(PC) Severe Packet Loss After Season 3 Update

@BigJackJonesHey man, i see Gcloud and battlenet running ! are there any other network processes running (do not see whole taskmanger list) No dxdiag included here !

@Rokebo73 My friend, since before the latest patch I haven't had to have a single concern about background tasks, even installing other games while playing without instability 🙂

If I have to treat my PC as a battlefield-specific bubble for it to run properly (which I don't think will fix the issue, when you look at the numbers) it stops being worth the hassle I'm afraid. We need to focus on fixing the sudden hunger for resources, rather than bending over backwards to accommodate it.

@BigJackJones  maybe USER.CFG make some difference, need to be saved in BF2042 installation folder. Just to share CPU workload and game load over the cores from your cpu ! For some people its was an improvement, for others not much or even nothing. But maybe worth to try ?! 😉

Thanks for the tip, but let's see what the devs come back with 🙂 If there's an interim solution posted I'll be happy to give it a go.

Looking at the different DxDiag here and on other topics there is a constant :
many have Asus motherboards... wouldn't the update 3.0 have some compatibility problems with this manufacturer?

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@BigJackJones wrote:

Hi @EA_Leeuw,

Attached a screenshot for you - I got 85% CPU usage just booting to the game menu, no actual gameplay in progress and no other games or intense applications running, so I would suggest that this linked. I've also included a DxDiag for info.

FYI I also have an open and long-standing ticket where I can only access Sundance's scatter grenade. No idea if this is relevant but thought i'd mention.

Cheers,

Jack

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@BigJackJones, this topic is about packet loss after the Season 3 update, not a CPU issue. It looks like you mention 2 different, unrelated, issues in one post, that you posted in the wrong thread. Please don't do this, as this will mess up the flow of the thread and will make it go off-topic. I would recommend using the search function of the forums to check if there are any existing threads about the issues that you are experiencing.

So far it looks to be quiet in this thread with fewer new reports from people who are experiencing network-related packet loss. I even see some posts mentioning that it has been resolved.

Question; are you now still experiencing packet loss? If so, can you record a video with the in-game network graph enabled and share this video here?

@EA_Leeuwhttps://youtu.be/qgthhx-lvSM (by the time you see this, it might still be rendering the HD version of the video on youtube if the quality is bad, it should be 1080p just wait a bit )

sorry for the delay just got home to upload the video,

*So my specs are the following:
ryzen 7 2700x
nvidia 2070
32 gb 3600hz
2.2TB of space (2042 is in a 1tera, m2, alone)
My internet is 300MB

*fresh install of windows 10 latest updates, fresh install of game,
graphics card latest update as well.

*pre-update season 3 90 fps High no issues
pos first update season 3 the same as the video

*not going to mention the cpu, you know there's something going on, on that department.

*The game in the video is actually performing a bit better than normal due to only being 64 players in the server I guess.
the problem persists in co-op mod only with bots.

*The game slows down a lot to the point the smg's looks like a single shot gun. Rubber banding is present and consistent.

* I did install Battlefield 1 on the HDD drive to test if it was a pc problem or a game problem, it runs normally with no issues on that game with fps/hardware usage/ server.

*Please let me know if you need more footage ill gladly submit it for you to analyze.

Honestly, I haven't tried for awhile because the support that has been given thus far has not fixed the issue, and I haven't heard any updates from DICE as to if a fix has been implemented, so I never bothered trying. 

I can boot it up soon and share whether or not it has been resolved.

Hi @EA_Leeuw, i was answering your question about the CPU usage, not intending to mess up the thread.

I am still having playability issues. I would say it's marginally better, but that is possibly because I was playing a smaller map (TDM). It's still an issue.

I recorded a new video for you today: https://youtu.be/qGzUQXYe41s

For a particularly bad spike, see when the timer in the top left is at about 02:50.

Can you confirm that the tech team are investigating?

This could help some of you for more/better performance
Its about the User.cfg , about save location and edit instructions.

try it and see if it is any good for you:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Season-3-CPU-Issue/m-p/12088154#M37399

Ah thanks, updated 👍

@EA_Leeuw the big freeze/spike is at 1:25 but not sure if it was packet loss. Some packet loss at 1:40 and around 6:00

Cheers,

Jack

@EA_Leeuw No, never had that issue before go-live. I played a bit over the weekend. I was seeing it pretty regularly on Friday and a few times on Saturday. I don't remember it happening on Sunday though and I don't recall seeing it specifically followed by high packet loss on the graph thing. I've stopped recording everything bc it's pretty time consuming but it might not be packet loss related.

@EA_Leeuw 

Depending on when you see this, the video might still be uploading, but here's another video. As of 12/6/22, it is still occurring regularly.

While it is visible in the entirety of the video, it is very noticeable at the end when my gun stutters while firing (no, that's not me tap firing. That is me holding down the trigger.)

I'm hoping to see the update tomorrow fix the issue, but we shall see...

Also, I apologize if it is difficult to see the graph numbers, NVIDIA Share Play decided to record in 720p...

https://youtu.be/l369nMa4cu4

i have same problem
0% packet loss, but +- 800 ms TN
please help us !
this game is so cool but i cant play it :C

Well I found my problem. I run the game completely fine, no stuttering, no frame drops, none of that, I'm exclusively having a problem with TN. My Time nudge especially in 130 player gamemodes, and even 64, will just completely put the game into slow motion and render it completely unplayable.

oh, and- of course, here's the proof: https://medal.tv/games/battlefield-2042/clips/Lcu51CYmFLP-i/d1337T51VRz9?invite=cr-MSw1NlAsMTMzMTUxOTcs

Hey all,

With the launch of Update 3.1.0, are you still experiencing severe Lag/Packet Loss/High TN after having played a few rounds?

I experience it right away. Odd thing is I dont experience it on the 64 player maps only on the 128. Since the 32v32 regular conquest is seemingly gone now I cant even play.