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JoeBasquiat
4 years ago
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Apex Unplayable Lag

Hey everyone so as the title says, my apex is completely unplayable on my PC. I just started playing recently and I don't know what these two red symbols are on the top right but I'm guessing they're the reasons why I'm unable to play the game. Ever since I downloaded the game I haven't been able to play at the firing range let alone a public match. I am highly doubtful it's my hardware or network connection because they/re pretty up to date and they don't pose any problems on other games like Warzone or Fortnite. The strangest thing is that my brothers PC runs it just fine and he has pretty much very similar specs to me which really makes me question what the root of the problem can be. Note: All of my drivers are up to date and I have re-installed multiple times.

Photo with (what I believe is) Network Errors: https://imgur.com/a/8oBX83h

Specs Below for anyone wondering:

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MY PC:

NVIDIA RTX 3070 8GB

Intel I7-11700K @ 3.6 Ghz

2x16 GB DDR4 3200MHz Ram

Wired Internet Connection (350 Up / 350 Down)

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Brothers PC:
2x16 GB DDR4 3200MHz Ram

NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB

Intel® Core™ i9-11900K

Wired Internet Connection (350 Up / 350 Down)

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If anyone has had a similar issue or know someone who has and knows how to resolve it or can lead me in the right direction that would be much appreciated. Thanks 🙂

  • XHelperZ's avatar
    XHelperZ
    4 years ago

    Hey there @JoeBasquiat,

    The most left icon would indicate UCMD Delay, which could be caused by the route your internet is taking.

    The right icon indicates an prediction error, which could also be caused by the route.

    Firstly, try these guides:

    If that doesn't work, try switching datacenters to see if that resolves the issue.

    And if that does fix it, please mention what datacenter that causes this lag.

    I've also noticed that many other users are experiencing this, which leads me to believe that this is an issue directly related to the servers.

    I think it's better to try and fix this issue from our side, that way we can at least try to resolve it before a fix is pushed by EA/Respawn.

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  • XHelperZ's avatar
    XHelperZ
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    Hey there @JoeBasquiat,

    The most left icon would indicate UCMD Delay, which could be caused by the route your internet is taking.

    The right icon indicates an prediction error, which could also be caused by the route.

    Firstly, try these guides:

    If that doesn't work, try switching datacenters to see if that resolves the issue.

    And if that does fix it, please mention what datacenter that causes this lag.

    I've also noticed that many other users are experiencing this, which leads me to believe that this is an issue directly related to the servers.

    I think it's better to try and fix this issue from our side, that way we can at least try to resolve it before a fix is pushed by EA/Respawn.

  • Ceaser9514's avatar
    Ceaser9514
    4 years ago

    From what i have been told you have bad internet connection and or lagging really bad

    Rampart

    Ceaser141695

  • URBANDSOLDER's avatar
    URBANDSOLDER
    3 years ago

    Did you find a solution? I have the same problem, I have a RTX 3070 Ti and a 5800X3D, but I can't play like the first 3-5 minutes of the game, after that (if I dont die sooner) I work well. 
    I have no issue on Xbox Serie S, so it's not my internet connection. I can't figure why it happens.

  • LooTClubMaster's avatar
    LooTClubMaster
    3 years ago

    Hello, I also experrience this issue and after small dig in I found a sollution.

    In my case UCMD delay was caused by thing that Apex cant handle my mouse Logitech G502 wireless reporting moves 1000 reports per second.

    When I lower the frequency of reports to 500r/s UCMD delay completly dissapeared.

    Btw. The UCMD delay is also vissible in main menu with 1000 reports/s

    o/
    Regards

  • KL0TS's avatar
    KL0TS
    3 years ago
    @JoeBasquiat I think I can see quite more red logos at the same time. USMD Delay, Congestion, Prediction error, Starvation primary but sometimes also other more, Unplayable even after bringing internet technician to check if it was something worng with my internet connection but was normal 500 MB. Never experienced this in the other 14 seasons! Way to kill a game EA, you got me out.
  • d3bugIT's avatar
    d3bugIT
    3 years ago

    I have bad lag on PC the entire S16, worse than any other season since Season 1.

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