Scythus
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Okay, something really strange seems to have happened to CoH. The latest from my tech support card.
Quote:Response Brian via Email 09/26/2011 07:12 PM
Hello [Name Redacted],
Thank you for bringing this concern to my attention today. I have been reviewing the data provided and it appears the issue you are reporting is related to low frame rates and not lag. This term is often referred to as FPS, or Frames Per Second. I would like you to download a small program for monitoring your FPS while in City of Heroes called "FRAPS". While the software is free, it isn't supported by NCsoft.
1. Download Fraps from www.fraps.com
2. Install FRAPS using the onscreen instructions.
3. Double click the desktop shortcut to run the program.
Once running, you can minimize the program and start City of Heroes. Once you log into City of Heroes you should notice a green set of numbers in the top left corner. This number is your FPS. Ideally, you want at least 30 FPS and a stable 30 FPS. The more your FPS jumps from low numbers to higher numbers the more "shuddering" and "jerkiness" you will experience. Anything from 0-15 is low, 15-30 is good, 30-60 is ideal. Though you can go beyond 60 FPS, you will not notice much difference. Once you have your baseline reading with your current settings, you can use the "Graphics and Audio" tab to change your graphic settings until you find a "sweet spot" granting you at least 30 FPS.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding what settings affect the performance the most, or would like suggestions to improve your frame rate.
Regards,
Brian
NCsoft Technical SupportQuote:Customer [Name Redacted] via CSS Email 09/26/2011 07:45 PM
The highest I can get the FPS is to about 25, and that is on the lowest possible graphics settings. This is unacceptable. Before Issue 21 I used to get Ultra Mode on medium settings, but now I have been reduced to the most rudimentary graphics setting that this game has to offer.
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Quote:Except that it was established that in the Supernatural mythos, Lucifer can't lie. Considering that one of the hallucinogenic Lucifer's claims was that Sam was still in the hole with him despite the fact that he clearly isn't, I think we can really chalk this up to Sam's mind playing cruel tricks on him as he slowly goes mad from the memories.Originally Posted by 2short2care
Yeah but it would be cool if Lucifer was really back, just saying. Also he is Satan he could be lying about being a hallucination he could be lying about being back you never know, we would eventually find out, but as for now we don't really know. -
Quote:I'm pretty sure that was just one of Sam's hallucinations.Originally Posted by 2short2care
looks like Lucifer is back too.
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Quote:Here's the thing, I did once upon a time have a router that was crapping out and the... issue was significantly more noticeable than what you are suggesting. Not only was I having troubles staying connected to the game, but I was having troubles staying connected to EVERYTHING. I'm not getting that kind of behavior here. The lag is present only in the game and nowhere else.Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU
did you try changing the router that your ISP supplies you? I noticed (just by doing a quick google search, so not very indepth) that some people have complained about lag/ping issues with your ISP. Swapping out the router though seems to have alleviated the problem for them.
Also, people have generally complained about the "seasonal" lag that they appeared to be getting from your ISP as well...
Granted, as i said it was just a quick cursery look, but there is enough evidence to me that it could well be an ISP issue.
Note: Have you actually raised a ticket with NCsoft support to make sure of anything else. I know that they would probably run you through several stages that you might have already done, but it is better to be safe than sorry.
A few years ago, i had a faulty router/modem that althoguh i could play the game, i had constant drop outs/lag from it... the rest of the interwebs was fine, downloading was fine, but once i got a replacement router from them, i had no more problems from them... even my 8pm on a thursday night router/modem reboot was solved.
If the problem was more universal on my computer, I'd be more inclined to go with your theory, but right now the evidence for it is lacking based on past experience. -
Quote:If you even bothered to read my post, you'd know that I already have. I've tinkered with everything that I can think of to make sure it's not on my end. Everything checks out. Hell, I have a program on my computer that does a regular monthly diagnostic on my hardware. If there was anything wrong, it would have told me by now.Originally Posted by Tyranny_NA
The only advice I can offer is to make sure it's not completely the fault of your ISP, or hardware, or other issues local to you. If you've already ruled that out
Fortunately, I was able to get an hour of play in today free of lag. Then... it proceeded to slide into lag hell. -
Quote:No you weren't, you were being snarky.Originally Posted by MrDead
I was serious. Lag is. It's actually likely to get worse.
Fine... I'll edit that in.Quote:Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU
Wouldnt it be handy for people to list their "rough" geographic location and ISP as well?
Personally, I am in the UK, and i havent had noticable lag in the game for a while... -
Quote:AHURHURHUR.Originally Posted by MrDead
Just assume everyone who's ever played any MMO ever just posted.
Just because lag happens in other MMOs doesn't mean it has to be acceptable. I've been subscribed for over two years and never have I had this much of a problem. Now if you're not going to be serious, don't bother posting. -
Pretty much what the title says, post here if you've had lag. Post if you've started having it before or after i21, post if it's persistent or occasional.
I'm getting really, really P.O.ed. I think I've tinkered with every damn thing I can think of on my computer to make sure it's not me, and I've searched the forum to make sure others have been having the issue (sure enough I've found some threads). I've even gone so far as updating my video drivers and opening up the computer while its running to take a peek inside.
The lag remains a constant thorn. Sometimes it'll even stop and I get a few fun moments of clarity, but then the lag starts up all over again.
So, yeah... post here if you have lag.
Also, supply geographic location and ISP.
Tacoma, WA, USA
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Quote:Still, SETI could use this to try improving it's listening tech, as I always doubted that aliens were chatting with each other with HAMs.Originally Posted by starphoenix
If true, then it opens up the possibility of realtime interplanetary and maybe even realtime interstellar communications. Although, there is no use for the technology at the moment if we don't have people on other planets or aliens communicating directly with us. It looks like such communication would be similar to laser communication so unless a beam of accelerated neutrinos is directed towards us, then no communication can occur.
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Cool. I shall be eagerly watching for further developments from this story.
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I've been having this kind of lag regardless of what I'm doing.
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Quote:Indeed.Originally Posted by Texas Justice
And yet people are whining and complaining because the servers are being taken down for hardware upgrades.
And when those upgrades don't fully fix the problems and they schedule another downtime for hardware upgrades they whine some more.
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Heh? Really? And people were saying nothing was wrong with the servers when myself and others were complaining about things like lag and whatnot.
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I've been experiencing repetitive spikes of lag every day since Issue 21 debuted. No, I don't know what's going on, but it needs to get fixed.
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I've been getting lag period, regardless of where I am. It's been every day now since i21's come out.
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Quote:....Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Does it? Shouldn't we side with the Hamidon then to help it do the right thing and wipe out humanity?
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Quote:Interesting, because in my experience, this IS the only forum that has been forgetting me.Originally Posted by houtex
Folks, I'm using IE9, and this forum is NOT the only one that's forgetting me. Even my bank forgot my account loging pseduo name. That last gave me the heebie jeebies, and I started looking for answers on this.
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Yeah, really... I can only wish something like that was the worst of my problems with my game right now.
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Quote:I only have one video card, so no.Originally Posted by SliceNDice
I wonder if it has anything to do with having more then one video card. my laptop has a gtx460m, and i have no issues playing in ultra mode in a league. but when i go to my PC with 2 gtx460 in sli on ultra mode and by the time siege comes out of his hut, it is slide show time. both are on the newest drivers. i am going to try disableing SLI and see if it is any diffrent
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No, but I've been getting plenty of lag. It was a little better at first today though, I suppose because of the maintenance, but then it just went downhill from there.
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Great work at making the lag spikes less lengthy with today's maintenance, but that doesn't stop me from still getting them. >/
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While I'm not getting crashes (and never got them), I'm still winding up with lag spikes. Uh yeah, sure they were a little better for a while there but now they're just hammering me.
I should add though that my memory is fine. -
Well, it seems that the maintenance seems to haven't done much good. I'm still getting lag spikes. Wonderful....
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Quote:Considering that I and few other people have been experiencing nothing but lag, as well as some other folks having disconnects and/or crashing for the last few days, I'd say a hell of a whole lot.Originally Posted by rsclark
Login server back up, but still in testing mode on the servers.
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This is what my mind's eye sees every time I see that image. Picture sucks.
