(PC) Severe Packet Loss After Season 3 Update
I've been playing the game on my PC since launch and, though there were some hiccups at the start, after the first major update things were well optimized and the game ran fine. However, after the ...
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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
EA_Leeuw
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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
@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_Leeuw yes the problem remains, I had a clean install of windows and of the game again yesterday, and the issue remains exactly the same as soon as I can ill upload a video of the game running here with the graphs but that will be later today. the game has been unplayable for me for one week already.
- EA_Leeuw@Sam_The_Bear_xD, cheers for the info. If you manage to capture a video, feel free to share it via YT or Streamable for example.
@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.
- EA_LeeuwHey @Sam_The_Bear_xD,
Thanks for the video.
Luckily it looks like you don't suffer from the packet loss issue, but it kinda looks like your issue could be related to the CPU issue that is being investigated as well. TN is related to the processing of the gameplay. 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- EA_Leeuw
Ah thanks, updated 👍
- EA_Leeuw@BigJackJones, thanks, I see it now.
Could you mention the timestamp of the video where you think you saw a big packet loss spike? I haven't been able to spot it so far, everything looks to be okay judging by the video. I am also unable to spot a high TN, for example. @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@BigJackJones, ah yeah I can definitely see it now, jeez that doesn't look good. And you never had this before the Season 3 update went live a couple of weeks ago?
@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.
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...
i have same problem
0% packet loss, but +- 800 ms TN
please help us !
this game is so cool but i cant play it :CWell 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
- EA_Leeuw
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.
Yes, i still have the same issues with high tn etc, ill upload another video so you can see actually ill link video 3.0 and the new 3.1 for you to see.
it's a fresh install of the game and windows on both videos
2700x
RTX 2070
windows 10
3.5t (2 1t drives 1 hdd and 2 ssd ) Battlefield its alone on 1T sdd M.2
I did what you guys suggested on Twitter and the forum of playing 3 rounds to see the differences of 3.1 patch and let me tell you the last video is after those rounds. So I've been playing 2h like you saw on the video. It's torture guys this cost me 2h of my life for nothing (not total game time) and 70€ down the hole, of a game I was playing regularly before season 3 90/100 fps no problems on high.
3.0 patch season 3 🏈 Battlefield 2042 performance issues - YouTube
3.1 patch season 3 after 3 Battlefield 2042 patch 3.1.0, performance isseus remain PT2. - YouTube- EA_Leeuw
- @EA_Leeuw yes correct, it is a AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700X CPU
- @Sam_The_Bear_xD 8 core cpu !
can you tell us how much mem and what Mhz this mem is running ? Unfortunately, with the update, it has gotten worse. The game is now virtually unplayable no matter what part of the map I'm on. Before the 3.1 update I could at least snipe from the outskirts, now I can't even do that. I experience packet loss. . . High TN. . . Whatever the problem is, as soon as I spawn anywhere on the field.
And... Now it affects my Solo/Co-op matches, so I can't even play the game "offline."
If it helps troubleshoot, the game is indeed maxing out my CPU...
I'm trying really hard to be patient. But after losing nearly 3 weeks of play time on a season pass that I paid for, on a game (which I also obviously paid for) that I thoroughly enjoyed, it's getting difficult to not get frustrated. ☹️
Also. I don't understand how playing a few rounds helps things, could you please explain the technical aspects of that? Because, if you knew you insufferable it was to play right now, you wouldn't want to play for 20 minutes.
I'm really sorry if I'm coming off as harsh, but I just want to play the game.
