Very very laggy. Game is unplayable!

spacefortress · April 2016

Hello
I updated the game (skill revamp) and started a mission and found to my dismay, that there was so much lag it was unplayable. I am a lifetimer so I assumed I would get priority connection to the server but that doesn't seem to be the case.

You would think that I would get perfect connection to the server over players who haven't invested a dollar into this game, especially considering I am a lifetimer.

I made a youtube video to show what happened and you can investigate. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/neo-IGGp11E

Please fix this!

picardocapt · April 2016

Kind of the same experience here. High RAM/Cpu usage.

Although this does not appear to be connected to priority lanes .. Probably connected to the coding, that in turn drives the engine of the game.

bejaymac · April 2016

More likely lag from one of the many servers your signal passes through on the way to the game server.

sisko09 · April 2016

I am having the same issue, instead f rubberbanding however, the game slows down to a crawl. It doesn't matter if im running missions, or standing around doffing

makbure · April 2016

Same issues here. My computer can run this game fine, it's a server end issue, like it can't handle the load. Maybe the game engine wasn't made for this much traffic? Possibly the network provider as a (more likely) issue.

daywalkerhawk · April 2016

spacefortress wrote: »

I found a solution to the lag. It may not work for everyone though but it should help others who experienced the same thing I did.

The fix: Go to Game Menu>Options>Advanced(Tab) - Turn on "Framerate stabilizer" and "Auto-stabilize framerate" then click apply and it should work.

If that does not fix it, then Turn on "Limit CPU usage when inactive" right under "Auto-stabilize framerate".

My hardware isn't the issue, I think it was something to do with the coding of the game that wasn't working properly because my cpu and gpu is very powerful (gaming rig).

Lag/rubberbanding No fps problem, i have 120 fps but in a STF like Isa i have a ping up to 8k thats a network/code Problem, like the tiime where they introduced Command ability of ships, also its not allways the same, i think it depends on shiptypes that bring these problems as a friend of mine who i play with has the problem not, and then he has it and i dont have it.

groundhogmoka · April 2016

spacefortress wrote: »

Hello
I updated the game (skill revamp) and started a mission and found to my dismay, that there was so much lag it was unplayable. I am a lifetimer so I assumed I would get priority connection to the server but that doesn't seem to be the case.

You would think that I would get perfect connection to the server over players who haven't invested a dollar into this game, especially considering I am a lifetimer.

I made a youtube video to show what happened and you can investigate. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/neo-IGGp11E

Please fix this!

That's about how bad lag gets for me as well. I'm lucky if I don't die from it in game.

lirokai · April 2016

If your problems are anything like mine, pull up a command line and type 'tracert patchserver.crypticstudios.com' ... it seems like after hitting a bunch of cogentco.com connects, it hangs somewhere down that line right before getting to the Cryptic servers.
It's been like this ever since season 11.5 launch, so no idea if they've got more people than their bandwidth can handle or what. Even the new Red Alert is unplayable for lag.

yreodred · April 2016

daywalkerhawk wrote: »

spacefortress wrote: »

I found a solution to the lag. It may not work for everyone though but it should help others who experienced the same thing I did.

The fix: Go to Game Menu>Options>Advanced(Tab) - Turn on "Framerate stabilizer" and "Auto-stabilize framerate" then click apply and it should work.

If that does not fix it, then Turn on "Limit CPU usage when inactive" right under "Auto-stabilize framerate".

My hardware isn't the issue, I think it was something to do with the coding of the game that wasn't working properly because my cpu and gpu is very powerful (gaming rig).

Lag/rubberbanding No fps problem, i have 120 fps but in a STF like Isa i have a ping up to 8k thats a network/code Problem, like the tiime where they introduced Command ability of ships, also its not allways the same, i think it depends on shiptypes that bring these problems as a friend of mine who i play with has the problem not, and then he has it and i dont have it.

I have made the experience that it seemds to depend on certain BOFF powers or similar things causing the lag.
I have been running CEA and the new Na'Khul queue missions and sometimes they run very smoothly, but sometimes rubberbanding is so heavy i can't even move or do anything it's unplayable. Like you said it's similar like when they introduced the command ships. I have the suspicion that it is somehow connected to players using cannons, but that's just a guess.
I hope they'll fix this today, but hopes are low.

groundhogmoka · May 2016

I'm still getting lag problems. I just tried running the game strictly over ethernet and I had IDENTICAL performance problems to running on strict wi-fi. Either my ISP is throttling my connection or there is an actual problem Cryptic Server Side.

neromoura · May 2016

Today it's been a lag fest for me. Now I simply can't connect to the server or I'm immediatelly disconnected after character selection screen.

acerimmer007 · May 2016

i cant even get to the character selection screen, my launcher is stuck saying "Version ST60..." after this new little update i cant get past the launcher. Not happy, particularly since i spent like $50 on the game during the sale and i cant even use the flaming ships. Sorry Cryptic but so many people are telling you about this problem and looks like nothing is being done so far. Hope to see that change

pottsey5g · May 2016

Its a bug in the code for example SB24 used to run at 60+fps then we get a patch and its sub 20fps

Something isn't running very efficiently in part of the code.

peterconnorfirst · May 2016

ISA & CAA are unplayable.

mrsmitty81 · May 2016

Ever since the update on Thursday I have had horrific lag. I can't do anything and even trying to doff is nearly impossible. I tried reinstalling the game twice, resetting my router a few times nothing seems to work. Please fix this. I love STO and not being able to play really sucks

talien · May 2016

I'm also having issues that I never had before the most recent patches. My input will randomly hang for no apparent reason and won't recover, I have to exit the game and relog.

When it happens in a queue everyone else will be flying around blowing stuff up like normal and if the match ends I can pick my reward, I just can't do anything because I'm stuck rubberbanding in place.

When it happens while I'm doing ground content I'll see other players, my boffs, and enemies moving around and attacking, using skills, etc. like normal but I'm stuck rubberbanding in place.

In both cases the chat window is scrolling normally but nothing I type in actually sends.

gladding61 · May 2016

I have bad lag as well and have been working with cryptic and my isp for some time. It seems that cryptic can do nothing (or dont want to) anyone who is not close to there server farms will get poor to unusable performance. This situation will only get worse with the intoduction of console users. Basically without the introduction of regional servers (which cryptic seem to have no plans to do) the game is going to to fail for many users. The question should then be can they legaly sell a product in countries they will not supply to? Should lifers be getting a refund?

borgus1122 · May 2016

It seems, that I'm not the only one with huge lags. Since last thursday, STO is very laggy when I play it. Sometimes so much, that I can't even play missions, becouse lags stops me to fire weapons and it constantly throws me back for few km or so. Even vhen I want to choose different charachter, I must wait for ten seconds or more to put me on different charachter. Before last thursday I didn't have lag problems. Even the launcher takes a long time to appear or it has numerous connection tries. I'm using same settings for game as I did before. So settings shouldn't be problem. Sometimes game is so laggy that is almost impossible to play. Even when switching maps it takes forever. Sometimes it takes even a minute or so to switch maps.

salvation4 · May 2016

Borgus..Sme boat..I also suspect it is something to do with the last patch because befoore that I did not have any problems in RA's and the missions in certain areas were a bit choppy and rubberbanding..

Also I noticed yesterday that whenever there is a large amount f players online, it a cluster lag fest and SNR's and kicks..So yeah even I think the game servers and engine cant take thye load and they need to upgrade them both..I play swtor also but dont have this issue at all even at peak times..Its smooth through out..

piesaregood · May 2016

same problem, to the dev's
i love flying around in my t6's shooting things and i even find myself gearing up for pvp , i would really like that to contuine however of all my character i can only log on to one, all others casue a login timeout, and the one that does work is just sitting still in space

looking forward to see if the next maintaince patch fixes it, with any luck ill see you in sector space

salvation4 · May 2016

Just plain carzy..I just played Star Wars The Old Republic and not a single thing on any of the world except a major credit drain..Ran like butter..So it confirms my doubt somewhat that the engine needs to be better optimised..STO is far better than SWTOR in every respect and potential, but, the STO engine needs to be optimised in epic proportions..

salvation4 · May 2016

ok..This is very bad..RA's and PVE's are not playable even 1%

Very very laggy. Game is unplayable!

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