Massive Delay in online play
I play on PC. This year so far it seems like I am getting a good 1-2 second delay between inputting a command and players responding anytime I play online. Opponents do not seem to have the same prob...
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@pawanwazza Its explained throughout the whole post. You can see someone else saying there test is fine while in game they are showing delay.
The ea guy responded by saying the test is only a snapshot of what’s happening in game. If you are experiencing delay then it’s on you or your isp because so few have delay.
I am paraphrasing because it’s over the course of what 7 pages or whatever explaining it.
The ea guy responded by saying the test is only a snapshot of what’s happening in game. If you are experiencing delay then it’s on you or your isp because so few have delay.
I am paraphrasing because it’s over the course of what 7 pages or whatever explaining it.
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EA SPORTS FC™ Team
EA SPORTS FC™ TeamHey all,
Delay when playing matches could depend on many different situations. Here, we can help you understand the cause and how to fix it.
- Check your connection. Be sure you're using a stable connection through Ethernet Cable.
- Use our Connection Quality Report tool. (LINK) This page will check your connection's latency/stability and provide Troubleshooting steps to help you improve your response when playing online.
- Check if yellow or red icons appear at the top of the screen during the game. We give real-time feedback if you're having issues with your connection.
- Turn off the Reaction Time Modifier. If it is enabled, go to Game Settings, disable that feature, and try to play a new game.
If you still need help with input delay playing online, please turn on the Input Overlay (Local Input + Online Response) and share a clip video here.
That is a good point there is so many variables when it comes to connections. Hopefully this thread will fill up with video examples which will help explain to the community what’s going on and what can be done to help.
1. Yes I am using Ethernet cable
2. Quality report gives me 20ms ping, 0jitter, 0.01% packet loss
3. No the yellow red icons don't appear. What I am talking about is not that.. I am saying my UT games run slower than kick off games
4. Reaction modifier has always been off since day 1.
5. I have turned the local + online response overlay on. I see mili seconds of difference between the two.
But the problem is more than that. My players are slow. My game runs slow. I can't dribble more than 3-4 steps without trying to predict the opponents movement. Imagine!! U predict the opponents movement when u r defending but I have to do it when I attack because my opponents players seem fast and quick and agile... I have to show u by recording a kick off game and then a UT game with same exact players to show the difference in movements...checking overlay really doesn't give you the full picture.... I am very sure I am not the only one facing this..
I will try and record the videos and add a link here... Please try to understand it is not about overlay... It is about the whole game running slower...and it is very unfair when ur opponents are faster than you.
Thank you for taking you time in reading this
Its hard to imagine that everybody in here has a connection problem since our problems are identical
my two controllers are so out of sync its like two different players are playing.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/PS5-input-lag/m-p/13504777
The link doesn't work for some reason. But check it out. Rounder_074 has also explained exactly what Issues I face here... I have this issue ever since I have been playing fc. Not just 25.
Another issue is for first few mins or until the ball goes out for the first from kick off everything is great! works perfect. But after that I become slower than the opponent.... Today for my surprise it didn't happen.. I was so excited... I had my opponent locked down. He could string 2 passes together cus I was defending well .. and after some time I was back to being slow .......how do you explain this.....
I tried all the methods that were in other forums already and they haven't fixed anything yet. my fps is fine but theres so much input delay that everything i do in any online mode is delayed by a whole second. They do this every year and theres so many complaints about it so im confused as to how they don't see this, from what i've heard it's even bad on the consoles. Please help me fix this issue im just trying to play the online modes without delay and I dont want to be forced to only play the singleplayer modes to have fun.
- @Aguapate Try posting the video. I know last year very few ended up having delay. I only saw about 5 or so post a video. Besides sa there was 800 or so and ea fixed the server.
I will try and post it tomorrow. For now I am resetting my PS5 and reinstalling fc25.
But how soon do they fix it for u? Can they do it before fc pro open ladder?
It's like a person uses the same internet as I am using and is in the same city but different location has an awesome gameplay but I don't have it......anyways that is why I m resetting my PS5...hope this works.... Is it something like if share play is on it cause hindrance with the network? And is PSN playing any role in the connection or is it just the EA verifies the credentials and that's it.... Let me know
Thank you for keeping up with all of this. Really appreciate it
Also I have noticed. Right after the kick off until the ball goes out my game is as fast as the opponent but after that I get back to being slow again... I know this not believable but please trust me. It does happen... Also....one day I experienced the smooth and fast gameplay for a few mins before it dropped again... Like what kind of issue can this be man
- @pawanwazza Depends what the issue is but it would be up to you or ea to fix it. Sa server took a few weeks. People not on sa it was up to them to fix their connection as it wasn’t a server issue. People who had a worse connection had the problem though. Nobody said their gameplay got better the worse their connection was. You are saying the opposite so might not be a server issue.
Would be up to ea to decide. Thank you can you please tag EA admin here so they can keep up or do they keep up with forum at all times themselves?
Thank you very much mam!
- @pawanwazza The ea admin posted asking for videos a few pages back. I am sure he will keep up with the videos and pass them on.
https://streamable.com/u7fdcz this is the clip, it's good for the first couple seconds then it becomes so delayed like every input i have is almost a second later.
Mate they won't do * ! they don't have the servers to accommodate us all .Consumer protection should do something. They shouldn't be able to sell us this game as long as we are not in range of the servers. When you go in to buy the game, it doesn't specify anywhere that your location affects the performance of the game.
- @Ticaqq They have fixed servers in the past though so with enough examples they do fix it.
My average connection score is 95. And majority of games have the “great” score . I am quite sure it is not a connection problem.
I also performed all the mentioned step to disable features or change settings in Nvidia control panel and so on.
what I observe is that the game is smooth in early minutes of the game but the sluggishness and input lag and button press ignoring happens . I had one game when my sprint buttons were being ignored in addition to the general sluggishness .
I can do a screen record , but how do I hand it over to you guys for review ? And are there any other logs that I should provide ?
upload it on YouTube and share the link.
- @Noleave As the above said link it to youtube. Turn on the online input overlay this will show connection issues and button presses.
Radioshaqs I should tell u it is more than delay in the two controllers displayed. It is more about how my game is slow while the opponent is faster....I can't move at all even though online response is registered because gameplay is slow
- @pawanwazza This is why it’s important to use the online input overlay. People tend to lump “delay” into everything. There is normal delay in gameplay that’s why there is early and late settings. People also have connection delay. That is when they are talking about pings other peoples connections ect. They often get confused.
You are right about that but even without delay my games are slow.. there is very very minimal delay. Idk if it's normal because I've never experienced a good gameplay. I think it is. How does this slow gameplay happen? I know! EA not expanding their server capabilities...I am very sure of that. Because when it's busy the game is slow. Non peak hours it is faster but still slow.. some opps always have advantage because when u r slow they r slightly faster and when u are fast not completely fast they are completely fast. Lol I wrote this in between my game in a hurry. Hope I made sense... I ll post a clip soon.
- @pawanwazza They have added more severs though. Adding more servers doesn’t always help either. They did a lot of pitch notes explaining all this. Like Mexico City has a server but their isp routes them to Dallas it makes no sense but that’s your isp for you.
I’ve never had delay so the servers have always been fine for me. This is another issue not everyone has this issue so points more towards you on your isp. I literally begged in every thread last year for people to post their delay videos and only 5 ever did it. People will say I am defending ea but if it’s that low then it probably isn’t a server issue and is either on isp or something you are doing wrong in game.
I mean if this thread fills up with examples I am sure ea will look into it but call be skeptical I don’t think it’s on their end. I would be Al for this thread proving me wrong and ea fixing it though. I will also link it and beg everyone to post their examples.
So we will see. They have enough servers. My server gives me 20 ping which Is more than enough. I am talking one particular server being able handle multiple requests at the same time... If there a lot of people on my server. My game becomes slow. My isp doesn't route me anywhere else except my server. Also the routing part is not always on the isp. EA also decides to put you in any of the closest server which they think should work fine. They won't put you in any server with 50+ ping especially in rivals and champs. You are under a lot of preconceived notions. There is no way my internet is the issue. My server can't handle enough requests. Why do I get faster gameplay at 5am when there are less people playing? You now it is still not fast enough as my opponent. I also meet opponents just like me whose gameplay is slow. If you watch video you won't understand it. So I m recording multiple matches. Well anyways thanks
- @pawanwazza ea explained why your connection can fluctuate in that thread I linked earlier it’s your isp traffic.
This is all taken from the help page about how your isp routes you below.
EAS FC uses game data centers so that someone else’s connection doesn’t impact your own gameplay. The game data center handles the distribution of gameplay information to all players.
The center collects inputs from your game at a set interval of time, and then sends this information back to everyone else in a match. This happens at the same time for all players and is determined by their individual connections.
For example, if one player is streaming 4K movies and trying to play on a weak Wi-Fi signal, their activities shouldn’t impact anyone else in that match. The game data center still sends the information back at the same time.
A game data center acts as the host of the match in multiplayer matches.
How does EA decide where to place game data centers?
We work with industry-leading enterprise technology partners for our game data centers and place them in high-population areas with quality technology vendors.
Our vendors provide us with robust technology that can process data from tens of millions of players. Adding more centers doesn’t automatically result in a better player experience. For that reason, we carefully analyze the long-term effects on the players in the surrounding region before implementing a new game data center.
Why do some players connect to a distant game data center?
EAS FC will always try to connect you to online matches on your best game data center. Although that’s often the nearest one, this isn’t always the case.
Internet service providers (ISP) generally don’t send data from Point A to Point B directly. They route this data across locations, sometimes across the globe. This can be a physical networking infrastructure limitation of some ISPs or part of their business model. These decisions are ultimately handled by ISPs based on their unique needs and situations.
In some cases, your connection to a game data center is the best connection available at the moment, even if it’s farther away. However, your connection can be routed elsewhere if internet issues impact the route that your network traffic would normally take, or if one of our game data centers is experiencing technical problems. My good sir. I understand what you are saying but you don't know the problem I am facing. You are completely wrong about my problem. Well you don't know it yet. I think you have never experienced this issue. It is not you. Don't worry. You don't need to explain me how internet works. Keeping everything you said in mind I am telling you the server cannot handle large multiple requests at once very effectively. The data centre needs more processing capabilities. Pay more money to AWS for additional storage or processors or something wrong with their netcode. As simple as that. I will try and make videos and see this through. Hopefully EA acknowledges and notices it and you will then know what I am talking about. You are the only one who knows how internet works. Stop this man seriously. I am already irritated with this game
- @pawanwazza Nobody can know what problem you are facing thats why when you said you have delay I believe you. Where we disagree is where the fault lies. If it was ea servers your opponent and your friends connection and gameplay wouldn’t be better than yours. It would be bad for everyone.
