Netcode issues with fast connection?
I have a first class 1Gbs glass fiber internet connection in my home. Pings can be as low as 7ms while playing. Since BF4 I have the idea this is causing issues from time to time. I can have rounds ...
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EA_Leeuw
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Community ManagerHey @GuiltyNL,
Welcome & thanks for your post.
This indeed sounds like an odd situation.
To answer your main question; no, having a 1Gbs fiber connection should not cause you any issues and result in a negative playing experience. These kinds of things are 9/10 times not dependent on the speed of your connection, but more on the quality of the connection.
The connection can be fast and the ping can be low, but this doesn't have to mean that the quality of the connection itself is also in order.
A lot is dependent on your ISP as well. If there's something going on there with their connection to the servers, this is not something you yourself can troubleshoot, for example.
*On a side note; what I would also like to mention is that we have a Dutch AHQ forum as well if that's something you're looking for. 🙂
Well it is not that odd. I'm surprised that you don't know about it, because it is a commonly heard thing. I guess, because in the last years I've heard a lot similar issues. My guess is that is has something to do with a compensation mechanism in the game to bring low ping and high ping players more together.
I really don't doubt the quality of the connection. I have never issues with the connection (KPN, as you are Dutch, you'll know them). Before this I had Ziggo and I was having the same issues. With a different PC, different router and different cables but same behaviour since BF4.
If it was the connection, it should fluctuate during the game. Like lagging or something else. My guess is depends on the connection of other players. The BF mechanism tries to compensate it and causing issues for some players with high end material.
The fact the logging out of BF2042 and logging into BF5 directly afterwards and all being ok out of a sudden tells me also I can rule out quality issues of my connection or PC.
Here is an example of the same issues I'm having, also see the reply of KidElder, same stuff:
It looks like this for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl-M_gXm8YE
Here you see the same, shooter is misaiming clearly, the enemy is around the corner but the guy gets a kill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbOq3j-sEw
And this nails it, this is what I have:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxu6ZbRXT7M
The only question I have, do other players have a suggestion to optimize this?
- EA_Leeuw
@GuiltyNL wrote:
The only question I have, do other players have a suggestion to optimize this?
@GuiltyNL, if you would like to see if you can improve your overall connection quality, I recommend taking a look at the following links on our EA Help page:
Basic: http://x.ea.com/ea/basic-connection-ts
Follow the link(s) below to perform platform-specific troubleshooting:
- Playstation: https://connection.support.playstation.com/
- Xbox: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/connect-network/xbox-one-network-connection
- PC:
https://support.microsoft.com/windows/fix-network-connection-issues-in-windows-166a28c4-14c1-bdb1-473c-09c1571455d8
For more troubleshooting or other things to try, please reach out to your internet service provider (ISP).
Thanks.@EA_LeeuwThanks for the links, I will look into it, but again, I don't think it has something to do with the connection quality, but it is in-game. Battlefield is the only game for me with these issues. 😉
- @GuiltyNL Yep all your other games won’t probably be putting people from other continents onto your local server that’s why they work ok.
Don’t bother messing with your connection it’s fine, the problem is 2042!
