Reducing lag

wonderingaround
wonderingaround Posts: 6 Arc User
edited July 2011 in General Discussion
Was looking for something i can download for windows XP to reducing lag in the game. Im not looking to buy anything just something simple to download that would help a little. b:victory
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  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Using outside programs, even basic lag reducers, can get you banned sometimes so be careful.

    Had a guildie get banned for it, but thankfully they were reasonable and unbanned him fairly quickly once he explained the situation.
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  • wonderingaround
    wonderingaround Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    b:shocked oh no. well nvm then. i think ill just keep my lag. b:surrender
  • Lythianaa - Dreamweaver
    Lythianaa - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,307 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Try playing with the lowest settings. When you play, have every other program on your computer closed. Avoid highly dense player areas. I don't know what else there may be.
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  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    I've found when I'm having particularly laggy days it helps to shut down anything I have running in the background. Firefox, WMP - that sort of thing.
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  • thumbs
    thumbs Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2011
    Stop calling it lag for one. It's nothing to do with latency or server performance. It's your computer or network equipment. You're looking for tweaks. Try rebooting your network equips to reset IP tables. Try your video card manufacturer's forum, mainboard forum, etc for ideas and tweaks for particular games. I've actually found in some situations that lower resolution will reduce framerate (pair it to the in-game texture details setting).
  • SylenThunder - Twilight Temple
    SylenThunder - Twilight Temple Posts: 7,908
    edited July 2011
    Are we talking about lag, which is a delay in the communications between you and the server..

    Or are we talking about a low FPS, (framerate) oh your computer.

    two totally different and unrelated things here.

    For the latter, GameBooster and adjusting settings works well for me on lower systems.
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  • krittycat
    krittycat Posts: 4,187 Community Moderator
    edited July 2011
    SylenThunder - Sanctuary wrote: »
    GameBooster and adjusting settings works well for me on lower systems.

    If your problem is graphical lag due to your computer being older and/or weak in the graphics field, this is a great solution. I even think a GM has suggested a player use GameBooster before, mostly because it's only based on the player's computer to close down background programs which may affect your computer's performance.
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