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Mickey Init
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 Posted - 2017/04/02 :  21:22:56
  
 
        
Whenever I play online it always pairs me up with somebody abroad and the connection tends to be terrible. 
What's this about? Why doesn't it pair me up with someone a little closer to home, i.e. with optimal internet connection. If I play other online multiplayer games such as COD, Battlefield etc. I don't tend to have such a problem. Is it my internet, the EA servers or the Playstation network? My NAT type is 'moderate' (type 2).  
 
P.S. a dreadful game compared to previous editions
 
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Elipton
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		 Posted - 2017/04/02 :  21:56:29
  
  
  
 
Ping and Servers.  
 
EU player playing on US servers = bad ping 
 
US player playing on AUS servers = bad ping 
 
EU player playing on EU servers = good ping 
 
Shitty reality of console gaming.
 
 
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Mickey Init
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		 Posted - 2017/04/03 :  11:04:59
  
  
  
 
That makes sense. I accepted it for what it was. But I didn't know if perhaps my UPnP or firewall settings were stopping me from connecting to somebody in my local area. Would changing NAT type to 'open' (type 1) make a difference?
 
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		 Posted - 2017/04/03 :  12:18:40
  
  
  
 
I'm pretty sure you can't change the NAT type. I have no router between my computer and walljack (I do have a switch), but my connection is still listed as a Type 2
 
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		 Posted - 2017/04/03 :  13:44:32
  
  
  
 
quote: Originally posted by Mickey Init: 
That makes sense. I accepted it for what it was. But I didn't know if perhaps my UPnP or firewall settings were stopping me from connecting to somebody in my local area. Would changing NAT type to 'open' (type 1) make a difference? 
   
 
It does make a positive difference. There are ways to do it :) 
 
A simpler solution would be to change the port your wifi works on. If you use the same port as a bunch of other people in a block of flats or something, you get a much slower connection. Change it to like 33 or something random. Defaults will stick it on 7 or 11.
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		 Posted - 2017/04/03 :  15:55:27
  
  
  
 
need them servers with Region Lock
 
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		 Posted - 2017/04/03 :  16:32:32
  
  
  
 
I reckon I might get GTA V for PC. I miss that game SO much 
 
Anyone on steam?
 
 
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		 Posted - 2017/04/04 :  11:14:49
  
  
  
 
Thanks for the pointers. 
 
Never been on steam, never been into PC gaming.
 
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		 Posted - 2017/04/22 :  01:06:10
  
  
  
 
quote: Originally posted by Elipton: 
I reckon I might get GTA V for PC. I miss that game SO much 
 
Anyone on steam? 
   
 
I got Gta V oon pc when I get ma gaming rig sorted I will gie ye ma steam id bud ;)
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		 Posted - 2017/04/24 :  09:44:57
  
  
  
 
quote: Originally posted by lewiscanon: 
quote: Originally posted by Elipton: 
I reckon I might get GTA V for PC. I miss that game SO much 
 
Anyone on steam? 
   
 
I got Gta V oon pc when I get ma gaming rig sorted I will gie ye ma steam id bud ;) 
   
 
I play GTA on Steam too. My gaming rig cost less than a console so I was pretty happy with the build. I forget what card I have in there now, but it's mighty capable of running GTA on High HD settings at a steady 70fps. I think I have a GTX 960. Nabbed it for a tonne in the Black Fridays, but better is available for considerably more dosh. I run it with a generation 1 i3 processor, so the return is great for the value. 
 
That's the processor - pathetic little thing, but works a treat. Magic of them is the artificial HyperThreading it can do. Makes gaming far cheaper than it needs to be. 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008F65MO0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1  
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		 Posted - 2017/04/25 :  04:18:03
  
  
  
 
quote: Originally posted by trippnface: 
need them servers with Region Lock 
   
 
Ofcourse. We cant have the japanese players keep kicking our asses on Dark Souls/Bloodborne. 
 
Elipton: You could always run Speccy and take a screenshot of it and post it on imgur
 
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