Slow Internet Connection. This Might Affect Your Gameplay Over & Over Again

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@chuntery wrote:

@ggibb65  Sure I see 3 or 4 bars and get the message that it may effect gameplay. It flashes up and disappears. Those ping results are from last year and are not recent. I believe I have seen an improvement.

But during a game the worst scenario is that everything stops dead and I lose the game completely. This is a rare occurrence. The more likely scenario is that I am at a disadvantage versus the other players ….they seem to react more quickly esp. in a one on one situation. I cannot compete on an equal footing. So I change my game play to long distance confrontations and avoid melee. That way I can get a decent points score.

I'm PC based not console. Now this isn't limited to one computer. It happens on multiple computers … so I believe this is not device related. I have a high end fibre internet connection with high upload and download rates. I have tried different physical locations but the results were inconclusive.

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@chunteryWhat I highlighted in red - does this mean that the gameplay stops and then crashes back to desktop?

PLEASE DON'T TAKE OFFENCE TO WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY NEXT!! as I don't know where you are playing from or your skill level.

I am only an average player & I too, play my game from a long range style as I have found that in close one on one confrontations I usually come out second best. There are some highly skilled players in the game and many play in groups with their friends (& can talk to each other) making it even more difficult for (solo) players of my level to compete. Many of these players being in a team get their battle points very quickly & are able to get access to heroes, artillery etc early in the game and tend to hold them for longer. To compensate I play the game at a distance and also concentrate on getting or helping others on my team get the objectives ( objectives give you the most points being that SWBFII is an objective based game). If I am in the top 20 players then I am happy that I have done my job. If I have high teens or above eliminations, then that's a bonus. I have to use tactics that suit my skill level. With the varied quality of players in the game, it would be rare for me to (as you say) compete on an equal footing - I win some, I lose a lot but I still have fun trying.

Having said all that, if you are one of the highly skilled players then I misinterpreted your post & will have to eat crow!!!

@chuntery  - I'm with you - It's tough being an average player so when we do well and have one of those good games, you feel great but when you have the opposite you can only laugh - Read my posts on this link - https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/Community-Calendar-December/m-p/7277889/highlight/true#M7903 - they really tell you how good a player I am.
I forgot to mention, there are people playing with modded controllers that take some of the skill out of the game and don't forget the hackers that appear every now & again.
Also, I too get the occasional dropout but usually on heavy traffic times (Sunday afternoon in Aust mostly). Guess all the kids are getting their game time.
@CrimsonLeader88 
Re: slow internet & lag - I have seen & replied to many posts on this forum referring to problems on the UK ping site. Maybe heavy traffic at certain times could be a cause!! It's hard to find an answer due to varied platforms and a lot of different PC setups. Everyone tends to blame the EA servers (they might be right) but if they were at fault, wouldn't everyone have the same problem, not just a few in particular regions? I spent a lot of time on researching this problem and still no permanent fix comes to light. Sometimes even though all looks right, a hard reset of your console or router fixes the problem. I am still looking for an answer.