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6 years ago

Re: Huge Packet Loss on EU Servers + Workaround

Hey @kdizzy07 it's your ISP's job to route your data so if they are not doing it correctly then you can run into issues.


The UO Trace is simply a tool for us to test your connection to a fixed server to see how your ISP is routing data and yours is showing some very high ping times before you reach the EA servers. Have you tried running the UO Trace with your VPN on to see if it makes a difference to the results?


Darko

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  • kdizzy07's avatar
    kdizzy07
    6 years ago

    Hi Darko

    Attached is the UOTrace with the VPN ON. To me at least It doesn't seem to make a difference but I think that high ping is expected because easo.ea.com is a US server.

    I know that by looking at free IP to map tools online and by the hops with ".us." in them. These don't appear when I UOTrace directly to the Frankfurt Datacenter (see attached UOTRace_VPN_frankfurt).

  • kdizzy07's avatar
    kdizzy07
    6 years ago

    I checked this morning and I don't see the issue but I'm sure it will come back.

    I'm also pretty sure the issue is not my ISP.

    Yesterday when I experienced the issue I came across this website: https://gameserverping.com/apex

    I saw the same ping I got in the game and it suggested a US Server. Frankfurt was around 300-500ms

    When I checked other games on that website (Overwatch, Pubg, Fortnite) I saw normal ping times from EU servers (below 100ms)

    I'm open to any suggestions you guys have the next time I see the problem, I'm not in love with my ISP.

    P.S If anyone wonders, there are no Israel / Middle-East servers for Apex (or almost any other game). we always connect to EU servers and it works well.

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