Nhl 22 input lag and delay

10 ms = massive delay unplayable 

20 ms = slight delay 

30 ms = slight delay 

40 ms = delay almost gone 

50 ms = optimal experience 

@EA_Aljo 

Bro my equipment is fine I called my isp yearerday I’m getting the speeds I’m paying for .  Which is top of the line bell fibre internet .  As you can see I regularly get 10 ms .  My internet is good .  Every game runs fine .  Not ea nhl 22 only 

Need to look into how my in game reading is obviously givi g false readings if the higher the ms = better connection.  The game should not be telling my connection is good when I can’t move or control my guy .  

My mint good connection connects to ea , ea acknowledges that connection is mint and reads green flat line 10 ms 0 packet loss .  MASSIVE IMPUT DELAY.  
if I make my connection worse and make my in game reading sky rocket the delay goes away . If you can’t see something is wrong with that then your being ignorant 

Please if your not going to fix this , at least give me a way to block my native servers so I can connect to central or west so I can control my guy again please 

@Xlkash- 

Speed isn't always the issue. You can have the fastest connection in the world, but if it's not stable, it doesn't matter how fast it is. I actually had someone recently that had to lower their speed to remove input delay. I don't know if that would help, but it could be worth trying. They went from close to a gig down to about 200 and their input lag disappeared. It might be worth testing with your ISP.

You can block specific servers with a better router. This is a feature built into many routers these days. You can also ask your ISP if they will do this for you.

What information would I need to block your severs , op addresses ? 

@Xlkash- 

We can't give out the IPs of our servers.

How could I block them then ?

@Xlkash- 

You would need a router that has the ability to see which IPs you're connected to.

So if they are readily available for ppl to access why do you have to be so secretive with them ? 

@Xlkash- 

We don't give out those IPs. I don't have any other details on that.

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@Xlkash- wrote:

10 ms = massive delay unplayable 

20 ms = slight delay 

30 ms = slight delay 

40 ms = delay almost gone 

50 ms = optimal experience 

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I chose this comment to reply to because my latency on HUT is usually in the 50-55 range, and I have the worst experience known to man with this game.  My line in the graph is basically a flat line too, so there isn't a lot of change going on.  It almost feels like the more money I spend on speed upgrades, new wires/cables, and better modem/routers the worse my experience is...not that it's really been happy for the last 7 or so years.  I currently use a Netgear router with NetDuma's firmware, and aside from showing me more things about my connection it doesn't seem to change anything with any of the settings you can enable.

I think your average player who doesn't invest too much time in the game (2-8 hours per week) doesn't realize the connection advantage. They just think, wow this guys a sweat and move on. I used to play this game 20-30 hours a week (work from home) and it took me like 2 weeks to notice there was huge discrepancy with connection sometimes. One day I want to check it out, go to a nice hotel in northern VA that has LAN connection (no wifi) and spend a weekend playing NHL and seeing if I get any of those "mud" games.

It's pretty sad how gameplay can variate from Online Versus to HUT. Online versus is never an issue and always crisp, clean play. Then when you play HUT it's practically a coin toss to who's going to have a server advantage. Clearly shows the inferior online experience EA provides with their servers compared to a P2P connection. And their only defense to that is "OH we don't want people getting IP booted." That's a poor explanation especially when you have GWC going and it has nothing to do with skill because it's based in HUT.

@Nohtan 

P2P connections don't take place on our servers. Chances are good you're connecting to someone closer to you than the nearest dedicated server so that could provide a better connection. Especially if you're in a region that's not close to a dedicated server.

@Nohtan 

If you're far from a dedicated server, your connection won't be as strong. That's not an issue with our servers. Hopefully, we'll have one closer to you at some point in the future. This is why you're getting a better connection in Online Versus games because you're connecting with someone closer to you than our servers.

Hopefully EA puts server near Saskatchewan too, please.   Very frustrating this year.

@Nohtan 

The top 32 are not pre-determined. If you have a bad connection, your chances of making it there are a lot lower though of course.

P2P would only work everyone participating played in the same, small, region. Longer distances would give both players a bad connection. Also, both players are going to be affected if one of them as a bad connection. IP booting can also be a big problem. Dedicated servers are much better for this event, but if you live in a more remote area, that's going to cause a weaker connection due to the distance to your closest server.

So what’s the answer then? We move or EA puts more severs in locations where these type of complaints are coming from? Or we just quit the game? 

I would hazard a guess that many have just quit because of this and I’m contemplating doing the same.

Way too frustrating which is a real shame as I think the game is very enjoyable when server connection is not the determining factor.

@Br4ymatter 

Being closer to a dedicated server would help. Unfortunately, I don't think there's anything else that can be done. Hopefully, we'll have a server located closer to you at some point.

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@Br4ymatter wrote:

So what’s the answer then? We move or EA puts more severs in locations where these type of complaints are coming from? Or we just quit the game? 

I would hazard a guess that many have just quit because of this and I’m contemplating doing the same.

Way too frustrating which is a real shame as I think the game is very enjoyable when server connection is not the determining factor.

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THIS RIGHT HERE!!!  This needs to be read and understood by the game developers at EA.

These servers are a joke. I have all the input delay everyone else is having. Living in southern Ontario. Fix the servers... I've done every trouble shooting step there is..running 1.5gbps bell Fibre directly to my house. Ping is 12ms but feels like 150 - 200... Running the game on Ps5.

The biggest reason why it's the ea servers is because every other game I play that's not ea has zero delay and plays perfectly. I have the same delay in fifa as well. But it's my connection and hard ware right? I've literally upgraded and changed every hardware to the best possible scenario. Nothing works. 

-New ethernet cable

-New hdmi cablr

-New gaming 1ms monitor (Asus designed for the Ps5 with hdmi 2.1)

-New modem

-tried multiple dns servers 

-turned off hdr

-turned off 4k went down to 1080p

-went from wireless to wired controller (turned off Bluetooth) 

-ethernet 3ft away from Ps5. 

It's a server issue. Stop blaming the customers. I know there's tons of variables. But there's just too many of us with the same issues. It's 2022 we should've be having this delay. It's apparently in every ea game.. That should say something. Fifa players are complaining as well. I have no issues playing versus mode (peer to peer) it's only when connecting to the servers. 

I'm pretty sure it's the qc server that's having the biggest problem. Why can't I choose what server I can play on? Because clearly the one I'm on is horrendous. (pretty sure it's the qc server) 

I wanted to compete in the Gwc tournament and it was so delayed that I ended up giving up, it was totally unplayable.