FPS and ping spikes

[Jeoku]

The game frequently lags and I can't seem to get any settings to run the game well. It will frequently pause for a sec. My internet should be plenty fast and I got a good router. The constant lag is making this game not a whole lot of fun.

OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Video:AMD RAEDON HD 5700 2GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2
Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (4 cpus) - 3.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB DDR2

I tried running the game with the graphics as low as they would go and the results didn't change much.

[Bacon Overlord®]

On days like today there is a bit of lag when new patches are launched that include things like brand-new lockboxes, big open-mission fights with major bosses, etc

[Jeoku]

This is a reoccuring issue on my pc with this game. I updated my drives and whatnot. I am starting to think the game just doesn't like my hardware.

[virpyre]

If you have a Low End PC I'd recommend these custom settings. Howerver judging from your setup you could run the game on high settings with little issue.

Performance:
Antialiasing: None
Dynamic Lighting: Off
Lighting Quality: Low
Shadows: Off
Max Lights Per Object: 2
Max Shadowed Lights: 1
Texture Anisotropic Filtering: Off
Max Shader Quality: Low

Detail:
World Texture Quality: 75%
Character Texture Quality: 88%
World Detail Distance: 38%
Terrain Detail Distance: 80%
Character Detail Distance: 63%
Show High Detail Objects: On
Max Physics Debris Objects: 42
Raise Settings in Character Creator: On

Effects:
Postprocessing: Off
Visual FX Quality: Medium
Soft Particles: Off
Bloom Quality: On
Bloom Intensity: 30%
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Off
Cinematic Focus (Depth of Field): Off
Underwater View: On
Reflection Quality: High
Lens Flare Quality: Off

[Jeoku]

Yeah. I turned all the settings to crap (worst possible configuration) and it really didn't help much. Thanks for the input tho.

[Brou]

The EU proxy alleviates some of the problem. There is a problem with the way internet traffic is routed when it passes from providers like Time Warner to Cogent Co.

[Jeoku]

I live in the US. It didn't seem to make a diff when I tried the US proxy.

[UnaiN7]

just get the graphics down and change the proxy in the launcher so you enter from the right line. And all repaired.

[Rtma Eros Paragon]

I typically get 300ping normally but since events like Bloodmoon and Mega D Invasion, it spikes to 400, so from bareable to unpleasent...

[Jeoku]

I typically get a little over 100 ping but it spikes up to 400 also. lol