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[nehebkau]

As a counter-point:

I live on the other side of Canada from PGI's servers. I have a reliable ping except when one of the nodes along the line has problems (not related to PGI but to the telecommunication companies). On my Operating-system + MWO + Steam + Drivers +TeamSpeak only partition, I do not crash out of games at all (I can't remember my last crash so it has got to be many many moths ago).

So, if people are having problems I suggest you do several tracert (trace route) from you to PGIs servers when you are having problems and I am sure you will fine one of the nodes along your route to PGI is probably causing the issues.

[Scout Derek]

nehebkau, on 11 July 2016 - 06:55 AM, said:

As a counter-point:

I live on the other side of Canada from PGI's servers. I have a reliable ping except when one of the nodes along the line has problems (not related to PGI but to the telecommunication companies). On my Operating-system + MWO + Steam + Drivers +TeamSpeak only partition, I do not crash out of games at all (I can't remember my last crash so it has got to be many many moths ago).

So, if people are having problems I suggest you do several tracert (trace route) from you to PGIs servers when you are having problems and I am sure you will fine one of the nodes along your route to PGI is probably causing the issues.

The nodes were something I didn't think much of until you said so now.

Probably 1 in 50 that play this game probably have a node that goes faulty when or while connecting to it.

[AWOL 01]

Since the patch I've probably played about 10-12 hours and I've had numerous problems with connection, and I've seen other people having problems.
For example:

After playing a few matches, I dropped on HPG and my ping shot up to 10,000+(???) before my Locust was smashed by a Kodiak. Ping never went below 1,000 after that. Restarted the game and it seemed fine.

5 disconnects on a Faction Play match. All on the same side (mine).

In general, after playing a few matches my ping gets so high the game is unplayable. Usually my ping is around 40-60.

It's kind of deterred me from playing...

[Scout Derek]

AWOL 01, on 11 July 2016 - 07:33 AM, said:

Since the patch I've probably played about 10-12 hours and I've had numerous problems with connection, and I've seen other people having problems.
For example:

After playing a few matches, I dropped on HPG and my ping shot up to 10,000+(???) before my Locust was smashed by a Kodiak. Ping never went below 1,000 after that. Restarted the game and it seemed fine.

5 disconnects on a Faction Play match. All on the same side (mine).

In general, after playing a few matches my ping gets so high the game is unplayable. Usually my ping is around 40-60.

It's kind of deterred me from playing...

So it's PGI's fault it went up to 10k?

No, this is actually involving the connection of player to server, not server to player.

Something is running amok, the question is, what is it?

(No, it's no a Lolcust tearing up the cables, though I wish it was!)

[Mawai]

I've had the game crash twice in about 10 games since the last patch. Both situations required a reboot of the computer. In general, I've found crashes to be very infrequent in MWO over the past 4 years so this is unusual in my experience.

Crashes have only happened in MWO and no other software (that I can recall) was installed in the same time frame. However, no conclusive evidence that the issue is MWO and not something else on my system.

[AWOL 01]

Procurator Derek, on 11 July 2016 - 07:37 AM, said:

So it's PGI's fault it went up to 10k?

No, this is actually involving the connection of player to server, not server to player.

Something is running amok, the question is, what is it?

I wasn't trying to blame PGI at all, it very well could've been my fault. I just thought that was extremely odd...

[C E Dwyer]

I haven't suffered one, but I've seen disconnects today, about one every two games, they usually reconnect, but it's enough to notice, and in a couple of games today there were three disco's

[Scout Derek]

AWOL 01, on 11 July 2016 - 07:51 AM, said:

I wasn't trying to blame PGI at all, it very well could've been my fault. I just thought that was extremely odd...

My bad, it seemed directed toward them...


What kind of Internet do you have, good, bad...?

[AWOL 01]

Procurator Derek, on 11 July 2016 - 08:54 AM, said:

My bad, it seemed directed toward them...

What kind of Internet do you have, good, bad...?

Usually pretty good, but like I said, it seems like after I play a few games my connection goes south and it's basically unplayable. If I restart the game it starts over, but if I play through 2-3 more matches of high ping it settles back to 40-60 for the rest of the time I'm logged in.

I do play on a laptop over a wireless connection, and I know that's not ideal but this is the only game I seem to have issues with, which sucks cause this is basically the only game I thoroughly enjoy playing...

[Scout Derek]

AWOL 01, on 11 July 2016 - 09:14 AM, said:

Usually pretty good, but like I said, it seems like after I play a few games my connection goes south and it's basically unplayable. If I restart the game it starts over, but if I play through 2-3 more matches of high ping it settles back to 40-60 for the rest of the time I'm logged in.

I do play on a laptop over a wireless connection, and I know that's not ideal but this is the only game I seem to have issues with, which sucks cause this is basically the only game I thoroughly enjoy playing...

Wireless may be it - try playing with a Ethernet cord sometime, it's better than wireless.

[Yellonet]

Before The forum stopped working I had a few disconnects from The game while in a match. Haven't happened more than 5 Times Ever before.

Edited by Yellonet, 11 July 2016 - 01:54 PM.

[paws2sky]

I was getting ocassional, random game disconnects prior to everything going down. Not sure about the forums/website. I don't spend much time here.b

[RePlayBoy101]

i dont see any difference...

[Scout Derek]

RePlayBoy101, on 11 July 2016 - 02:29 PM, said:

i dont see any difference...

for some there is, I'm still looking into the issue of malicious stuff floating around as well as spambots and what not.

[Spetulhu]

Cathy, on 11 July 2016 - 08:47 AM, said:

I haven't suffered one, but I've seen disconnects today, about one every two games, they usually reconnect, but it's enough to notice, and in a couple of games today there were three disco's

I'd say about the same. But then again, as I don't bother to check only EU servers for QP it could be I see DCs because I also play NA and Oceanic servers (where some players have way worse ping than me). My ping is usually very good EU (40-50), NA 130-150 and Oceanic can be 250.

[Moldur]

I have a stable connection, and a mediocre ping of 160 on both NA and EU servers. Same as before.

[Musubi Mike]

I have noticed since the last patch that I tend to disconnect quite a bit. Sometimes twice in an hour. Its enough to put me off of FW because I don't want to hinder my team. I never had any disconnecting problems till recently

[nehebkau]

Procurator Derek, on 11 July 2016 - 09:16 AM, said:

Wireless may be it - try playing with a Ethernet cord sometime, it's better than wireless.

THIS is important. There is so much outside intermittent interference sources (electric devices, static discharge, atmospheric sources, a butterfly flapping its wings in the amazon) that can cause a WIFI connection to go wonky for a second you just wouldn't believe. While a second of poor communication is nothing for streaming or surfing, in the game it is an eternity.

That second can cause you to lag out into a group of enemy, disconnect from the server or hang during load. Friends, don't let friends play FPS via WIFI.

Edited by nehebkau, 12 July 2016 - 06:58 AM.