Would lowering video settings help with multiplayer (pings)?

[WCG 1]

Another dumb question, no doubt, but do the video settings I use affect multiplayer at all, specifically the 'ping' time? I've left them at the default, which is ultra high (given that I got a new computer recently). Will that have any effect at all when it comes to being able to play multiplayer?

I could always lower the video settings, if I'd have more multiplayer options that way (again, regarding connection speed). The game runs quite well, so I wouldn't change things, otherwise.

Thanks.

[Hud Dorph 22]

Ping time has nothing to do with your video settings. Ping are the time in miliseconds it takes for

data to travel to the server you play on and return again to your pc. The longer the distance tho higher the ping.

Connect to the servers with the lowest ping, or keep it under 100-150.

[simjedi 10]

When I join a server first thing I look at is the pings of other players. If I see high pings in the 200+ range I don't even bother to join. The reason is, the server has to slow down it's updates to the lower pings so everyone will get the data at the same time. This drastically effects fps and is one of the reasons for people complaining about how low it is.

[WCG 1]

Thanks for the replies. I figured that was probably the case, but I've been having trouble finding Coop games with a green ping. And I'd been invited to play on a server which worked for awhile - with a red bar pretty much all the time - but then I couldn't get reconnected to it. So I'm grasping at straws, I guess. :)

[charliemilk 10]

Is there a way to set the server to auto kick anyone with a ping of more then 200 for more then 10 seconds?

[SnR 1]

Battleye allows you to restrict high pings, but due to Alpha status we have no BE available.

[Juutas 1]

Hi!

I have this kind multiplayer problem. My game runs under 20fps even all low settings at multiplayer. Singleplayer tutorial and events runs over 60fps all maxed to ultra settings. Resolution what i am using is 1980x1080.

Is it somekind of bug?

My computer specs are

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System Information

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Time of this report: 4/3/2013, 10:05:38

Machine name: JUUTAS-PC

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)

Language: Finnish (Regional Setting: Finnish)

System Manufacturer: System manufacturer

System Model: System Product Name

BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/23/10 15:49:46 Ver: 08.00.15

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 B55 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz

Memory: 12288MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 12286MB RAM

Page File: 2545MB used, 22025MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce GTX 560 Ti

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1200&SUBSYS_838B1043&REV_A1

Display Memory: 4050 MB

Dedicated Memory: 978 MB

Shared Memory: 3071 MB

Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: VE247

Monitor Id: ACI2493

Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

Output Type: DVI

Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um

Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.1422 (English)

Driver Version: 9.18.13.1422

DDI Version: 11

Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 3/15/2013 08:53:06, 17990800 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Sound Devices

-------------

Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_104383C0&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6010 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 12/22/2009 20:07:22, 2229280 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_104383C0&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6010 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 12/22/2009 20:07:22, 2229280 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

So please tell me what to change or do that my game would run little bit smoother.

And i bought Digital Deluxe Edition from Steam.

Latency is alright all the time.

Thank You!

[Hammerballz 10]

Hi!

I have this kind multiplayer problem. My game runs under 20fps even all low settings at multiplayer. Singleplayer tutorial and events runs over 60fps all maxed to ultra settings. Resolution what i am using is 1980x1080.

Is it somekind of bug?

My computer specs are

------------------

System Information

------------------

Time of this report: 4/3/2013, 10:05:38

Machine name: JUUTAS-PC

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)

Language: Finnish (Regional Setting: Finnish)

System Manufacturer: System manufacturer

System Model: System Product Name

BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/23/10 15:49:46 Ver: 08.00.15

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 B55 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz

Memory: 12288MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 12286MB RAM

Page File: 2545MB used, 22025MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

---------------

Display Devices

---------------

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce GTX 560 Ti

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1200&SUBSYS_838B1043&REV_A1

Display Memory: 4050 MB

Dedicated Memory: 978 MB

Shared Memory: 3071 MB

Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: VE247

Monitor Id: ACI2493

Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

Output Type: DVI

Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um

Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.1422 (English)

Driver Version: 9.18.13.1422

DDI Version: 11

Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 3/15/2013 08:53:06, 17990800 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Sound Devices

-------------

Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_104383C0&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6010 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 12/22/2009 20:07:22, 2229280 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_104383C0&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6010 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 12/22/2009 20:07:22, 2229280 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

So please tell me what to change or do that my game would run little bit smoother.

And i bought Digital Deluxe Edition from Steam.

Latency is alright all the time.

Thank You!

I think you are derailing the topic?! ;-)

It depends on what Mission is running on MP. AI / Scripts do affect your FPS pretty much. Plus, you have other Players on the Server aswell! ;-)

[krigar 1]

it wont help :p

[WCG 1]

it wont help :p

It's funny, but I've discovered I can't trust that 'ping' number Arma III shows me. I had no problem playing a coop game last Friday even though the ping consistently showed as 2500. Once I got in the game, though, it seemed to be more like 160.

If that's regularly the case, I should have a lot more multiplayer games I can join than I thought.