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kwyjiboS2's avatar
6 years ago
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I am so, so, SO sick of EA's connection problems. CONSTANT disconnects.

For the last few days, almost every single game has ended with a disconnection from the EA servers. A good 90% of them, easy. I've been relegated in Rivals TWICE because of this garbage. And it's no...
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    kwyjiboS2
    6 years ago

    I was hoping I'd have this settled by now, but no. I do have news, though.

    The powerline thing was a bust. My condo is wired such that the two outlets I'd have to use are not on the same circuit.

    I found a 50 foot Cat 7 ethernet cable for fairly cheap, and it has shielding that's supposed to make it fray and tear resistant, so I fed that along the wall around the room. Cats hate citrus, so I rubbed a little orange oil on it, too. Seems to work, and is acceptable as a long term solution.

    Unfortunately, I haven't been able to test the connection because my controller's left stick broke from pushing down too hard/much. New one's coming today.

    I did browse the menus some, though. No lost connections, but a couple of those messages from above about not owning the game. I plan to contact Microsoft about that next time it happens.

    Finally, I'm dead serious when I say that you guys would benefit from putting a disclaimer in that "Lost Connection" message. Something like, "NOTE: This game is particularly sensitive to lapses in connectivity. If you are on wireless, it is strongly recommended you switch to a wired connection if possible." I'd bet money that you'd see a decrease in complaints, and it would give you something to point at if people do complain.

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