Latency Update and Feedback Request

[dramaQkarri]

Latency is still there on PS3 NA. Instead of about 5 seconds, it's more like 1 second. Consistent. It's driving ME NUTS! Also was queued up for Explosions 101 expert, and as it got ready to go, I got DC'd. So that was nice (read SARCASM). Spent about another hour in queue waiting and realized of COURSE it won't happen. All the 5k + players have been driven out.

This is not fixed...slightly better but then again I really don't expect much. After over a year, I can't expect the team to suddenly get a handle on things. After all, you are now all on the way to PAX so we won't see anything until next week I suspect. And a week after that? Well enjoy all the noobs on the forums. They're all over the game now, also driving me NUTS enough to go into PVP and kill them all.

[heartbreak_courier]

Massive lag spike at around 1:20 AM PST after calling down a minor arkfall. Server eventually disconnected all of us. Had some problems with spawning vehicles for about 30 minutes before that.

[Kyosji]

The latency last night on PC NA was worse than I've ever experienced. I tried to fight through it for 2 hours, but felt I was losing progress instead of gaining. I couldn't do anything, no events, no ark falls, no arenas, and the loot would keep going in and out of phase that I know I lost at least 2 blues and 1 purple. I could see it, but trying to run to it it would keep going in and out, and then totally vanish when I got to it.

I'll give this game another week, but right now it seems to be quite clear that Trion is trying to kill this game off, as every fix is making it twice as bad.

[Rouge Assasin]

LAG LAG LAG! Just started playing a week or so ago. Almost deleted the game because of being disconnected CONSTANTLY! Get in an epic battle, disconnected. Pull into an area and it takes 10-15 seconds for everything to catch up. Defiance is one of the BEST games I ever played. HOWEVER, I wont stick around if I keep getting disconnected. Bought the arkfall DLC today. FUN FUN FUN! Im happy I didnt get thrown out of my first arkfall match.
Defiance "could be" the greatest game ever made! Just fix the disconnect problem! #1 reason people are not sticking around.
See you all on the field!

[Faelx]

Yesterday I stumbled upon the laggiest arkfall ever.




Beside that, everithing else run smoothly for me.

[Amack]

Yesterday I stumbled upon the laggiest arkfall ever.




Beside that, everithing else run smoothly for me.

I've seen that happen. If you can figure out a way to replicate it repeatedly, please post. I've had it happen randomly and so far I haven't found a way to replicate it. That is something different than your normal lag which they are referring to in this thread.
What is shown in your video is more commonly known as "The Houdini Glitch"

Exiting the game completely and then logging back in fresh clears it up for me everytime.

[Faelx]

I saw this Houdini Arkfall first time yesterday, and then the common lag came (at 3:10 on this video).
I also saw some Houdini emergencies before but not much and they were always in the same places.

[Bentu]

Lag is worse for me since todays patch. Players and enemies walking/running on the spot.

[CrazyPants]

I have a solid gaming rig, 5 hops to the PC/NA servers and a 30ms ping with 0% packet loss on a 60/40 FIOS connection.

The game is running great now and the only times I see the servers struggle are when the threat level changes to 10 and 4x the enemies spawn. At a Kenn Farm Incursion when the Hulkers spawn at lvl 10, I see the AI begin to skate around. Often I'm taking damage from what is normally a safe distance. Players seem to run around smoothly but the AI is rubberbanding, skipping, or ice skating at random times.

The Sausalito Incursion that ends at Diablo Station is another that gets really bad for me when the Monarchs spawn and I begin to rubberband horribly at threat lvl 10.

I need to give a Volge Incursion another try. I gave up on them because of the constant rubberbanding at lvl 10.

I haven't done any Major arks I gave up on them because the payout isn't worth the trouble (it feels to much like work). I feel the same about Minor arks.

Mother of all Hellbugs and Hellion Arks begin to have issues at lvl 10.

I have no issues with any Dark matter Arks even at lvl 10, Working great for me.

Driving around the world is good and I haven't lost phase with anything since the change. I also haven't had my car disappear out from under me which is nice.

I love the amount of enemies but I feel that it might need to be cut back a bit for things to smooth out at high threat levels with 10 or more players.

All in all I think you have found the problem and look forward to seeing it finally fixed.

Thank you for working so hard on this lag issue.

[stoodakiss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYIPMgEnnHk