Apex Lagends
Game is jerky, not smooth like it use to be. Occasionally I have a smooth game, but most games now are like running underwater, rubberbanding, teleporting models, packet dropping, delayed hit regist...
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EA_Kent
Community Manager
Community ManagerHey @NamelessHenchman.
I'd like to try out some troubleshooting steps to see if we can help out with the issues you've been seeing.
A good place to start off would be with the basic connectivity troubleshooting steps over at the EA Help website. If the same issues are still happening after that check out the PC-specific steps as well.
Let me know if you're still having the same issues after that. Thanks!
/Kent
Hi @EA_Kent
I have tried all of the basic connectivity troubleshooting steps and PC-specific steps to no avail.
I sat down at my PC on Saturday night during COVID Lockdown to play my favourite game - Apex Legends. And it was unplayable.
I was getting so much packet loss, the game played like a strobe light.
I tried some other local data centres, but still the same thing. It has been getting worse since the last few game updates.
I am going to give up right now and check back after some updates to see if it has been fixed. Until then I am going to play some other game with less issues.
- EA_Kent
I appreciate you giving it a try!
Can we try changing the DNS settings in Windows to see if that has any effect as well? I've seen some cases where that can help out with some connectivity issues.
You can update the change the DNS in Windows through the TCP/IP Settings. For more information on how to get there check out the Microsoft Support website. If you select Manual it will let you enter a DNS of your choice. I'd recommend trying 8.8.8.8 as the Primary DNS and 8.8.4.4 as the Secondary DNS. This is the public Google DNS, but if there's a different open DNS you would rather try instead that's OK as well.
Let me know if that helps at all with the lag and rubberbanding issues you've been experiencing. Thanks again.
/Kent
- @EA_Kent It was smooth for a bit and then back to lagsville. Very choppy, can't really play a proper game.
In contrast on a Sunday during the day I had a smooth experience for a while. Most of the time it's unplayable though.- EA_Kent
I appreciate you giving it a shot.
When you have the chance could you try running a UO Trace? That should give us a look at the connection between your home network and the servers, so if there's something happening in between we might be able to spot it.
For more info on how to run the test check out the EA Help website. Once you have the results please send them to me in a direct message. Thanks!/Kent
