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Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:34:23 GMT

Help yourselves.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:35:57 GMT

Exactly!! When playing SOLO I can easily jet from a game if it's all f'ed up and 9 out of 10 times I was the host. If I'm on a team and the game is completely unplayable, if most of the team agrees, we will back out and 9 out 10 times someone on our team was host...

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:24:55 GMT

I'm exactly the same. Solo games are way better. Team games have been bad but I wonder how much of it is me being host. Because if I'm in a team, I can't quit out to find out.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:21:00 GMT

I can't upload my speed tests or anything. I'm at work right now. But I can definitively state that after the last update, I can play SOLO just fine. No lag, good connection, great games. Join a party or start one...that's where the trouble begins. All of a sudden the games are laggy, frame rate will studder, you know....all the norm.

So, for me it's like they made some improvements on only the SOLO match making. Yes, I can have good games with my team now, but more often than not we are complaining about the lag and this is with getting into <75 ping lobbies....

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:51:13 GMT

ps3/party of 5-6/domination

this has been happening since the latest patch, @ around 3 am pst, we are unable to find matches in our region, we are still getting paired up with uk players and its taking just as long if not longer than the old patch to find suitable games.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:07:54 GMT

It is supposed to check upload. Although I notice that sometimes when I play Infant clearly tell they picked the wrong host.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:05 GMT

Here's are my details and feedback,

I live in the UK (Scottish, Highlands) with my service provided by BT, at the moment my bandwidth stands at 7meg down - 360k up. The telephone exchange is in the process off being upgraded to a 21CN infrastructure and when complete (End July) i will have upto 20meg down - 1 meg up (ADSL 2).

For the record Broadband is only available through BT operated services in my area, Cable services i.e Virgin stop 200+ miles away from me with little or no chance off that changing within the next 10 years+

I can Ping london which is at the opposite end off the country in under 45ms....

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I never got host in Black ops, it happened very rarely in MW2 but my career in that started 5mths after Black Ops.

I am unsure if i ever pulled host pre 1.14 patch as i dont leave games since i always play in a party off 3 or more (usually full).

Since the patch i am Host ALOT, even more so if i am the party leader..

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I now regularly see myself with 4 bars and the rest off the lobbie on 3, I have to sit and watch it for upto 30sec as most players jitter in and out off 4 bars.

I've started to test if i'm host by leaving games randomly mid/end off match regardless if i went 20-0 or 5-10 - winning/loosing.. i get the migration screen alot.

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My thoughts on Host....

pre 1.14 i really dont think i ever pulled host at all... and solo playing was good 80% off the time..

Solo playing now seems to give me host which equals insta deaths, shot around corners etc etc.. so i no longer play alone anymore..

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How do i know i'm host...

Search for a game if i enter a lobbie and players appear to join after me to full it up i am 100% without doubt host. I have tested this countless times while playing solo and in a party by leaving the game..

Does MW3 check you upload bandwitdth to determin the best host..??? it cant, i play with guys who have bandwitdh that in most cases is double or even 10x better than mine..

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Do I like host?? yeah its growing on me... it still needs tweaked in the matchmaking department as when those french players enter the lobbie i tend not to have a very nice time..

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:24:55 GMT

I had a positive WTF this weekend. I was running around and everything was going great. I was shooting people my fair share and they were dying, and when I got shot I could tell I got outplayed.

I thought to myself..."Wow I go a good connection to the host for once".

Then a friend sent me an invite and decided to leave the game...HOST MIGRATION!

I was actually the host and was not suffering from host lag (at least to my detection).

On the negative side:

9/10 times when I am not the host I have 2-3 bars. As well I still can barely get into games <100ms ping (although the number of times I can has increased noticeably)

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:43:36 GMT

over 1000 miles

http://www.pingtest.net/result/63223655.png

bandwidth

http://speedtest.net/result/1964737509.png

I don't see any local players at all yeah i can ping over euro in under 50ms and thats probably why. Its not that i don't like people from outside the uk but whats the point if i carn't understand them its not as much fun

And as for the lag i have none at all if i keep my nat type on moderate it all runs smooth

when i put it on open then become host i can be up to 1-2 secs behind insta deaths and the worst is the skipping framerate when someone leaves the game and someone new joins also feels like iam running in mud.

So for me i will leave my nat type on moderate which my mates hate because when i host all the lobby have 4 green bars and they say it runs so smooth for them shame really losing alot of good hosts because of this.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:57:22 GMT

This is the kind of detail needed.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:57:54 GMT

I don't normally complain, however someone MUST KNOW that the latest update has made lag worse especially I now experience "screen jumping" where you will be running in one place and suddenly appear back where you were seconds ago. This in particular makes the game almost unplayable and quite frankly NOT MUCH FUN TO PLAY!

Live in Michigan. Premium (top of the line) Comast Cable Internet. PSN (PS3). NAT type: Open.

Before this update I would normally get into games with <50 ping (top right corner of screen) as it searches for games. NOW AFTER UPDATE I always end up in a <75 or <100 ping games. Oddly enough many of them seem to live in another country. I thought latest update was to make things more local?

I am getting near the point where I may decide to find another FPS series other than COD to play daily because the fun factor has dimished significantly.

Ping test 300 miles away is below: Pingtest rated it as an "A".

http://www.pingtest.net/result/63221928.png

My internet ping test appears to be excellent, yet after this update has been made much worse with "screen jumping" and also seem to be playing with more people from other countries!

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:52:32 GMT

As the two above have done. ISP, Ping test to a server over 200 miles away, your location, and whom it seems you being put into lobbies with..

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:49:13 GMT

Im in ohio and I had no problem with the game really before TU10 and now its terrible , a little more lag and real bad sync. Matchmaking is a joke , before TU10 I was always in 50 ms ping lobbies all the time now its impossible , I just sit and watch it go through the whole cycle and get a 150 ms lobby or what ever it is after it stops showing the ping speeds. Turning the DLC off does nothing , I have tried everything with my internet and nothing works. I have PS3 I live in ohio and my internet is 15 down and 1up. Hope this helps.

http://www.pingtest.net/result/63220273.png

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:56:22 GMT

Clarkston, WA

Cable One ISP

http://www.pingtest.net/result/63219873.png

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:04:20 GMT

Thanks. Hopefully it will.

Also to others. If you know what your ISP service is feel free to show a ping test to a server over 200 miles away.

Re: TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:14:25 GMT

Please state the area/country/state you are in and that whether you are on PSN or Xbox. This to let G IH A IN ID II know what may seem to be happening after the TU. Also please note who it seems you are being matched with.

TU: 1.14: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:34:02 GMT

Please state your results in detail, and try and be as civil as possible.

Message was edited by: esmorgue

Re: TU:1.10: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:54:03 GMT

Same here. I cannot understand how this can still be continuing to head in the wrong direction.

Re: TU:1.10: Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:07:20 GMT

First my connection 15 Mbps down 1.5 Mbps up. Also switch to a Netgear N900 router from the crappy D-link DIR 601 that reduced my throughput by 4 x so maybe my results are a bit skewed. Up until a week, week and a half into 1.08 I used that router then connected directly.

From 1.00 to 1.06 it became progressively better. I got the game at launch and the lag was bad. Maybe the masses overloading the network as play was very choppy. Had too many of those only see the missle trail nights which is my tell tail sign that I am lagging. When the missle can't even hit the flairless Apache I knew I was getting the short end of the stick. Even had a kill cam where I dies from being knifed but only saw the other player stab me after I died. I should have kept that video because it actually showed the stabbing motion after I died.

1.07 was the best game play for me with the old router. Most nights good some not so good but that is to be expected. You can't always get the better end of the lag and I never rage quit, and played through it. A bit choppy at times but for the most part playable and hit detection was pretty good which was essential using the MK14 exclusively. Play was better solo than with a party as it was progressively worse the larger the party.

1.08 was a complete disaster. Extreme choppy play. On occasion game freezes where you couldn't move for 3-5 seconds. Could only hit players that were stationary or travelling in a direct path towards or away from me. Before 1.08 I would get some choppy game play nights where people strafing back and forth were tough to hit. After 1.08 for the first week, week and a half this was every night and virtually impossible to kill players using the MK-14. Checking on Elite, during 1.07, hit percentage was on average between 28 - 32%. First week, week and a half of 1.08 it dropped to high teens low twenty percentages. Even had one night where I died after a host migration started and when the game restarted my stats had reset to zero kills and deaths. This is when I checked my throughput through the router and directly to the PS3. Game play was better directly connected but never close to the game play I got during 1.07 and still had nights where the game would completely freeze for 3-5 seconds then continue for a 1/4 of a second then freeze again repeatedly until a host migration. The complete game freeze never happend, to me at least, until 1.08.

1.10 has improved things for me at least compared to 1.08. During 1.10 worst lag I experienced was when hosting a party with someone about 400 miles away. I am not sure if it's better that 1.07 but definately better than 1.08. I suspect my hit percentage is better than during 1.08 but not as good as 1.07, but haven't checked Elite to confirm. If you are looking for empirical evidence as opposed to anecdotal that might be the way to go.

Re: TU:1.10 skipped 1.09 Let G IH A IN ID II know what is happening.

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:56:04 GMT

Funnyguy wrote:

I've seen drastic improvement in the lag. No more stutter, no more stupid lag. But there is a bit more host migration, which I don't have issues with.

This patch def fixed 1.08, and I'm glad that it did.

Only thing left, is to fix the spawn points..

I wish this were true.