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I noticed that most or all of the people experiencing The Lag (the specific type of lag we've had for a few months) were further away from the servers. Since I can't move to the Netherlands (I think that's where the servers are located) I thought maybe I could pretend to be close and that might help.
So, in short:
1. I subscribed to a paid VPN service.
2. I connected to a server in the Netherlands.
3. I logged into EU.
Result: No lag! No lag at all!
No lag every 30 seconds or so for 3-5 seconds where nothing happens. No tool/weapon switching lag. No spawning way above the ground when entering a MM instance. No auction lag!
It was glorious!
I've tested it for about 6 hours in MM FFA instances, no lag ever, no stutter (up to 93 attacks/minute weapon), no disconnects. My in game ping didn't really change. I can't guarantee it will work as well for everyone or solve all issues but it definitely works for me.
The Details:
After some research I decided to try IPVanish VPN service. It costs $10 per month, or 25% off ($7.50) if you go to https://www.cnet.com/best-vpn-services-directory/ and click on the IPVanish link (it's the first review), then on the IPVanish page click on the c|net 25% off banner near the top. They have a 7-day money-back guarantee. They even take Bitcoin (don't know if refund is possible with that). If you decide to try this method I don't know if other VPN services would work as well, I've only used this one. I do know that the free VPN services are always crap. Don't try it with a free service and come back here and say it doesn't work please.
Once you download the software, install and run and you will see this:
Don't use Quick Connect. On the left select the Server List tab as shown, then select Netherlands. That's it, log in.
If you try it please post your results here in this thread.
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If some from MA reads this, this should be a big clue for fixing the problem.
(Disclaimer: I am not affiliated at all with c|net or IPVanish, just trying to help.)
So, in short:
1. I subscribed to a paid VPN service.
2. I connected to a server in the Netherlands.
3. I logged into EU.
Result: No lag! No lag at all!
No lag every 30 seconds or so for 3-5 seconds where nothing happens. No tool/weapon switching lag. No spawning way above the ground when entering a MM instance. No auction lag!
It was glorious!
I've tested it for about 6 hours in MM FFA instances, no lag ever, no stutter (up to 93 attacks/minute weapon), no disconnects. My in game ping didn't really change. I can't guarantee it will work as well for everyone or solve all issues but it definitely works for me.
The Details:
After some research I decided to try IPVanish VPN service. It costs $10 per month, or 25% off ($7.50) if you go to https://www.cnet.com/best-vpn-services-directory/ and click on the IPVanish link (it's the first review), then on the IPVanish page click on the c|net 25% off banner near the top. They have a 7-day money-back guarantee. They even take Bitcoin (don't know if refund is possible with that). If you decide to try this method I don't know if other VPN services would work as well, I've only used this one. I do know that the free VPN services are always crap. Don't try it with a free service and come back here and say it doesn't work please.
Once you download the software, install and run and you will see this:
Don't use Quick Connect. On the left select the Server List tab as shown, then select Netherlands. That's it, log in.
If you try it please post your results here in this thread.
-----
If some from MA reads this, this should be a big clue for fixing the problem.
(Disclaimer: I am not affiliated at all with c|net or IPVanish, just trying to help.)