Time Nudge (TN) issue Megathread
Hello! I've been dealing with issues relating to Time Nudge spikes (can manifest either as high lag or "slow-motion") and high consistent Time Nudge since about Battlefield 2042 update #3.0.0, and these issues have persisted into the BF6 beta, keeping me from pulling the $70 trigger on BF6. I've done research on the causes and "fixes" (though none of them are complete fixes) of the issues caused by Time Nudge, which I'll outline below. Cause: Time nudge, in most cases, appears to be introduced when the CPU can't keep up with the traffic from the server. Time nudge itself is a buffer that waits for the CPU to either process the packets sent by the server or re-sync with the tick speed of the server. This does not, however, mean more powerful CPUs don't have this issue and less powerful ones do - it seems to be almost random which devices have issues with time nudge and which don't: even some consoles have had issues with time nudge in Battlefield 2042. As for it being an internet, location, or router-related issue, I've eliminated those factors by: 1. Changing my ISP and router (for a different reason, but the issue persisted) 2. Using both Wi-Fi and Ethernet (it didn't matter) 3. Even though I live in a major server city, I took my computer traveling out east and still had no dice with fixing the issue on hotel Wi-Fi. The issue is often found in systems whose CPUs have high utilization or are throttling (as is expected), but I've run 2042 and the BF6 beta on 60% CPU utilization well under 80 degrees C with the issue persisting. Your system not getting enough airflow could be an issue causing Time Nudge spikes. From what I've seen, the issue appears both on Intel and AMD chips across multiple generations, including mobile and desktop chips, and across multiple motherboard models as well. It's likely a slight mismatch with something in certain specific CPUs and the Netcode that causes the issues to appear. The issue is not GPU-related: it persists on integrated graphics and both graphics cards I own, and changing graphics settings or turning on DLSS does not majorly affect how severe the issue is. This has been consistent throughout my research into the topic. Additionally, the games usually run with very high framerate and high GPU overhead even when the issue occurs. The issue could be RAM-related in some cases. Tweaking some RAM-related settings in BIOS can relieve some issues relating to Time Nudge. Solutions: The issue can be relieved partially for some devices by lowering the max framerate in the game settings below what it normally . This may give some overhead for the CPU to run network-related processes and Additionally, user-created .cfg files have been circulating that limit CPU usage for the game to only about half of what it would use otherwise. These haven't worked at all for me, but seem to have had some effect in other users' issues. Note that this fix -- pretty much universally -- has been said to not completely solve the issue, but rather alleviate it a bit. For those who have the option, enabling an XMP profile for RAM in your bios could alleviate the issue. Alternatively, adding more RAM to your system could eliminate any issues in the CPU failing to communicate with memory, and give the CPU enough overhead to perform other tasks. Resetting your BIOS or re-installing your OS or game is not a valid way of alleviating this issue, from my attempts at doing all three and anecdotal evidence from other threads. Something I read relating to Time Nudge that seems important to note: "It's an issue with no clear cause and no solution." Everybody's case will be different, and the issue is probably not solvable either on your end or EA's end. As far as I can tell, the only way to completely solve the issue would be to swap to a different CPU, including using a potentially older one. If you have a laptop or a system with a soldered-on CPU, getting a new device to play the game on may be your only option if the fixes I've listed and the ones in the comments don't work. If I missed any solutions (I definitely did), feel free to drop them in the comments. Conclusion: I'm writing this in part to get the attention of EA staff, of whom only one has responded to any time-nudge related thread before (2 years ago). This is an issue that is preventing a not insignificant amount of players from enjoying your game, and one that needs to be solved. This is not an issue for me in any Battlefield game other than 2042 and 6, and not in any other multiplayer game either. Edit 10/25/2025: Just gonna leave an update here - consensus among quite a few posts (here and elsewhere) has shown that if you're having Time Nudge issues on the 60hz servers, playing on the 30hz Community servers is an option. The 60hz servers are just more difficult for the CPU to juggle network traffic with, so a slower tick rate server should alleviate the issue a little. I've bought BF6 and will post the results of me trying those 30hz Community / Portal servers. Something about those servers to note: there has been community pushback against DICE for their decision to make those servers 30hz. While this is a reasonable criticism from a gameplay perspective, a switch to all-60hz servers could end a way for us experiencing this Time Nudge issue to play the game. Due to that community pushback, and assuming the TN issue isn't addressed in a near-future update, you can expect that method of playing the game to vanish after some time. Another thing to note for some users, especially with portable devices: changing power plan settings to not throttle (pick High Performance mode in "Choose a power plan" in Windows search) has had some effect in mitigating this issue with some users I've seen online, especially those with laptops or handheld devices. I will note, however, that altering this did not work for me in 2042 with my laptop.
Menu clicking sounds throughout the match which cause bad gameplay
In the past 5 days I have been experiencing an issue where throughout my whole match I am hearing menu clicking sounds. This has also slowed down my gameplay significantly. I have contacted various people from EA help and they told me troubleshooting methods such as deleting in game files, rebuilding the database, uninstall and reinstall, however nothing has worked. Today I have discovered the problem, the flame cosmetic and arrow cosmetic on two of my players (Valverde and Hakimi) is causing this. This means I cannot use these two players in order for my game to work properly. I also spent fifa points to put the world tour cosmetic on Valverde and now I cannot use both players and this has also ruined my FUT Champs experience.PLEASE HELP
Hello everyone, I am writing from Turkey. About two weeks ago, playing FC 26 suddenly became almost impossible for me, and no matter what I do, I can’t find a solution. From the moment I launch the game, I receive an EA servers connection error. Because of this, I initially can’t enter the game at all. When I close and reopen the game and the connection is finally established, I am stuck on a plain blue screen and the game never proceeds to the main menu. After closing and reopening it again, I sometimes reach the initial startup menu, but I still can’t enter Ultimate Team. After repeating this process many times, when I finally manage to connect to Ultimate Team hours later, the game becomes extremely slow and randomly freezes on any screen. When this happens, I am sent back to the beginning again. Playing the game has become impossible. I have tried everything, including changing DNS settings and modem/router configurations. Please help.
Antwort von EA gefordert
Liebes Support-Team, ich möchte euch auf ein gravierendes Problem hinweisen, das nichts mit der eigenen Internetverbindung zu tun hat. Selbst wenn man einen exzellenten Ping und eine stabile Internetverbindung hat, stellt man fest, dass die angezeigte Ping-Qualität absolut irreführend ist. Denn die reine Ping-Anzeige spiegelt in keiner Weise wider, wie das tatsächliche Gameplay und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit im Spiel aussehen. Mit anderen Worten: Die technische Anzeige suggeriert faire Bedingungen, die in der Realität aber nicht gegeben sind. Das bedeutet, dass Spieler trotz optimaler eigener Verbindung im Nachteil sind, weil die tatsächliche Performance und die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit im Spiel einfach nicht dem entsprechen, was angezeigt wird. Das ist nicht hinnehmbar, und ich erwarte, dass ihr diese Diskrepanz sofort behebt und sicherstellt, dass alle Spieler wirklich gleichbehandelt werden, unabhängig von irgendwelchen irreführenden Ping-Anzeigen. Danke für eure sofortige Aufmerksamkeit.Lag Issue. Game is unplayable
There is an incredible lag issue in the game, and unfortunately I have no chance to compete with my opponent. The game is inconsistent from one day to the next, but most of the time I experience heavy lag. I don’t think this problem can be fixed anymore. You say that you are listening to us, but there is no sign that you actually listen or fix anything. I don’t remember there being this much lag in previous years. Because of the lag, I don’t even have the chance to play the game the way I want—runs, passes, tackles, in short, nothing happens the way it should.
