do is pressing the X button, then the ''lag'' disappears. I hope it's because of my CPU running at 60 Degrees Celsius because I really don't want to download/reinstall 3 gig + GW:EN ontop of it.


I know, it's ironic, not having lag while still having ''lag''.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

Severe lag here in England for me. Latency is hardly dropping below 2,000ms since the last update.

Guess it's all part of ANets 'lets insult the English by calling them common' plan!

glountz

glountz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/Mo

Already voted minor lag europe but this evening, lag at 20:30 GMT is almost unbereable

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

The major lag storm has subsided for me in northern CA. Thumbs up Anet!

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Severe lag spikes with the ping inexplicably jumping up to 5k+ for seemingly no reason at all during non peak times during the day caused me a lot of frustration up until I have stopped playing recently. I had a support thread with over 25 replies and possibly every tech Anet employs too and it didnt solve the problem.

The spikes would usually not last terribly long, but as a monk they were long enough for the party to encounter difficulty or to annoy the hell out of me enough to log out and log on later. Sometimes logging on during peak hours meant longer lag periods at lower pings (but still high - 1k+). Forget about major event weekends.

Inexplicably though, there would also be long spells sometimes where I'd get no lag at all or minor spikes only (those were annoying too - rubberbanding or running in one direction, freezing and suddenly teleporting or running 180 degrees from what I was). I know its not my connection because everything else I do is fine.

I have not checked recently (a week or two). Got too annoyed with it, but it sounds as though possibly it was addressed for some areas, which is a good thing.

I'm in the US on the East Coast.

silara_jorinset

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

AoFT

E/Me

Some minor lag issues (occasional rubberband or skill lock lag). Nothing that makes the game unplayable (though a lil annoying at times) but worse than it was before the Frankfurt issue started.

Cass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Weekends is when it tended to hit hard the last few weeks. So I'll wait till monday to report...

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

N/

no more or very little lag for me, really nice.

Lauryn

Lauryn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

R/

I had very severe lag problems today repeatedly my ping would shoot to around 40,000-60,000 with very large pauses (20 seconds to a minute) eventually after doing 2 quests I gave up

This was around 11-12am Europe (England)

reetkever

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/E

Hmmm no lag here anymore. I had some major lag when going to Shing Jea Monestary, but I guess that was just because the event was there.... But it only happened twice or so, and it wasn't as if I couldn't play anymore.

baz777

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

E/

Europe (UK)

Lag free for the past 3 nights

Game was unplayable for about 1 week prior to that

Silent Coyote

Silent Coyote

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

UK

E/N

Seems to be lag free again for me (in europe). Thanks Anet network team for getting it sorted, looking forward to the release of GWEN now!

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

GMT -4 American server about every 15 minutes this evening. No problems in A.M.

Enix

Enix

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

I am in a transitional period.

GRE

Lag was unbearable in Sunspear sactuary (american d1) earlier today. Also had some problems this afternoon with rubberbanding, though my ping displayed was low, framerate was high enough not to be my system. I have an ok computer, and dont normally experience lag in two person teams in explorable areas.

US Midwest, Comcast/Cable ISP

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

E/

Between 5:30 and 7pm so far central time in kansas. Locked me up so bad I couldn't move and had to disconnect a number of times.