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SillGuy432
New Novice
6 years ago

SWTOR Intermittent Lag (2019)

This is my first ever post, but here is the issue:

Every time I login and start playing one of my characters, I get these strange lag spikes at the usual intervals of from 2-13 minutes between each. While these spikes are going on, the MS starts jumping by about 1000, during which I cant do anything. These spikes can go on for a very long time, the longest one I had was 20 minutes (Managed to eat 2 pizza slices and chug an entire bottle meanwhile). It is getting so bad, that I am in a perpetual fear of them popping up during a boss fight and ruining my game. 

It is definitely not an internet issue, pretty much every other game runs fine, without a hitch. 

Please help, these lag spikes are really getting to me.

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  • SillGuy432's avatar
    SillGuy432
    New Novice
    6 years ago

    How do I have ping plotter track the lag spikes? I believe there is some sort of number needed to be inputted in the target space but I don't know what it should be

    I never used ping plotter before

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @MemesterGaming10 

    Ok so what ever is going on is happening in your local network, see the packet loss happening at on the very first hop and going through to the end of the plot, that is why there is issues.

    if wireless try a ethernet connection direct to the modem and see if the same loss occurs for example, need to start working out what isnt causing this now.

  • SillGuy432's avatar
    SillGuy432
    New Novice
    6 years ago

    I know for a fact this is not a wireless issue. I have already stated so in the first section. The internet is fine. In fact, I used to play with the same setup as now earlier without these issues. Same computer, same internet connections. If something has changed, it is not with my hardware or internet connection.

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
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    6 years ago

    @MemesterGaming10 

    The pingplot is separate and independant to the game and it indicates an issue at hop 1 , what you do with that information is up to you

    match your pingplot to the common indicators at this link

  • SillGuy432's avatar
    SillGuy432
    New Novice
    6 years ago

    Ok, thank you for explaining this to me. I will try to find out the issue on my own from now on

  • mysticbane's avatar
    mysticbane
    New Novice
    6 years ago

    Hello, can you help me with mine? I followed the same instructions you gave the original poster

    Thank you!

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @mysticbane 

    Your issue appears to be starting over the internet connection, if you look at the packet loss starting and appearing in some form through most of the graph 

    if you do a few graphs and it is similar it would likely be either some form of interference/bad connection between you and the ISP or an issue with modem

    anyways if a few more graphs show the same packet loss show that to your ISP 

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