Input Lag/Unresponsiveness
New game, same issue. Since last January. Not my first rodeo posting here! To get the jump on the response: Xbox Series X, 1ms monitor, all hardware has been swapped multiple times (including my sys...
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@WiZaKoR The whole issue is a complete mess. I don't doubt that the servers play a role in this, but even this is confusing. For example, some people will blame proximity to the servers, but if you look on FIFA threads on this forum and on reddit, you'll find people with 6-8ms ping dealing with horrific delay.
To use more anecdotes, I live in midwest US. I can count on one hand how many games with smooth gameplay I've had in the past few years on FIFA. It doesn't even matter what time of day or night it is. I've played at 3-4 AM, and while the gameplay is a little better, I am no match for people that are just zooming around and making me look like an idiot while my players are still too sluggish. Meanwhile, I have friend who lives a couple of miles from me, in the same city. While he still has delay, it is noticeably better than what I deal with. Same ISP. I also watch a twitch FIFA 'pro' who also lives in a suburb of the same city. This player never experiences delay. All 3 of us have the same ISP, we ping the same to EA servers, and yet we all have 3 separate gameplay experiences.
Some have said this could be an issue of ISP congestion, but this doesn't make sense to me. My ISP says the node is fine. traceroute shows all my packets reach the EA server with no ping anomalies. My connection score using EA's connection tool is 98, with negligible jitter and packet loss. And yet here I am, tearing my own hair out trying to get to the bottom of an issue that EA has refused to test properly for years. It's always the same refrain - "not enough players are complaining about it for us to look into it", which is a statement I doubt. Countless threads are posted on this forum and others about these issues.
To use more anecdotes, I live in midwest US. I can count on one hand how many games with smooth gameplay I've had in the past few years on FIFA. It doesn't even matter what time of day or night it is. I've played at 3-4 AM, and while the gameplay is a little better, I am no match for people that are just zooming around and making me look like an idiot while my players are still too sluggish. Meanwhile, I have friend who lives a couple of miles from me, in the same city. While he still has delay, it is noticeably better than what I deal with. Same ISP. I also watch a twitch FIFA 'pro' who also lives in a suburb of the same city. This player never experiences delay. All 3 of us have the same ISP, we ping the same to EA servers, and yet we all have 3 separate gameplay experiences.
Some have said this could be an issue of ISP congestion, but this doesn't make sense to me. My ISP says the node is fine. traceroute shows all my packets reach the EA server with no ping anomalies. My connection score using EA's connection tool is 98, with negligible jitter and packet loss. And yet here I am, tearing my own hair out trying to get to the bottom of an issue that EA has refused to test properly for years. It's always the same refrain - "not enough players are complaining about it for us to look into it", which is a statement I doubt. Countless threads are posted on this forum and others about these issues.
@MrTryfe It's just so frustrating and unplayable.. I got a taste of perfect connection the first week of launch and my ping went down to 3 for that week.. Something changed after the first patch and now I'm back to 12 - 13 ms. But with massive delay. It's like I got switched to a different server. I wish there was an option to select the server you want to play on.
