So I guess we should all get used to these lag spikes because it's the new normal

[Kojak]

kinda shi**y

 

[DerekL]

Lag spikes have been part and parcel of anything done on the 'net since... well, pretty much since forever. Deal with it.

 

[RaDian FlGith]

Because, you know, there's no difference between acceptable levels of lag spikes and unacceptable leves, right, Derek?

 

[mcnubbins]

What I enjoy are the lag spikes that last for minutes at a time, those are my favorite.

 

[Irulia Darkaith]

It's EA's un-announced expansion, "UO:Nostalgia the 1st Age"...yes that's right it takes it's us back to a time when lag, reverts, dupes and cheating were part of every day playing in UO (not that you could play for a full day cause the servers never stayed up that long). If you run over to their EA store you can even get the Collector's Edition which comes with a vintage 56K baud modem.

 

[Victim of Siege]

It's EA's un-announced expansion, "UO:Nostalgia the 1st Age"...yes that's right it takes it's us back to a time when lag, reverts, dupes and cheating were part of every day playing in UO (not that you could play for a full day cause the servers never stayed up that long). If you run over to their EA store you can even get the Collector's Edition which comes with a vintage 56K baud modem.

i thought it was a 14.4...

 

[Dermott of LS]

...

First modem I played UO on was a 33.6 on a borrowed notebook since my monster 486 couldn't play UO due to a lack of video card... it only had 256 color VGA. Got SO CLOSE though. Windows 95 connecting through Trumpet Winsock via a local BBS ISP that was $15 or so a month for "unlimited" time... caveat being you got booted after 4 hours and had to dial back in.

 

[Basara]

By the way, I'm not entirely sure it's EA's fault for the lag - I'm getting similar lag spikes on Facebook, and I've tried using UOTrace to do traceroutes to some EA and non-EA places, and many of them are going screwy somewhere on Alter.net, and spiraling into an unknown 0.0.0.0 abyss.

 

[Basara]

Oh, and if you want real nostalgia for dialup... Try playing UO on a Satellite internet connection, with its built in 350ms lag just between you, the satellite and the ground station - EACH WAY.....

I've had guildmates make that mistake, due to deceptive marketing. I avoided it simply by knowing beforehand the altitude of communication satellites and the speed of light.....

 

[Irulia Darkaith]

Oh, and if you want real nostalgia for dialup........

I really, really don't, other than the "comforting" sound of the successful connection of a modem, I don't miss the experience one bit. I also don't miss the original "MMORPG" (Neverwinter Nights - the old old one that would allow 100 people in game at a time - or was it a 1000?). Back then it was exclusive to AoL but I couldn't get an unlimited online plan so I would get monthly bills of $300-400 for playing that game. Makes the $30-40 I spend now seem quite the bargain.

I avoided it simply by knowing beforehand the altitude of communication satellites and the speed of light.....

Of course you did...why doesn't that surprise me