Champion server Lag, Map Serve, DC
By
Stormfront_NA,
Posted on: 2010-08-27 06:31 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
By
Stormfront_NA,
Posted on: 2010-08-27 06:31 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Greetings:
I am not sure were the complaint part in the forums is located at, so I am placing mine here. If this is not the correct place, please feel free to move this thread to its correct location.
Since GR has been released, I been experiencing frequent waves of short lag spikes, also frequent stoppage of activity with a disconnect message that last briefly, then I get to catch up on what happened for those 15 seconds or so, mainly what the mobs did to me for those 5 to 10 seconds. Then when there is any load, such as during an RWZ mothership raid, Hami, or ITF it seems we are plagued with Map Served instances across team players gallore.
For awhile, I thought my computer was at fault, or my router, or my internet connection , or my internet provider. But then I have a near state of the art computer, with near stat of the art dual video cards in SLI mode, dedicated internet line, checked my connection with the service provider, and determined that it was not me, nor my provider.
During the game, at a lark, I asked my team mates if they were having the same problems I was experiencing at the moment, and the great majority of the team concurred they were. Not only that validated, it was not me, but it had to be a common cause; what else could it be but the server itself?
Now I am not sure if the software code is giving the server heart-burn, or the server hardware is simply worn-out or antiquated. Many in the game refer the Champion's server itself as a Commodore Vic-20 in a derogatory fashion. I am not a hardware/software expert, so I can't tell you what the problem is, but as a customer I have a reasonable expectation of the game I pay for: To operate reasonably well.
City of Heroes as a game in its genre, is quite likely the best game of its kind; I want it to stay that way. I would hate for players to walk away from it, because of consistent apparent server issues, which steals away from the exceptional work of the CoH staff.
Hugs
Stormy