Re: Re: South African Apex Legends Servers. EA/Respawn please Read!

Hi, Legends!

We truly value your feedback on latency when you're playing. As gamers we can all relate how tough it can be to win and have fun when lag is present. The team is committed to making server improvements going forward, however we don't have any specific details to share around that or any information on whether there are intentions for improvements in your region. If we hear any developments we'll let you know right away!

@brendin1998 

I'm afraid there aren't any updates we can share around additional servers right now. Hopefully it happens though and at some point we have servers across the entire globe with even more players joining us in Kings Canyon. 🙂

We'll make sure large threads like this are pinged up the chain for you. 👍

It would be awesome if we could get our own servers here in SA, there is a petition with almost 15000 signatures on already, so you can see there is a large community for apex here. 

Apex legends petition

The reason why they can't run their software on South African soil is because there are probably laws against hosting these kind of services for ZA citizens. They could not host here even if they wanted to because for SA to allow the software to be hosted here they would need to know what the software is doing to its "test subjects". Since that will never be divulged or that there exists no framework for such disclosure,  they cannot run the software. 

Most foreign 1st world countries makes it perfectly legal to run mind control experiments on it's citizens, I hope as long as it can be argued or demonstrated that these mind games lead to good outcomes. Actually, all mind control is bad.

It is really that simple.

PS - If you, respawn, have no idea what I am talking about you need to start installing certificates for communication. Because I have noticed that if I use VPN, my first game on a new IP does not play games with me. The karma engine is turned off and I hear new voices on comms sometimes. Subsequent games however are always with 2 teammates that pretend to be Russian, but are in fact CIA or NSA or Blackwater or something american. 

But I an almost sure you know what I speak of. I can smell caustic's stink a mile away. 

Sup boys.

For one i work for the largest ISP\ Telecommunications company in South Africa,there is nothing that prevents them from launching a server here besides politics,financial gains vs losses ,laws and regulations,red tape of business ,however if that was the case bf3,bf4 etc would not have private hosting rights here for us, the simple fact is that ea is using data hubs that the company use to host players at certain points around the world where they either own them ,have trusted business arrangements,have no intention to do it here ,it also has nothing to do with mind control bs side note VPN is a tunnel where only you and the company can hear\see each other so unless your hacking into someones game or EA's database there is no way you would hear such things or experience lookouts from a vpn a vpn if used correctly should only improve the latency due to the fact your getting connected to that server via a less mapped out connection,hence why people use programs like wtfast etc, unless its in violation to EULA agreements you want connect  ,so unless your running a software that the Protection engine's AI doesn't  like so it wont connect you period like corrupt window files!  there are just laws that pertain,and other red tape in business  like the consumer rights that prevents them from having a server(s) here or they do not wish to agree to the laws that are in south Africa,have no intention of launching the game here as we play on those servers already

then there is the thing that here  loot boxes are see as online gambling and because there are minors playing they will not license them the rights to host here,that and the cost of setting up a database is no small cost its in the millions ,so its not worth there effort or time for simple factors like where our player base is like max 20000 at best maybe 100 000 ,while places like Australia \Europe\America have millions that alone should make it obvious as to why they are not till ea stands to correct me there,then there is the fact that Africa is seen as a high risk to security\piracy\patency violations and they probably don't want server or database breaches , I  Don't care if your trolling but think of your ramifications of rambling about nonsense that supposedly implicates Bureaus  ,that may completely compel them not to even think of starting one here,personally i would  like to see EA open a hub here but until they officially respond we will just have to wait patiently to hear their decision till then get a better system or internet connection 150ms -200ms is still doable you wont be in the top of the world but you still will be able to play and have fun you can be grateful that its a not a region locked game

Please can a moderator lock this thread as its pointless and will only fuel trolls like 2nd Rogu4e in the future

15000 signatures is not enough WE need Millions .. been 2 year already on got 15 k ...The truth is NO Company will Invest in South Africa's Terrible  and Unstable economy   as long as we have 1 digit IQ , Ex criminal , terrorist running it 

YOU need to stop smoking what you are smoking

Hi,

The servers we have to play on are actually getting unplayable as more and more people are playing the game. I can't enjoy the game anymore without it lagging. I frequently have all the red icons displayed.

Are there any updates on SA servers?

I haven`t played Apex Legends in 2 weeks now and it`s very frustrating.  

good day

my APEX is also not connecting for the last 2 weeks, and i am putting hours of game time in when i play. please assist

@OomPat  @sunniemad 

Which platforms do you both play on and have you tried any connection troubleshooting steps at all so we know what steps to take next? Players that haven't been able to connect recently were able to get back onto the servers after changing their DNS. Check out these troubleshooting steps below to see if they help and if not, changing your DNS seems to be a viable workaround.

Keep us updated and sorry to hear about the trouble you're having.

Connection Troubleshooting

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/connection-troubleshooting-basic/

Change DNS

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Season-3-Zeel-s-Troubleshooting-in-depth-Guide/m-p/8310218/highlight/true#M53751

@TheDeadMyth_ZALol once they pretended to be from India right. So I immediately asked them who imran khan is. They could not answer. They just doubled down on the mocking.

Hi Blueberry,

Any feedback regarding South African Regional Servers? Why are there servers for Battlefield and other games but not for Apex?

I've been very fond of this game and already spend 885 hours and some cash. Today London ping is over 300 and for the first time experiencing packet loss. Unplayable! Whats going on?

Same here, cant even enjoy the new event . . .The lag is insane

I just dont get it, games like battlefield and CoD have local servers, even Escape from Tarkov announced South African servers, yet Apex.....nothing.

@EA_Blueberry So any news on South African servers for Apex?