Chicago Dustbowl

[El Phantasmo 56]

Hey

 

Any fix tor the lagging on Chicago Dustbowl.  It has been rough for a month or so?

 

 

[Mana 3,867]

I made some changes. Check it out when you can.

 

Got guests so I can't check it out myself. And if there's any more issues then just message me here and I'll look it when I can.

[+MrDongles 214]

The frequency of the lagging is lessened but is still there rarely. I didn't notice any spikes when the server population was at 32. But I did notice them at 24. Probably no correlation there.

[Hellfire 421]

I was playing at the same time and can confirm that. The spikes are better from before and manageable. But of course it's still noticeable.

[+JB. 4,800]

Players on borneo chicago also complained about lag (65.60.32.30:27015).
 

[Koopa_BC 1]

Is there something wrong with the Dustbowl server still?

I pay VIP, but havent used my slot in about 2 weeks because when ever I look at the server (usually weekdays and weekends, 6pm - 2am EST) It's usually just BOTS and an odd few randoms. I haven't played in weeks and am starting to wonder, where is everyone?

Is it the server? Has there been a virus breakout I somehow survived? What's the dealio? 

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And the Laaaaaaag is still majorly terrible, could be part of the reason no one is playing

Edited January 24, 2016 by Koopa_BC

[+CashPrizes 703]

Mana is the only one that could instill some changes. But alas, he's on vacation right now. 

[El Phantasmo 56]

Server is still terrible.

 

Its unfortunate.  That server was popular. . . . .

[Koopa_BC 1]

 was popular. . . . .

Sadly that word is a biggie, not only because i enlarged it... but, sadness I want to play with you all again

[+CashPrizes 703]

Hopefully when Mana returns he can take another look.

[Koopa_BC 1]

Aye aye, I hope so.
As much as I love Lotus and feel they need my $13.00 Donation, I do wish I could enjoy their servers some, with people and not BOTS

[Koopa_BC 1]

So is Mana back yet? . . . the server was Thriving for the first time I have seen in a while the other day, but it was still plagued with lag spikes, frame drops and other poop

[+CashPrizes 703]

So is Mana back yet? . . . the server was Thriving for the first time I have seen in a while the other day, but it was still plagued with lag spikes, frame drops and other poop

 

It has improved since his last tweak on the server. A lot of users were saying that they noticed a 50% decrease with the "rubberbanding." It's still present, but not as frequent. 

 

As for Mana, he was back, briefly. But he's busy again.

[Mana 3,867]

I made some further changes today.

[Schimsham BootyBam © 27]

I'll hop onto it and see how it goes   I've had many people waiting on some fixes - Thank you Mana!!!

[Koopa_BC 1]

Thank you Mana, your time and awesomeness is appreciated <3

[Schimsham BootyBam © 27]

unfortunately there is no change   still plenty of lag and such.  Cash saw first hand tonight.

[+CashPrizes 703]

unfortunately there is no change   still plenty of lag and such.  Cash saw first hand tonight.

 

The first 10 minutes were excellent. But soon after the 'rubberbanding' kept reoccurring.

[Koopa_BC 1]

It's across all the servers too I want to play Lotus, I'm sick of the lack of challenge on Valve servers

[Mana 3,867]

I will look into it some more.

[koKo_ 350]

I hopped on with Cash and Schim yesterday and had 1 or 2 lag spikes in about 15 minutes of playing. They were pretty brief but it was a near complete freeze.

It didn't really impact anything for me, but if it's happening more frequently for other people, then yeah something needs to be fixed.

OP said this started about a month before January 16...were there any big patches around the middle of December that could've affected this?

 

Edit: grammar stuff

Edited February 4, 2016 by koKo_

[Mana 3,867]

Has anyone noticed it on (Lotus) servers other than Chicago?

 

Everything seems fine when the spike happens. Except ping. So I did contact the provider to see if they can look into it. But it's odd. I would not have expected a network issue to persist this long without someone else reporting it.

[+CashPrizes 703]

Has anyone noticed it on (Lotus) servers other than Chicago?

 

Apparently it is occurring on the Borneo Chicago server as well.  (65.60.32.30:27015)

[Schimsham BootyBam © 27]

For me I know it is definitely not a ping/network issue.  I am hardwired and get 300mbps...sitting in chicago as well my average ping is 5-7.  I will try and look a little closer the next time it glitches to see if there was an increase in ping but I have never noticed my ping was affected.  Just complete freezes to where I end up further into the map, since I was walking. 

[Mana 3,867]

Apparently it is occurring on the Borneo Chicago server as well.  (65.60.32.30:27015)

That's still in the same physical location.

 

For me I know it is definitely not a ping/network issue.  I am hardwired and get 300mbps...sitting in chicago as well my average ping is 5-7.  I will try and look a little closer the next time it glitches to see if there was an increase in ping but I have never noticed my ping was affected.  Just complete freezes to where I end up further into the map, since I was walking. 

I meant to say that it could be a network issue at the provider/datacenter level.