Problems with connection (R0) lag

[CarlosDanger]

Im having same issue on the Masamune server. Funny thing is that it only happens for about 2-3hrs a day. Between 8-10pm GMT. Getting really annoying as this isn't even the busy time. I wish someone from game would at least come and let us know if its the game , server of us?

[Fawnlin]

I'm using Windows 7, I've already configured my router to forward the proper ports. The 100Mbps bottleneck of the router is the problem at all. Thank you for trying, but I'm pretty much convinced this is between Verizon and SE at this point.

[Fawnlin]

Also, this phenomenon is occurring 24 hours a day for me. Doesn't matter if it's peak or off-peak.

[Fawnlin]

I'm on the same Router and ISP. I ended up trying to fix this by restoring router firmware. It's running much smoother for 15 minutes now. Not sure if it is fix entirely. Will update to see if the game remain stable

Thanks for your input. When you say "restoring router firmware", what process did you follow? Did you restore to default or a specific revision?

[Fawnlin]

I have a newly distributed router from Verizon (since the old one died last month). There is no backup firmware on the router, so a revision/version number would be appreciated if you were able to get it to consistently work.

[KMarsara]

bump for the evening

[Fawnlin]

Quick update: Out of curiosity, I signed up for a VPN service to see if I could indeed trace the problem to in fact be between ISP and SE. The fact that I've yet to wait 10 seconds to dismount is a good sign so far. I'll check back in later tonight with another progress update. HOWEVER, I should not have to pay for a service just to make this game playable. SE needs to figure out what the issue between them and Verizon so my monthly fee isn't $7 higher than it needs to be.

[FraterOrmus]

I would suspect that SE is prioritizing packet traffic as it comes in to and out of their NA/EU Data Center out of desperation to remedy their capacity issues. (This is called "Traffic Shaping".) If you look at the Ping rates of all the NA/EU Servers you'll find a 100+ ms difference between the lower populated servers when compared to the higher populated servers. When servers are located in the same physical location on the same physical subnet they should have comparable Ping rates. Otherwise, if there would be a difference, the higher populated servers which are receiving more traffic should be the ones to have higher Ping rates.

For the fact that the higher populated servers have significantly lower Ping rates across the board shows that SE recently made some routing changes at their NA/EU Data Center to help alleviate congestion on the higher population servers, but at the cost of the lower population servers experiencing an increase in lag.

As a band-aid they are probably doing a combination of Packet Shaping, Congestion Control, and Traffic Control to deal with the Bandwidth Contention (oversubscription, or too many connections sharing the same limited network bandwidth) at their NA/EU Data Centers. It will probably remain this way until their infrastructure is upgraded in the coming days (or weeks).

[KMarsara]

Good god. i pray its SE's problem. Cuz making SE and verizon talking to each other is going to be harder than pulling teeth. Especially the fact that all ISP are pretty much monopolies. I only have fios in the area. So if verizon decides its not important then its never going to get fixed

[Fawnlin]

So far about an hour over the VPN and everything has been a dream. Very little in the way of lag. I'll report back again in a few hours.