Friend entirely convinced all lag is from PS3 users and people with Old Comps.

[Badguy]

This can't be right, I mean i AM on ps3 and one day everything in the game , no matter where i am works pretty flawlessly, especially in places like wanderers palace, and ampador keep, even more so at night when the servers get some slack.

Yet a day later, or at completely random times the game becomes borderline unplayable.

Now i'm definitely not a computer programmer, but this drastic change seems a little too severe at times to say LOLPS3. Maybe fate grinding in coerthas at prime time but a 4 man instanced small dungeon? Ive been thru several turns of coil at night where it ran smooth as silk.

Am I just totally off base in my assumption ?

[Renvalt]

All I can say is this: Your friend's a jerk. He hates Yoshi-P/SE's decision to make this a cross-console game, and wishes that SE would cease all PS3 service so he can just tell people to "Wiki more, you noobs".

Seriously though, that's a very screwed up conspiracy theory if I've ever heard one. I've seen nothing to indicate 4-man lag coming from them - not that I have a mind to ask, anyways. But yeah... very ridiculous view, if you ask me.

[blowfin]

Am I just totally off base in my assumption?

Yes, I get lag spikes and I'm on a decent PC and 10Mb internet.

[Lurkios]

Old systems/PS3 do not cause server-side lag - they're not going to foul up things for anyone besides themselves. Now, if you walk into a crowded area and lag out, that's likely your system/console.

For older PCs this will always be a problem. I'd be a bit surprised if the PS3 didn't have some way of coping (just not rendering characters if there are too many).

[Akujin]

LMAO, your friend needs help, I may suggest, professional.

[Badguy]

Yes, I get lag spikes and I'm on a decent PC and 10Mb internet.

What i mean was, I don't feel that he's right. I've read countless threads about people with good comps having issues, while others just don't have issues at all.

[Arriverderci]

[Rochetm]

I see people with PCs d/c way more than people on PS3 with wired connections.

[GeilLega]

...how the internet, server<->client networking, or computers in general work, clearly. The server is not impacted by people's machines' ability to render frames, and I would be a little surprised (not incredulous, but surprised) if Squenix didn't already do the math on how many seats each server can support and put 125-200% of the networking gear in front of them to handle that load.

I've actually been curious about this and when I hit those big spikes, netmon is clearer for me than the average game of LoL. The path for me (from Seattle) to Lich is pretty darn good. What's happening on the server, I can't say...

[Espi]

Issues are subjective. What one player might deem an issue another will not. WHM hood clipping, anyone?