Connection Issues during peak times

@EA_Darko i'm quite interested in your setup too.

So, I've been reviewing mine for the last week, trying to figure out where i can do better, also because of what @RadioShaqs  was writing.

- According to the EA connection quality tool, my provider is the fastest in the country. Up- and downloadspeeds are very good and the worst ping I had was 15ms during my tests. BUT.. it is also known among local gaming communities for not being the best, because it blocks certain ports, unabling to connect to NAT1. Not very familiar with what that does, but it has something to do with a stable connection? So maybe I was thinking to switch to a gaming router instead of what I have now?

- Although I'm playing on a 100hz tv, it's an old one, and maybe not fit anymore to deal with the latest games. Not sure if it will make any difference to give it a try to change it.

I'm not worried about cables or controllers. I moved around a lot over the past 10 years, often changing playstations, cables and gear.

What I did notice over these years was the same as what was described in the first post of this thread: lots of delays in the connection, especially during weekends and school holidays. In between there were always a few games with normal gameplay, but then you stop playing for 20min, return to the game and it's again full of lags. I assume that is because it reconnects to a different server. But then again, that shouldn't be an issue since i'm in western Europe, and there are plenty of servers around.  Also, sometimes connection starts good but after 2min in the game, it drops.

Basically, in the last 10 years, I had 2 full days without any problems and smooth gameplay: 27 and 28th September of this year, the release date of EA FC25. Since i was so disappointed in the 24 edition, i decided to wait it out this year and not buy the new one immediately. To my surprise, gameplay on EA FC24 was suddenly without any lags and delays. My guess is that the EA FC24 servers were a lot less crowded because a lot of people moved towards the new game, but again: i'm not an expert.  Just describing what i see.

So, i'm quite puzzled. I can go for a new tv, new router and new ISP, which will cost me at least 1000€, and will not likely solve a lot. And for what? Everything is working properly except for one game full of issues. A whole new setup will not repair uncustomizable tactics, sweeper keepers glued to their lines, social distance-applying defenders, overpowered attackers, passes that fly around randomly, etc...