Lag is a term used to describe the difference between what you expect to see happen in a game and what actually happens. It is often a function of network latency, among other things.
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Why is my Wii U having massive fits of controller lag?
I bought a new Wii U a few months ago. I most often play Mario Kart Wii (in Wii mode) and have been noticing an increasing amount of fits of controller lag.
I know that the Wii isn't known for ...
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Extreme Block Lag on Minecraft Feed the Beast
I have a pretty good gaming computer and I am having trouble playing Feed the Beast. This problem has happened pretty recently. The change wasn't sudden but it deteriorated very quickly. I am on a ...
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Jerky lag on Minecraft OS X
I've been playing minecraft for a year now, and have had this weird problem where about 5 minutes after I start playing, the game gets jerky (will lag for a second, then be normal for 2 seconds) and ...
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Does lag give an advantage or disadvantage to the player? [closed]
I'd normally expect lag to give a disadvantage to the player who is experiencing this because then the player wouldn't be able to respond properly to enemy attacks. But I'm not sure, I think I've seen ...
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Severe system lag spike when running minecraft server with greater than 1 user
I am trying to figure out what the problem could be with my game server. Currently it only run a minecraft server but may run more later.
The problem I am experencing is severe system lag spikes when ...
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Skate 2 ps3 lag
Just bought (EA) Skate 2 for ps3 (500gb) a couple of weeks back and it started off having a few minor lagging problems. However, it's become really bad and wondered if this is normal for Skate 2?
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Can't connect to Tekkit server, lagged out by floating blocks
I am running a Tekkit 3.1 Server on a Linux Debian 64 bit virtual machine with 4GB ram allocated for it. Today, I noticed a lot of lag, and then went to my quarry and noticed I didn't have my ...
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How can I find my PlanetSide 2 server ping?
Is there any way I can find my Ping in PlanetSide 2?
I've been looking for a while and can't seem to find it anywhere.
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What causes desync in multiplayer games? [closed]
A very simple question I am trying to solve my desync problems. I have looked around the net and some people say it is one thing that causes it others have different conclusions.
Is it caused by my ...
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Can I play Xbox Live games (Halo) on WIFI without too much lag? [closed]
I have no access to a hard line highspeed internet, I have to use a WIFI connection. Is there a way to play Halo 3 (and Halo 4 soon) via WIFI without a terrible lag? This really depresses me. I ...
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Borderlands 2 Lag in Opportunity
For some reason whenever I'm in Opportunity and I look around at all the buildings, my FPS drops to below 40, sometimes 30. Opportunity isn't the only place it happens, but it's most notable there.
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Cause of mysterious PS3 connection drops and lag?
I'm having an interesting problem with my roommate's PS3. It was working relatively fine until I changed the router password. When I attempted to change the network configuration for the PS3 to use ...
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Why does The Witcher 2 run so Choppy?
I have read through a couple of these forums discussing lag issues with W2; all of which seem to be running of questionable systems performance wise.
My rig is running:
Windows 7
16GB RAM
2600K-i7 ...
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Minecraft starts lagging after a while
I have a decent PC, with an intel i3 CPU, 3 GBs of RAM and a 1 GB GDDR3 128-bits graphics card.
I can run MC just fine, getting over 60 fps most of the time.
I noticed that when the memory usage of ...
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When I see the search warning, does it mean I am host?
In the newest release of MW3 on XBox, and presumably all platforms, I get the message "Warning: Searching for DLC is taking some time. Do you wish to continue?" Does this mean I am host? I see the ...
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Does ping matter much under 30ms?
I play Quake-Live a lot, and hear people claim that they miss or are at a disadvantage because their ping may be 30ms while the person they are playing with will have 20ms. Sometimes it seems even ...
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Test SWTOR latency before I buy
Is there some way for me to test out what kind of latency I'd get in SWTOR without actually buying the game? E.g., pinging the game server IPs? (anyone has those IPs?)
I'm asking b/c I currently live ...
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Is “lag compensation” affecting my performance?
The are lot of complains about lag compensation in other games. I'm playing BF3 on servers having ping of 10-20ms, and I have seen somewhat similar effects (like for example sometimes I see the ...
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Does router speed affect ping?
I currently own a 150mbps router and I am playing to MW3 on PS3 with about <75ms - <100ms ping.
Does getting a new 300mbps router make a big difference? Would it reduce my lag?
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How can I check my ping in Battlefield 3?
How can I check my ping in Battlefield 3 when playing online?
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Is my internet connection too slow for online games?
When playing Modern Warfare 3 (PS3), it seems like I'm killed by a single bullet constantly. When I watch the kill cam, it looks like the other player shot me 4-5 times. Is my internet connection ...
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How to stabilize ping?
I've been playing Quake 3 for a long time now. I recently bought a new laptop and I am experiencing highly variable latency. My ping seems to just bounce around between 30 - 140ms at random. Since ...
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Duke Nukem Forever PC: Is it possible to run the game windowed at 1920x1080?
Why would one want to do this since one may as well just run the game full screen? Well, I will tell one why one would want to do this.
I have to turn vsync on to eliminate jagged-edge artifacts ...
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What's the best way to beat a lag switcher?
A lag switch is a mechanism that allows inserting delays into the flow of traffic on a network. When used during a video game, it has the effect of having the character appear frozen in the game while ...
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Switched to new router and now experiencing lag?
I switched from a Dynex-802.11b/g to a Netgear-802.11b/g/n just yesterday. My router is downstairs because my phone-line upstairs doesn't work very well, but my PS3 is still upstairs(SOCOM: ...
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Latency issues in Team Fortress 2, but only after joining a game
I've just tried to play Team Fortress 2 for the first time for quite a while, and I am afraid I am plagued with a very annoying issue.
When browsing for servers, I consistently see very good pings on ...
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Halo: Reach Lag Only in Firefight
I Play Halo: reach online a lot and only seem to get lag when playing firefight, Even though in my network status everything is okay. The lag happens more often than not and usually ends up with the ...
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How to fix Dungeon Keeper mouse lag? A program to slow down CPU needed?
I decided to play good old Dungeon Keeper game again (the first one).
But I have horrible lag in the game, I think it depends on the map I play. It also crashes after long games :/
I've never had ...
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Why can I not find servers with ping lower than 180?
I've been playing Black Ops Multiplayer for about a week now, and something's been annoying me for a while. I can never find any servers with ping lower than 180. Ever!
I live in Brazil, and there ...
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Is there a keyboard switch for seeing ping rate?
In Supreme Commander 2, is there a way to display the ping rate you can see in the multi-player lobby while you are actually playing the game?
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Why do Rock Band Drumsets need to be recalibrated so often?
I used to play Rock Band 2 on my friend's PS3, but every so often it would feel completely off and need to be recalibrated. The new calibration settings always ended up as one of two or three ...
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Message from my university IT people explaining why Starcraft II wont work on campus, does this sound plausible?
Is changing how the game is hosted even an option ? I haven't seen anything related to this on the SC forums. Right now any multiplayer game I joins lags out and I get dropped right away..but the ...
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'Ping' in multiplayer games [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is ping? (And why is it important?)
This is a kinda naive question. But I am curious to know what is meant by 'Ping' in multiplayer games. I games like quake3, I ...
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Why would a non-network issue like an inadequate video card cause me to lag out of Starcraft II games
I keep lagging out of Starcraft II games, even though I am (moderately) certain my network is just fine, I'm on a university campus.
I am however lacking in system specs, specifically my graphics ...
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Modern Warfare 2 Ping counter
I heard about a Modern Warfare 2 ping stat like thingy which you can apparently tweak from the options menu, but I can't find it. Does anyone know where/what it is? The tool is supposed to display ...
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Ways to tweak my Ping in Counter-Strike
Are there any ways to reduce my ping in Counter-Strike 1.6?
On most servers in my country the ping is around 90-120. I like to reduce it without switching ISPs and don't want to pay for fastpath.
I ...
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What is ping, and why is it important?
I've seen the term used in many online games. What does it mean? Also, is higher or lower ping better?
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What network settings are best for Counter-Strike: Source after the update?
After the update my kpd has plummetted and I was wondering if some of the settings could do with tweaking. I am getting a lag spike most rounds and reg does appear worse than usual.
I have:
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Osmos lag on older pc
I installed Osmos the other day on an older PC.
I started the game and it lags so much that I dont even get to see the menu screen.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?
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The PC specs are ...
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What is lag compensation?
Specifically in regard to online games, what is lag compensation? Should it affect the way I play?
