I lag hard during multiplayer only, sometimes I don't lag for ages while in combat and such, and sometimes I get network spikes every 20 seconds for 4-5 seconds or more.
I'd like to know what does Extr Offset mean when you have the net graph on, what does it stand for, what does it actually mean, and is it on my side or server side?
It is consistent for me as well. I tried dropping the map size down from 64 to 40 and it worked for maybe the first few minutes of the match. I have a GTX 940, Windows 10, i7-5500, 16GB RAM and I don't understand what is wrong, since the Extr Offset is the only issue. I've been playing off the network as my roommate, and he has no problems with lag whatsoever. I doubt it's the graphics card to blame since he has a GTX 970, and people have been playing just fine with lower specs.
This shows just how great EA Answers HQ is 🙂
For the record I have a solid pc, i5 4690, 16gb ram, gtx960 w/ 4gb vram and i lag as * on lowest graphics.
Same here, I play BF4 on max settings just fine but I can't seem to play this game without it freezing periodically. in the graph it always shows Extr Offset to jump as it freezes. Unsure what that represents as Extr Offset is also typically high when waiting to spawn. Unsure of what Extr Offset even is.
I've been searching all over the internet, and no one knows what Extr Offset Means. There is a video on youtube that explains the net graph in bf4, but extr offset is not listed in the game. I am getting really annoyed with how DICE puts out battlefield games and there's hardly any explanation to what things mean. I don't even know what the white circle means that ticks down when a squad leader designates a flag. It isn't the capture rate so I have no idea.
As with Extr Offset, it is the only thing that constantly jumps in relation with rubberbanding and lag issues. I am currently on a 60mbps connection, all ports on my router have been opened that are specifically for XBox live, and I am directly connected. I do not experience issues like these even in BF4 nor other games.
Community Admin@NoSkillAcea Thanks for the post. For anyone else encountering this, restarting with a Clean Boot then just playing the game without starting anything else may help, without necessitating the extreme step of an OS reinstall.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/kb/929135
That's a decent advice you gave there but would it be possible if you'd answer the initial question posted? :D
Extr Offset Meaning?
Hi 🙂
Stole this from reddit :
"Extr offset is the same as server offset from BF4
Its the value of the client's synchronization to the server. When you have high offset it just means everyone else is ahead of you by that many milliseconds. But the delay is on the client side"
You see the gray-line across the networkgraph ? Everything should be under that for you to even have a decent experience .
Personal, I can't play on servers with ext offset over 40ms.. At that point hit-detection starting to fall off. A point to notice, is that while on the "spawn screen" (with map view), the extr offset will go over 100 ms.. this should drop as soon as u spawn in 🙂
To reduce Ext offset make sure no other programs runs in the back and that you have no package loss or buffer-bloat problem's.
Check here for a good quality assessment . To reduce buffer-bloat you need a router that lets you throttle your download a bit 🙂
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest
