We Need Better Servers
I had recently moved and was able to get a better Internet connection but the game is still lagging and playing as if I have 100+ ping. Its time to actually fix the servers instead of blaming the pla...
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Whats up.You seem quite intelligible so Im going to trust that you can understand what i am going to say.
So, I have been quite frustrated with Apex lag since launch.
ive gone to school for A+ network certification.So, every players console has its own in game timing.Then in the center of all 60 players is the server.Now the further from the server you are, the higher the ping.The higher the ping is, the more delayed your console time is from the actual server.So distance would make sense for lag but, if an local server is lagging as well, then there are a few reasons.
Now, a few times, when Apex was buggy and laggy for me the most, it was when the poles were very active.The sun has been becoming more and more active the last 2.3 years.It is so much more active that, the aurora borealis was down in NORTH AMERICA!Thats half an world away from where it usually is.
Im also on xbox console and i know that xbox has terrible performance but playstation players are perfectly fine.Now, my fps drops to 38 a lot, but that isnt Ea nor Respawn really, fps is how your consoles cpu is handling Apex information.So if my fps is dropping to 38, it is most likely to do with Xbox.
The last little bit of info is that Ea rents servers from a company called Multiplay.Ea is actually said to have been implementing their own server technology into their games.
In a game with gun speeds as fast as the R-99, every milisecond could be that difference.
Like when you closed the door and the bullets still went through.That is an symptom of your ping meeting with an lower ping so on your console it said you closed the door but in real time with the lower ping lifeline, the door was still open.
If you havent done this yet, try forwarding your ports for Apex, i dont know if your pc or console but consoles do better when you forward ips for them too.Also, an firewall might be blogging your connection down.
I hope you resolve this issue because i know as well as any other the need for those authentic, one of a kind adrenaline rushes that only Apex Legends can provide after a long day at work.
@ColinJournalis4u We shouldn't have to port forward or disable a firewall just to play a game. I've also had port forwarded in the past when an EA adviser had said to try doing that. First day doing that, it was great, second day however, it went back to being how it was. No clue if my provider started throttling the connection or what. As for the firewall, I don't like disabling any part of it. The only exception is when you launch a new game and it prompts for permissions to change the firewall. The prompt I'm referring to, is the one where its asking for permission to connect you to other players for online modes. I've already gave Apex permission to function on that level, why does it need more access?
I am also within 100-500 miles of one of the data centers, where I usually get a ping of 23-60 when connected to it. The connection is somehow worse than if I were to connect to a server in Japan, or any other server like the UK. The results of this issue, (besides lagging and such), is that tapping E to pick up multiple items is treated as a held key press, and tapping space to jump, is treated as a "send Valkyrie into fly mode" while playing as Valkyrie. The most annoying part about flying as Valkyrie as well, is that the game can't decide if I should be able to use the ability or not. As it just throws me into the air before snapping me back down to the ground, then letting me fly again, (on repeat). I've died so many times because the game wouldn't let me move. An Ash might as well had threw a bunch of snares at me, because I wasn't going anywhere anyways.@Midnight9746 You had a very good question related to the firewall. What should one do but to allow firewall passthrough the connections for the game executable?
My connection settings is such that I can get 2 IP addresses from my fiber modem. One IP goes to my home network and the second is assigned directly to my gaming computer and in that gaming computer I allow firewall to give access to Apex executable (RJ45 cable directly from the modem to my gaming PC, optimal as it can be).
That is according to my understanding the most optimal settings I can set up. It gives me 3-4ms ping to google.de -servers and Amsterdam Apex server is 28ms or so(1000M/1000M fiber.) maxming out at a bit over 1000M in real life). But, the game lags still as hell. Its not my GPU, its 4090 and its not my CPU, its fast Amd gaming cpu to support 4090. I can get 300fps most of the time (except during the drop) but still the GAME LAGS. Its like I am half a second behind the game, its like my timing to the servers is off by hundresds of milliseconds. Basically there is zero time to do anything and I am one-clipped to death. That happens usually at te beginning of the season or during the inductions games which set up your baseline (e.g. Arenas).
All indicates that the servers are sub par. Sometimes I get a better gaming experience when gaming at North america servers with ping of about 130ms or so. European servers are museums stuff..
- @Salo_MnK Just port forwarded the game ports, following the exact directions given by EA on their support page about it, it made no positive difference in my connection to the server, in fact, it seemed to have made it worse.
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