EXTREME ping fluctuation

[Operator009]

1.0 was working FINE for me just two days ago. Since Friday afternoon, it has been completely unplayable. I have disconnected everything from my modem and am directly plugged into the tower, no change. I refreshed my broadband signal from my ISP (modem reset). I ran resource monitor and the highest things on the list were PR and PR Mumble. I closed all ancillary operations (dropbox, Plex media server, etc...) and still no change. Ran anti-virus for and it said I was fine. I disabled anti-virus afterwards and still no change. Disabled FIREWALL and still no change.

I have run multiple speed tests and they all return good results, and I can torrent at 2+mb/s without a problem or drop in consistency.

It could be an empty server and I get a fluctuating ping between 60 and 600, accentuated by sporadic jumps to 800+ and connection problems.

This has made the game unplayable. It's turned into the most frustrating experience ever, as I keep skipping around the map. I can't even lead a squad properly (which involves less shooting than you might think if done properly).

Xnfinity (Comcast)
Win7x64

[Operator009]

Nevermind. I just tried to play another game in multiplayer (tribes ascend) and I have the same problem. Fuck you comcast, fuck you and your wretched throttling bullshit.

[MaSSive]

You must set yourself a static IP for internal network or LAN and then forward all the ports in your router. Other option is to DMZ it which is not recommended, but will stop all the issues.