Curse

Deathqueen · Feb 03, 2006, 09:21 AM // 09:21

I also notice a lot more lag issues after the pvp weekend. Especially in the added pvp arenas to the 4x4 randoms in the competition arenas. One whole battle was just a chop of action I don't know how I even survived, my character was just stuck in place and only when the lag subsided for a few seconds all this action happened at once then I was froze again and again.
I also have more than one ISP, and it happens on all of them, so I can't believe it is on my end. This is obviously something on Anets end. I also play on Gamespy Neverwinter Nights and I have no issues with that game at all.

Lady Lozza · Feb 03, 2006, 09:43 AM // 09:43

Hmm, I'm in Australia, I play on the EU servers and aside from the lag I get when my anti-virus updates (oh and the PvP weekend) I've not had a single issue. I'm also on a fairly slow ADSL connection, so I really can't understand why you should be experiencing such difficulties, except that (for some reason) there is a huge jumble of traffic between your provider and the GW server.
It should be noted, however, that cable has traffic problems in peak periods. You might not be gaming in Australian peak hours but maybe your neighbours are downloading huge files in the wee hours of the morning.

Manic Smile · Feb 03, 2006, 10:13 AM // 10:13

I notice it mostly when it's a heavily used American area...LA or say old tombs or ToA or SF...that kind of thing...even when you go off in your own instance it's still slow. If I switch to the same area but in Int I notice an imporvement. I think GW just has some probelms when "everyone" is on but it's so much better then say Diablo II and that's the only game to make a fair comparison to as WoW/FF11/EQ are all P2P and often I found those laggier...so really it's annoying but just an ism.

Nevin · Feb 03, 2006, 11:44 AM // 11:44

I don't lag much at all, I could have two pages of Mozilla open along with Aim and Limewire (active). And still get no lag, its probably your connection.

Hockster · Feb 03, 2006, 11:58 AM // 11:58

Since the Faction preview, lag spikes and discconects have become a lot more common for me as well. It's also happening a lot more to most of my guildmates. I've had more disconnects in the last week than in the previous nine months of play combined.

Bekkr · Feb 03, 2006, 12:10 PM // 12:10

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Originally Posted by Manic Smile

While this guy's case is extreme and likely self inflicted, everyone has to know the stress has become noticable in game. While I understand that's how it is with online games...and I've experienced much worse it would be nice for A.net to beef up their end some...but by no means should it be expected.

Please enlighten me as to how this could possibly be self inflicted, so I can remedy the situation right away.

My whole point, and here's the part Arenanet should listen to, is that if this is how things devolve when the player base gets large, there's no way I'm shelling out my money for an expansion, though I otherwise would. And you can assume all you like about my case being 'extreme' and 'self inflicted' (whatever that means), but I'm here to tell you, I've just logged off tonight, and EVERY SINGLE member of the guild I am in (30 or so people online atm) are complaining about lag so bad they can't complete missions. This is by no means isolated or extreme, and unless something changes before Factions is released, my AU$90, and that of many other Australians at least, will be staying in our collective pockets.
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Bye.

Kaguya · Feb 03, 2006, 12:19 PM // 12:19

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Originally Posted by Bekkr

Please enlighten me as to how this could possibly be self inflicted, so I can remedy the situation right away.

My whole point, and here's the part Arenanet should listen to, is that if this is how things devolve when the player base gets large, there's no way I'm shelling out my money for an expansion, though I otherwise would. And you can assume all you like about my case being 'extreme' and 'self inflicted' (whatever that means), but I'm here to tell you, I've just logged off tonight, and EVERY SINGLE member of the guild I am in (30 or so people online atm) are complaining about lag so bad they can't complete missions. This is by no means isolated or extreme, and unless something changes before Factions is released, my AU$90, and that of many other Australians at least, will be staying in our collective pockets.
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Bye.

Have you contacted you ISP, asking if the lag could be caused by them? ANet cannot control the internet speed for every fiber optic link and satellite in the world, nor is responsible for maintaining them.

What is the nearest server to Australia anyways, Europe or America? Doesn't really matter even, it's a very long link, with multiple ISPs and parties involved, which of each can cause network lag and disconnections.

I'm not saying that this problem couldn't be ANet's problem, but I haven't noticed anyone complain about major lag in my area (Europe).