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7 years ago

Add option to see your PING and which server you are connected to

I hate lag. Lately playing Apex Legends on PC sometimes feels like my character is running underwater and slow to pick stuff up and strafe - a massive disadvantage. Yet other times the game seems r...

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d3adc3II

7 years ago

Since Apex does not have ability to see ping at the moment, there is a workaround way to check ping ( on PC)

- You can use Resource Monitor (windows tool) to check for IP of the server, or use a free edition Netlimiter ( recommended, abit easier to see ping)
- Once you got IP, run command prompt, and ping to that ip ( ping 10.0.0.1 for example)
- Take note that, you need to join a game before check for actual IP. Lobby IP is different obviously.

xpl0its

7 years ago

They should add some 'Overlay' options in the Origin Client, it would make gaming online nicer.

I forget if Steam only has a Ping Overlay, or others...

P.S. I haven't been paying attention lately to the Apex settings, but there's suppose to be a 'Datacenter' setting that allows you to see average ping and also packet loss...