Online game lag (can someone please explain it to my fkn n00b mates)

[ILLaViTaR]

Ok we play Frozen Throne on battlenet (Yes a n00b RTS unfortunatley)

I host a game and every time lag occurs (it only happens on average 1/10 games) and my speed is fine and yes I have speedtested it.

The fact is I'm sick of coping :banana::banana::banana::banana: for it because some fag made up a rumor "it's always the host who lags".

With my experience I know thats not the case since data has to be sent from every computer not just the host.

One of our players is currently on a P3 and the game pauses waiting for him on occasions.

Can I get a link to show my n00b mates how a lan works.

It just fkn irritates me with the amount of aggression this causes just because they're to n00b to realise.

Thanks

[kiwi]

Do you experience lag when playing on your server through LAN? 1-2 hops away?


If not then sure lag is caused somewhere in the middle. Also make sure there is no packet loss by ping plotting client hosts.

[Magnj]

I'm not familiar with this particular game but many games are asynchronous meaning it only goes as fast as the slowest PC. So if you boy with a P3 is getting 3fps sometimes...so will everyone else.

But if your playing on a LAN there could be many other issues. Playing through a client like battle net on LAn could be a problem, Your hardware and a plethora of software settings could all be stopping you up.

Make sure you are using a good router or a good switch before you blame anyone and make sure any network settings are all correct, firewalls and stuff like that can slow your down as well...