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3 years ago

Awful packet loss only on apex

Hello, I am experiencing huge packet loss spikes between 90-100%. This only occurs on apex, and it seems to be the worst near the afternoon. I am on pc, steam, in Australia. I have tried changing t...

NamelessHenchman

New Veteran

3 years ago

Hi @BeanBeanBeanBeen

I'm in Australia and this is the case for me too.

This is a great game, but terrible Netcode. https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/f02vxz/apex_netcode_still_worst_of_all_brs/ Mainly due to 'packet splitting'.
I have struggled to play it over the years for the exact same reason. I suspect the 'Data Centres' are just relays to the main servers in the US. I get terrible ping spikes and packet loss frequently.

When it gets to bad I just go and play a more stable online game like Overwatch. I have bitched and moaned about this for a couple of years now - it falls on deaf ears. If the majority (The US) can play it, that's all they care about.