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Seasoned Ace

9 months ago

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 unwinnable matches (whether it’s Division Rivals H2H or other player v player modes) where my ping rate drops from the 22-24ms I normally enjoy to over 80ms simply because I’ve been matched with someone thousands of miles away who sits closer to the host server. I’d rather wait an extra minute in the matchmaking process in order to play a FAIR match against someone in my region instead of enduring the frustration of an insurmountable 60-80ms lag. Your developers need only play the game under these conditions to understand why this ruins the H2H experience (which ought to be the best part of any self-respecting football game!).

35 Replies

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Seasoned Ace
3 months ago
How is it that with the update the H2H ping has actually gotten WORSE??? Just played a match where my ping quadrupled! This isn’t a fun, competitive match—not even remotely! Feels like a slap in the face when EA talks a big game about “listening” to users but fails to address basic and persistent issues like H2H lag.
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Seasoned Ace
3 months ago
Over and over again, the lag kills the competitiveness and the fun. EA are so full of crap when they say they “listen” to us. I’ve been posting about this issue
for months and months. I’ve also filled out at least six surveys. There are actionable solutions to address latency and they refuse to do anything about it. Why should anyone pay their hard-earned money to acquire top players if they can’t enjoy playing with them against other users?
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Seasoned Ace
3 months ago
Another day, same lag. Since the update I’ve yet to experience a H2H match with less than 60ms ping. I’m losing to teams that are -5 OVR compared to me and it’s absolutely infuriating. EA, you claim to “listen” to users but I’ve seen no evidence of it. The changes you made in the update appear entirely superficial while the greatest points of pain (like lag) remain as persistent as ever.
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Seasoned Ace
3 months ago
Are you kidding, EA?
135ms ping (and this wasn’t even the highest reading of the match. What a joke.
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Hero
3 months ago
You’re closer to the servers than I am! :P But seriously, the update has caused some issues. Sometimes I see high ping but the game isn’t lagging, and other times both teams show low ping but players are warping all over the place. It seems like the latency shown doesn’t actually reflect the real latency.