Fix H2H Matchmaking to Address Latency/Lag
EA:. PLEASE do something to fix H2H matchmaking to prevent ping rates above 50-60ms. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that it’s incredibly annoying/demoralizing to regularly find myself in unwinnabl...
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Two months on and H2H stills SUCKS, EA! Just absolutely miserable. Latency is a major issue in at least 2/3 of the H2H matches I play (including modes like Scouting Camp). I’m writing again because I suffered through at least six terrible H2H matches today and it is killing the fun. The lag means it’s no longer about the team I’ve built or my skill—it’s down to one user having an arbitrary advantage. Could you guys stop wasting your time recycling the stupid skill games and churning out more corny holiday-themed events long enough to fix this key aspect of the user experience (i.e. the persistent lag/latency that presumably stems from matching players who are at too great a distance from one another and, therefore, the EA server hosting the match)? It turns your product from something reasonably decent into something that makes me want to throw my device across the room and curse the day I ever heard of EA. You guys keep rolling out your surveys seeking feedback on this or event or that event, but it’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Fix this fundamental flaw at the heart of your app and make it fun—NOT FRUSTRATING AS HELL—to play!
Including a screenshot of a H2H matchup I just had that was virtually unplayable and 100% unwinnable thanks to a ridiculously high ping. This is why I’m in here ranting. I’m playing on a 9th generation iPad sitting mere feet from my router on an internet connection that even during a congested period is still showing a 32ms ping. The problem is that EA’s matchmaking routinely triples or quadruples that ping because it matches opponents who are too far away from each other. The result is it RUINS the user experience. I wasn’t competing with this opponent—because the lag made that impossible! Instead, I was left fuming as my opponent repeatedly taunted me because his ping advantage allowed him to walk all over me. This is the opposite of fun and if EA doesn’t care about fun anymore then it ought to just pack up shop because it’s truly lost its way.
Different day, same story. Just played a Premier League Club Challenge match with ridiculous lag — +80ms throughout. Ran a speed test immediately afterward and my ACTUAL ping is 27ms. This is pretty clear cut: If EA cares anything about users having an enjoyable experience and wants matches to actually be competitive then they need to address this issue. My ping shouldn’t triple or quadruple in more than half the H2H matches I play.
I have the same problem. I cant explain it but i think it has something to do with the new beta version. probably they are using the same servers... I somehow fix the problem with LagoSoft and by lowering my graphic settings. Now if i have high lag the frame rate just goes lower, like when you disconnect and reconnect to a match but afther a couple of seconds is ok and sometime i ma nage to win or draw. Its not perfect but...
