2-second lag on Ultros makes the game unplayable during the evenings
Thread Title:
2-second lag on Ultros makes the game unplayable during the evenings
ISP:
Time-Warner Cable - Orange County, California
Type of Internet Connection:
CATV
Internet Connection Speed:
15Mbit/s download, 1Mbit/s upload
Date & Time:
Evenings PST (from 6pm-10pm.)
Frequency:
Always
Character Name:
Chuchumatli Dudurya (or any character on Ultros)
Race:
Lalafell M
World:
Ultros
Class/Level:
46 Carpenter (and all other classes and levels of the character)
Area and Coordinates:
Gridania - Inn Room (but also anywhere in the game)
Party or Solo:
Solo
NPC Name:
None
Monster Name:
None
In-Game Time:
2:53pm
Steps:
Actions involving Internet access show worsening lag during the specified time period. (Lag is not present during the day or after 11pm) Such actions include gathering, accessing marketplace, talking with NPCs, and fighting.
Try pinging the Ultros server at 199.91.189.36. Latency gets worse and worse as evening wears on. Often over 2000ms.
If I ping the Brynhildr server (199.91.189.46) at the same time, latency is around 90ms. In other words there's no lag.
If you cannot solve this problem, I think the simplest solution is to transfer my character for FREE to a low population server like Brynhildr.
BTW, I'm accessing the game through Windows 8.1 on a desktop.