You are right Sati_Sati, I have narrowed it down by taking a copy of the files in the settings folder and after the "bug" appears, copy the copied files back over the ones there in the settings folder. When I copy the ProfileOptions file back in, it fixes the problem until such time as I select a ping server other than Australia, and it then re-corrupts the file. Annoying that.
However, I have though seemed to find an in-game work around which so far has worked.
If I play a game on a different server other than Australia, when I finish that game, I go back to the EA Account screen, go to Options, l and change the Ping server to Australia. After doing thgat I DO NOT click on the "back" button, but go to an online game mode and try to find a lobby for a game on the Australian server - even an empty one. I go into the lobby or game for around a minute or so, then I quit. When I go back to options, I've found Australia still selected as the default Ping Server. If I exit the game altogether to Windows, and then go back in (so far) the default ping server has come up as showing Australia.
So yeah EA should fix this, but it looks like I may have come up with a work around for now. I'll update this thread when I have any more evidence.
Product: Star Wars Battlefront II
Platform:Sony Playstation 4
What is your issue related to? General
Summarize your bug Can't connect to a game. The Ping Server keeps setting it self to United Arab Emirates (the server with the highest ping for me). If I leave it for more than 3 minutes I get placed in an empty lobby where I don't see anyone else come in.
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? LunarCoil
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
Can you tell us the date (MM/DD/YYYY) that you saw the bug? 07/05/2018
What time did you see the bug? (HH:MM AM/PM) 9:00 PM
In what game mode did the bug occur? Galactic Assault
What is your time zone? AET - GMT + 10:00
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Select a game mode. While a game is being found, check Ping Server in multiplayer options.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game sets my Ping Server to United Arab Emirates. I stop the search for a game, and manually change the server to the Australian server (or any other ping server that is close to me). I start a search for a new game, but the Ping Server has automatically been set to the United Arab Emirates again.
What do you expect to see? To be placed in a game happening on the Australian Ping Server, or which ever server I've set it to.
Please select your region Australia
AMD or Nvidia Model Number ?
Here's a video of what is happening.
This used to happen rarely, less than once a week. If I restarted the game or the PS4, it would solve this problem. Since the last patch, it has been happening almost every time I play. Resetting the game or PS4 does nothing. Sometimes I eventually get placed in an empty lobby on the UAE server, but most of the time the game is perpetually looking for a match.
This problem is more extensive than you think. I have NEVER changed my ping site, because I live so close to the Oregon site, and those servers, being on west coast of North America, are usually very well-populated any time of day or night. But lately, the game is randomly picking my site for me, and then dumping me into empty servers. Every time I look, it has picked a different ping site. Trying to switch it back to Oregon does nothing. Some over at EA has really messed with something in the controls of how ping sites are selected, and it is messing everyone up.
