Like the game will run fine but then ping runs up to the thousands & gets laggy for a bit?

@DoYaSeeMeThat's a familiar story most have had that with their ISPs.I understand that but ISPs have plenty of headroom for the extra traffic caused by Covid and they've said they have technical problems with something that interconnects networks as opposed to more users causing issues.Btw you don't need to explain the motorway traffic analogy to me.. xDI don't think it's just servers (which are pretty bad anyway) but the way it's connecting to and also handling the matches as even lobby is bugging out before you even get into a game. It just generally looks and feels bloated and there are to many problems that most have even with top end hardware and good internet for it to be a troubleshooting on our end issue and i'm sure it's no simple fix but it's in a really bad state currently.Other games can fix or at least address these problems and even communicate that they're aware of and trying to improve it but all we get is a deafening silence.

@Lord_Scorpion34 It's the servers, man. They sometimes change location by going through the phase runner :PJokes aside, that's a connection issue. May be some routing changes occurring right when you see the spikes.

@apostolateofDOOM It's cause if they acknowledge the problem exist that means they have to put in effort to try and fix it and that's just asking too much from them. lol

@DoYaSeeMeWhy do you always need to make it look so complex lolol.The technicalities aren't of any interest to most playing Apex, what is infuriating is the lack of acknowledgement, one will provide obvious evidence, and you're made to look as if these issues are your problem to deal with.The. servers. are. bad.That being said, that's not up to the end user to try and troubleshoot like idiots. I've seen one post on reddit, where EA told the guy to change providers, you have got to be kidding me!

@DoYaSeeMe The servers EA uses (from multiplay) are 20 tick though.. So was this dedicated team working on it from season one to now or brought in just for cross-play and now Nintendo and mobile??? Of course it'll takes resources and manpower from the current team addressing the multiple issues that'll inevitably arise. They struggle running the game on a handful of consoles and PC and now with Mobile + other platforms you're trying to tell me it isn't going to take anything away from the current team?Are you trying to reassure me or others of that cause i think you and i both know that's not quite true when compared to other games that go mobile and the issues they face.Npc's? I would hardly call MARV a drain on server use, wtf. 😃 Notice i'm not calling on them to increase to 128 but literally anything above the current because if you have a game more demanding than it's competitors that's as successful as Apex there's really no excuse except cost which they can cover when it's this low.Old pic but sure it's still relevant with the current state of things.They could easily reduce the amount of bandwidth that many have called for a long time to reduce the amount of clutter both for current and future improvements. BF4 didn't see improvements till the community pushed for it and something that's definitely needed here. If they managed it things wouldn't potentially (highly likely) improve in the competitive/esports side??@DarthValtrex I haven't got a problem them going onto other platforms but when they keep pushing it while ignoring the issues we already have i doubt they'll ever get addressed.PCMR ftw! Can't be told to git gud when we constantly play against aimbot! 😎

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26 Replies

DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 It's the servers, man. They sometimes change location by going through the phase runner :P

Jokes aside, that's a connection issue. May be some routing changes occurring right when you see the spikes.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
5 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe Idk. Jus know it's been happening past few days in at least half of my games & it's annoying. But when aren't servers being annoying lol.
DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34Well, ping is about network mostly. Blaming the servers for ping variation is like blaming someone you talk to over the phone for the noisy interferences and interruptions you sometimes get during that conversation.
Biochemikas
5 years ago
The servers have been beyond terrible in S8. However, good server usually stays good throughout the game and bad server usually fluctuates between unplayable and passable throughout the game. If you're having lag spikes in every single game, then maybe that's a problem on your end.
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe Not if you're on the phone to your provider... ;D
DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@apostolateofDOOM Neither Respawn nor EA do provide the internet network for us. The ISPs are almost always worthy of roasting. I've called mine so many times to just hear "everything's fine on our end, please try resetting your router" only to see their service team show up at the nearest pole a few minutes later. Also, most of the times technicians come to my place to check the setup, they always complain about certain modems and routers because of their high failure rate. I remember replacing like 3-4 modems over the course of a few months a few years back. I've seen many cables snapped by the weight of icicles or by friction with tree branches. I've posted some of the messy cable work that can be seen around my area.

Not saying that the servers are perfect, they clearly have their problems, but I'd say that less than 25% of the issues attributed to them are actually on their end.
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@DoYaSeeMeThat's a familiar story most have had that with their ISPs.

I understand that but ISPs have plenty of headroom for the extra traffic caused by Covid and they've said they have technical problems with something that interconnects networks as opposed to more users causing issues.
Btw you don't need to explain the motorway traffic analogy to me.. xD

I don't think it's just servers (which are pretty bad anyway) but the way it's connecting to and also handling the matches as even lobby is bugging out before you even get into a game. It just generally looks and feels bloated and there are to many problems that most have even with top end hardware and good internet for it to be a troubleshooting on our end issue and i'm sure it's no simple fix but it's in a really bad state currently.
Other games can fix or at least address these problems and even communicate that they're aware of and trying to improve it but all we get is a deafening silence.
Daze623
5 years ago
@apostolateofDOOM It's cause if they acknowledge the problem exist that means they have to put in effort to try and fix it and that's just asking too much from them. lol
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@Daze623With EA being all love and no money it's unreasonable to expect them to invest in upgrading servers and troubleshoot under the hood.
DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@apostolateofDOOM They are aware and looking for fixes, that's for sure. I can see that even from their incomplete Trello board. Stating this officially doesn't actually help players much, to be honest, and some of us do actually get annoyed by generic answers. Sure, some detailed answers would make us feel better, but those can also reveal sensitive information. For example, if they'd explain the circumstances of the invisible legend bug, they could expose some valuable clues for hackers who can't wait to exploit it to the max.