VCES>Willy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 hi there folks, im on 64k ISDN. yup its shit i know that. please dont respond with "get broadband" cos that is out of the question. anyway - in 0.4 i had a ping of around 100, sometimes less and often slightly more - and on a full server i was likely to get a ping of 200. i didnt play on full servers. now in 0.5 i get a ping of 200+ all the time. nothing else has changed - my pc is the same as it was before. nothing has been installed or changed in any way. this is true in UK servers that aren't very full, where in 0.4 i would have had an acceptable ping in order to play. I wouldnt mind that much but the high ping causes people to call you a cheat, which gets tiresome. but the main problem is it seems i am dropping packets, lots and lots. the chat box becomes unintelligible and often i cant even see what i wrote myself. I thought i'd bring it to the attention of the devs. I thought 0.5 would have improved ping issues and such, but for me it has been worsened. I am not expecting there to be a quick fix, but if it could be solved in the next version i would be grateful even if it is just for me Link to comment
Zircon Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Same here, but I'm on 56k. I had a 200-250 ping in smaller servers (10-12 players or less) in 0.4.1 and earlier, which was fairly normal (and at least playable at the time), but now when my ping isn't spiking to 1000, it's pushing 400 in every server I go to. That's pretty ridiculous. The bandwidth usage seems to have increased in 0.5, and that's not good. This needs to be addressed as soon as possible... otherwise, a lot of people won't be able to play this game anymore. At least I know that I'm not the only one having issues with this. Slow connection or not, there's no reason my ping should be twice as high as before. Apart from VC DM, this is the only thing that's holding me back from playing 0.5. Look into it for the next client release, please. Link to comment
Gamefreek Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 My ping hasnt changed at all and i went from Cable to DSL. Link to comment
MAD_BOY Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 heh, my ping didn't changed when i switched from .4.1 to .5 Link to comment
Scorp Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I would appreciate them doing something about the bandwith usage though. The bandwith that MTA uses, often forces me too go play some other game that are less bandwith consuming. Therefor one of the things I'm looking very much forward to in Blue is the improved packets and whatever they have done to reduce bandwith usage. Also, don't tell me to get a ISP that provides flatrate Inet, it simple isn't avalible in my area :-\ Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 i have found that 64k is fine on any other game i played, and i was worried at first about it bein ok for MTA. i was suitably impressed that they were doing a good job at making it an accessible game for everyone, regardless of internet connection. i have played other games,such as AA and RTCW:ET, and i have no issues with ping i realise that MTA is a beta, but surely with the improvements it is supposed to be getting better. at this rate ADSL users will be the only people who can play MTA. which is silly. Link to comment
Gareth Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 i have a problem like that also but i have come to the conclusion that it might have something to do with SP2 so im installing it Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 that could be the solution as i dont have it, im in the process of building a new pc and that will have it, cant be arsed to do it to this one. my new pc should be built by now but overclockers.co.uk have ballsed up and not delivered my RAM, even tho the money is out my bank. and i cant get through to the sales line cos its always busy. and the comedians have their email address as [email protected] Link to comment
JacoB Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I think they need to change their packet syntax or something. I know they've been encrypted or something but they should focus on their size rather then their risk of exposure. Link to comment
Zircon Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 If your ping hasn't changed, then don't bother saying so... this seems to be only affecting people with slower connections. I'd like to know why the bandwidth usage has increased in 0.5, and if it could it be fixed any time soon. Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 soon being key, as i really can't participate in any matches or training. It was bad enough before - not being able to hear people on TS, but now i cant even see what people say in the chat box. please please please sort it out in the next release and soon Link to comment
orappa Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Strange really... my ping's higher in VC but lower in GTA3. Heck, on UK servers I get about 24 which isn't a great deal higher than the 16 I got on a LAN. On UK VC servers, it's nearer 100. Link to comment
XcR Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Same here, but I'm on 56k. lol i used to have it, when i got broadband, i was suprised at how good it made mta, and the overall speeds of downloading compared to 56k. im also getting upgraded from 1mbit to 2mbit now for free Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 thats it... rub it in you bastard Link to comment
XcR Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 yeah, 20x 56k.... /me throws a "2mbit" stick at willy Link to comment
*FKU*$tylez Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 i got/had a 2mbit connect while 4.1 was out, and my pings (in partyserver was around 50, average 48. My cable company upgrade their customers highspeed cable from 2mbit to 3mbit for free, i guess a promotion of somekind, and now the same server (except 0.5) my ping is like around 70. to me 70 is a high ping. I dont like it. Link to comment
Hieu.JZX26 Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 My Ping was usually 40-100 (When not Downloading) in 0.4.1 and now all of a sudden it's gone to like 150-400!!! I don't understand why because my pings in other games like AA are usually 100-200. Link to comment
*SmartiE* Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 XcR i suppose ur on AOL are you getting upgraded for nowt £30 per month for 2mb WOOOHOOOOO Link to comment
XcR Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 aol? thats an insult . im on BT, they're also lowering the price to £27 for 3 months or something, but ill still have that 30gb bandwidth limit Link to comment
*SmartiE* Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 im on AOL unlimited B/W £30 per month but getting upgraded to 2mb for nowt Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 but AOL sucks big fat hairy donkey dick Link to comment
XcR Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 lol, couldnt have said it better myself Link to comment
Gareth Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 heh this is turning into an AOL hate spam post Link to comment
VCES>Willy Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 actually tho - virgin 64k ISDN is pretty poo pants aswell. but yea, can a dev post about what is happening about the bandwidth usage and whether it will be sorted so that us non-broadband users can still play MTA. Link to comment
darkdreamingdan Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Strange really... my ping's higher in VC but lower in GTA3. Heck, on UK servers I get about 24 which isn't a great deal higher than the 16 I got on a LAN. On UK VC servers, it's nearer 100. thats exactly what i find - pings seem to be much better in gta3mta Link to comment
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