Oceanic Lag now 300-400 ms even with a vpn - was 250-300??

Audrena · February 2020

Just logged in after the patch and found ping is back permanently in the red, 350 and higher. Just when it looked like Zos had kicked Akamai's useless DDOS filter to the kerb and decided to run their servers properly.

By comparison, other servers in the same part of the US are around 190-200ms from here. ESO nearly DOUBLES that.

And to think, I was contemplating re-subscribing to ESO Plus - on both PC and PS4. THat definitely is out of the question now.

"Performance improvements" to the game mean nothing when the servers and routing are the worst in the MMO world.

MrGarlic · February 2020

I blocked a leaping Clannfear for the first time ever, in the 4 years I've played this game.

Such a shame my PING is permanently in the RED now. (350 ms currently. Previously 220ms before Akamai.)

Also graphics still load as slow as they did before the patch.

No improvement in performance except I can block Clannfears now

What a joke of a game.

CH77 · February 2020

That's so *** up.
Especially after the mod posts a while back which suggested Akamai had been removed (has it???).

I'll log on again when I get home from work, check things out in various areas of the game and report back... maybe last night's ping of 220 was a one-off...

MrGarlic · February 2020

CH77 wrote: »

That's so *** up.
Especially after the mod posts a while back which suggested Akamai had been removed (has it???).

I'll log on again when I get home from work, check things out in various areas of the game and report back... maybe last night's ping of 220 was a one-off...

They stopped using Akamai briefly but we are back on it.

This is my last hop before it disappears into the Akamai abyss-of-darkness.

ae121.access-a.sech-syd3.netarch.akamai.com [23.57.108.251] Bear in mind that this IP is in Australia, where I do not live.

CH77 · February 2020

MrGarlic wrote: »

CH77 wrote: »

That's so *** up.
Especially after the mod posts a while back which suggested Akamai had been removed (has it???).

I'll log on again when I get home from work, check things out in various areas of the game and report back... maybe last night's ping of 220 was a one-off...

They stopped using Akamai briefly but we are back on it.

This is my last hop before it disappears into the Akamai abyss-of-darkness.

ae121.access-a.sech-syd3.netarch.akamai.com [23.57.108.251] Bear in mind that this IP is in Australia, where I do not live.

FFS!!

CH77 · February 2020

CH77 wrote: »

MrGarlic wrote: »

CH77 wrote: »

That's so *** up.
Especially after the mod posts a while back which suggested Akamai had been removed (has it???).

I'll log on again when I get home from work, check things out in various areas of the game and report back... maybe last night's ping of 220 was a one-off...

They stopped using Akamai briefly but we are back on it.

This is my last hop before it disappears into the Akamai abyss-of-darkness.

ae121.access-a.sech-syd3.netarch.akamai.com [23.57.108.251] Bear in mind that this IP is in Australia, where I do not live.

FFS!!

Apologies - I was going to delete my post above cos it adds nothing constructive etc but I don't see a way to remove it, only edit it.
Frustration getting the better of me.

CH77 · February 2020

Home from work.
5:16PM
Canberra
NBN 50Mbps/20Mbps Unlimited

Ping is 216-236. Checked out 3 locations at random and two cities:
I remember Aussie BB did change something to their routing directions at some point and good few months back... but I don't remember the details....

I'd be interested to hear if anyone with a 300+ ping should change to Aussie BB and see an improvement.....

I'm tempted to re-sub..... but will hold off for a week and see it remains constant.

Screenshots - PR and FPS in bottom left corner (and in Wykkdds Toolbar at top):

Edit - not sure of the best way to link pics - the method above doesn't let you click on them - I realise the text is too small to be read.

Direct links if of any interest:
https://imgur.com/5GwowZe
https://imgur.com/aBEusKh
https://imgur.com/VMc9Fdt
https://imgur.com/7aO3O9Y
https://imgur.com/h5fYka4

richo262 · February 2020

I'm on Aussie BB, 25mb plan, ping 350. Was 300 prior to the latest patch. Perth.

It seems the ping just keeps getting higher each patch. When I first started I was on 220 - 250, not on Aussie BB. It climbed up to 300, also not on Aussie BB, periodically. Changing to Aussie BB did not make my ping better, nor worse.

Voltranox · February 2020

Perth: 270-290 ping. Frames 70-100.
Both better than what it was before for me!
Hoping the improvement lasts.

Mudguard · February 2020

Any further reports on ping from NZ post-patch? Thinking about playing again, but cant be bothered with 300+.

MrGarlic · February 2020

Mudguard wrote: »

Any further reports on ping from NZ post-patch? Thinking about playing again, but cant be bothered with 300+.

I am only logging on to train a horse on my Necro, but when I do my ping varies between 270-300ms on a good day and 330-350ms on a bad day. (From the South Island.)

It's a long way from the 220ms I used to get.

We are now being routed through Akamai in Sydney, Australia, hence the 20-50% increase in ping.

I did run a delve yesterday and noticed no improvement in performance, disappointingly.

I'm a sad Kiwi....

Mudguard · February 2020

That doesn't sound very promising. Thanks for the reply.

StackonClown · February 2020

400ms for me now

Um hello Bennymax??
Please talk to Douch-kamai to sort this mess out.

Guess I'm gonna stop playing again

BRogueNZ · February 2020

On a brighter m

Mudguard wrote: »

Any further reports on ping from NZ post-patch? Thinking about playing again, but cant be bothered with 300+.

270-350ms, frame rate seems better or at worst the same.
Would be better if it wasn't for the crashing..everything else seems fine..just can't stay in the game.

StackonClown · February 2020

Tried to play again for lol.
Ping anywhere from 400 - 2000 ms.
Crashed 10 times in 30 minutes.

Great job space cadets

Waylander · February 2020

My ping has increased by about 50-100ms since the update. It’s a total lag fest and almost unplayable.

I’m with Aussie broadband. A vpn seems to make no difference.

Also crashing in cyrodil approximately 2-4 times an hour.

If anyone finds a fix, please let me know. Other australian based Tuileries aren’t experiencing the increased latency I’ve had.

TheRealPotoroo · February 2020

FWIW, I'm still getting around 260-290 to NA from Melbourne via Bigpond fibre.

MrGarlic · February 2020

I just wanted to show my updated and latest TRACE to ZOS servers.

This is from the South Island of New Zealand.

The trace indicates my route is being backtracked to Australia before it enters the AKAMAI Prolexic servers in Sydney. This is the cause of an increase in ping times for New Zealand client IPs. Australian clients might have a slight decrease in ping times compared to previous months. (Previously we were being routed through Hong Kong and Europe to get to the USA servers. While Sydney is an improvement compared to Hong Kong, it is still inefficient.)

I would suggest anyone interested in their own route open a 'COMMAND WINDOW' in windows and type TRACERT 198.20.198.110 (To open a command window, right click on your bottom left windows button and select RUN from the menu, then type CMD in the displayed input box.)

As Akamai internal servers do not reply to pings, expect Request time out until it ends, usually at 30 hops. Hit CTRL-C to end early.

Banana · February 2020

Another 50 pages and I'm sure they get the network people on it again

Twenty0zTsunami · February 2020

useast 83 ping. feels good.

dmar613 · February 2020

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from south Florida, using ping plotter,

around 40 % packet loss at 62.115.119.230,

High ping at 209.200.144.197 averaged at over 100 ms

ran it for 30 mins.

evoniee · March 2020

i had to bring this up after several patch update for harrowstorm, most terrible experience i had with the game

Coggo · March 2020

I tend to agree. This so called performance patch has done little to make the game even a modicum better for Oceanic or other geographically challenged players. Despite NBN and Mudifsh VPN ingame ping remains unaffected and signicantly worse than other online games, skills are less responsive than a year ago and perma block icon constantly up is a gamebreaking annoyance - in many ways Harrowstorm has regressed performance.

MrGarlic · March 2020

Ping is still terrible, if anyone is interested in knowing. Mine is now hovering around 300ms. That's 80ms more than it used to be.

Sad-face

ShenaniganSquad · April 2020

Yep, im with wtfast and my ping went UP after the redownload... performance patch really meant they were reducing performance not improving it

StackonClown · May 2020

Shocking lag again after ghrayless dropped.
Did someone switch gheykamai on again ?

Seri · May 2020

StackonClown wrote: »

Shocking lag again after ghrayless dropped.
Did someone switch gheykamai on again ?

No. It's currently not enabled. Lag is probably due to the reason for maintenance again tonight.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/529931/

TheRealPotoroo · May 2020

StackonClown wrote: »

Shocking lag again after ghrayless dropped.
Did someone switch gheykamai on again ?

The lag has been shocking for everybody, hence the daily maintenance shutdowns. #3 is due for 4pm AEST.

StackonClown · June 2020

seems the lag is back ;( ;( now back up to 400ms

Celephantsylvius_Bornasfinmo · June 2020

The game doesn't feel right anywhere at the moment.

If you are a regular player you'll notice that even 4 man dungeons have a 'stutter' to them and PVP, well that still lags like a banana rotting in the sun.This is on PC EU.