Antonia Bayle & Nagafen: Performance checkup

Rothgar · 09-10-2010, 03:20 PM

I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag.

Barx · 09-10-2010, 03:22 PM

I've seen a little bit of server-side lag creep back in cases (over the long weekend for example, when we had lots of folks on) but it's still a lot better than it was before. The worst I saw was maybe 1/3 second delays on casting, compared to multiple second delays at worst back before the upgrade.

Syndarin · 09-10-2010, 03:34 PM

Still 905930390390439039x better then it was.

LardLord · 09-10-2010, 03:40 PM

Haven't really noticed it get any worse. Client-side issues in Underfoot and elsewhere can be problematic, but as far as server-side stuff goes it still seems great. I still see what seems like a tiny bit of command lag from time to time, but I was noticing that even right after the upgrade.

Lantis · 09-10-2010, 03:55 PM

On AB:

Raid lag: I have almost no casting lag anymore these days. At least never enough for me to even notice it. It is currently pleasurable to play.

Broker: sometimes a slight lag when putting stuff up for sale, never more than a second or two.

Zoning: can get stuck at Receiving Zone Info for 10-20 secs on raid zones sometimes, but usually zoning is fast enough.

Possibly unrelated, but I have seen a few more LDs from my raid force in the last week or two. Could be just their ISP however (I know one of them is having wireless issues, so the problem is on his side).

BlueEternal · 09-10-2010, 04:28 PM

A couple times we've found our raid hanging at "Receiving Zone Info" while zoning into a raid zone and there have been a few minor hiccups during warfields and primetime. It's still 32738 times better than it used to be.

ThomasCH · 09-10-2010, 05:14 PM

It is still really good. Like some have mentioned, we sometimes get the RZI but other than that, no lag except for inside Underfoot Depths.

Sydares · 09-10-2010, 05:54 PM

The only lag I'm feeling these days are Receiving Zone info (rarely) Loading UI resources (frequently, but only with high level toons, which is odd and feels like it's buff related,) and while using the Ranger ability 'Coverage', which lags enough that it's practically unusable.

Otherwise, AB hasn't been lagging an ounce.

Tehom · 09-10-2010, 07:49 PM

If there's been an increase in lag it's been small enough where it's hard to tell, so it's still pretty amazing. Contesteds during peak hours can have very slight lag, but it's still infinitely better than it ever was even in the dead of night before.

Kain-UK · 09-10-2010, 09:08 PM

Lag seems to be a lot better.

I'm getting odd random disconnects while playing though. I -would- say it's my net connection, except me and my g/f can be two-boxing (so 4 accounts) and 1 character will randomly go linkdead. It isn't always when zoning either... can literally be mid-fight.

Viglundr · 09-11-2010, 11:29 AM

Rothgar wrote:

I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag.

So far so good. Compared to how horrible it used to be, it's a joy these days to raid without having to wait 2-3 seconds on server lag.

Carpediem · 09-11-2010, 06:25 PM

No raid lag at all that I notice. Coverage like mentioned before is lagging out and we still have issues with /autoattack 2 macros lagging and not working most of the time when attached to melee CA's.

Huge improvement though to how it use to be.

Kain-UK · 09-13-2010, 12:28 AM

Well the lag was fine until about 15 mins ago, at which point everyone on every server got massive lag...

Malicorp · 09-13-2010, 02:47 PM

Rothgar wrote:

I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag.

Will the remainder of the servers get to experience gameplay like Antonio Bayle and Nagafen before Velious? Is there an anticipated timeline for a decision regarding mergers and/or additional new hardware?

Having played a bit of Nagafen, its disheartening to return to the stark reality of my main server during peak hours.

karrani · 09-13-2010, 07:01 PM

One thing I have noticed since starting a toon on AB is the really bad crafting lag. Seems much of the time, if I hit 2 arts in succession, the second one hits, but not the first one, which leads to missed counters. The other server I am on had no such lag. Normal combat lag is not at all noticable tho.

Gungo · 10-05-2010, 11:21 PM

LOTS O LAG on crushbone today... when is our server upgrade?

IAmPerfection · 10-29-2010, 08:00 AM

I am also curious to know when crushbone is going to get an upgrade.

Pulling a contested with less than 40 people in zone and lagging out is just getting ridiculous.

kelvmor · 10-29-2010, 02:01 PM

I'm still getting some bad lag in Greater Faydark and on the docks of Gorowyn, but that might just be me.

09-10-2010, 03:34 PM	#3
Syndarin Server: Unrest Guild: Equilibrium Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 104	Still 905930390390439039x better then it was. __________________

09-10-2010, 03:55 PM	#5
Lantis Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 943	On AB: Raid lag: I have almost no casting lag anymore these days. At least never enough for me to even notice it. It is currently pleasurable to play. Broker: sometimes a slight lag when putting stuff up for sale, never more than a second or two. Zoning: can get stuck at Receiving Zone Info for 10-20 secs on raid zones sometimes, but usually zoning is fast enough. Possibly unrelated, but I have seen a few more LDs from my raid force in the last week or two. Could be just their ISP however (I know one of them is having wireless issues, so the problem is on his side). __________________ RosterMaster Stand Alone - EQ2 Guild Roster tool

09-10-2010, 05:14 PM	#7
ThomasCH Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: AB Posts: 378	It is still really good. Like some have mentioned, we sometimes get the RZI but other than that, no lag except for inside Underfoot Depths. __________________ Just another noob..

09-10-2010, 09:08 PM	#10
Kain-UK Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 441	Lag seems to be a lot better. I'm getting odd random disconnects while playing though. I -would- say it's my net connection, except me and my g/f can be two-boxing (so 4 accounts) and 1 character will randomly go linkdead. It isn't always when zoning either... can literally be mid-fight. __________________ Yaevin T'Kar: 90/250 Conjuror Elnan Tarmikos: 90/250 Shadowknight Teion Orval: 90/250 Guardian

09-11-2010, 11:29 AM	#11
Viglundr Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 53	Rothgar wrote: I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag. So far so good. Compared to how horrible it used to be, it's a joy these days to raid without having to wait 2-3 seconds on server lag. __________________

09-10-2010, 03:20 PM	#1
Rothgar Developer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,273	I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag.

09-10-2010, 03:22 PM	#2
Barx Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Mayhem Rank: Officers Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Manors of Mithaniel, New Halas Posts: 3,480	I've seen a little bit of server-side lag creep back in cases (over the long weekend for example, when we had lots of folks on) but it's still a lot better than it was before. The worst I saw was maybe 1/3 second delays on casting, compared to multiple second delays at worst back before the upgrade.

09-10-2010, 03:40 PM	#4
LardLord Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,515	Haven't really noticed it get any worse. Client-side issues in Underfoot and elsewhere can be problematic, but as far as server-side stuff goes it still seems great. I still see what seems like a tiny bit of command lag from time to time, but I was noticing that even right after the upgrade.

09-10-2010, 04:28 PM	#6
BlueEternal Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 553	A couple times we've found our raid hanging at "Receiving Zone Info" while zoning into a raid zone and there have been a few minor hiccups during warfields and primetime. It's still 32738 times better than it used to be.

09-10-2010, 05:54 PM	#8
Sydares Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 700	The only lag I'm feeling these days are Receiving Zone info (rarely) Loading UI resources (frequently, but only with high level toons, which is odd and feels like it's buff related,) and while using the Ranger ability 'Coverage', which lags enough that it's practically unusable. Otherwise, AB hasn't been lagging an ounce.

09-10-2010, 07:49 PM	#9
Tehom Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,171	If there's been an increase in lag it's been small enough where it's hard to tell, so it's still pretty amazing. Contesteds during peak hours can have very slight lag, but it's still infinitely better than it ever was even in the dead of night before.

09-11-2010, 06:25 PM	#12
Carpediem Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Azure Skies Rank: Raider Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 208	No raid lag at all that I notice. Coverage like mentioned before is lagging out and we still have issues with /autoattack 2 macros lagging and not working most of the time when attached to melee CA's. Huge improvement though to how it use to be.

09-13-2010, 12:28 AM	#13
Kain-UK Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 441	Well the lag was fine until about 15 mins ago, at which point everyone on every server got massive lag... __________________ Yaevin T'Kar: 90/250 Conjuror Elnan Tarmikos: 90/250 Shadowknight Teion Orval: 90/250 Guardian

09-13-2010, 02:47 PM	#14
Malicorp Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159	Rothgar wrote: I wanted to check in with AB and Nagafen players to see how the server performance improvements have been going and find out if you've had any issues in the past few weeks related to server-side lag. Will the remainder of the servers get to experience gameplay like Antonio Bayle and Nagafen before Velious? Is there an anticipated timeline for a decision regarding mergers and/or additional new hardware? Having played a bit of Nagafen, its disheartening to return to the stark reality of my main server during peak hours. __________________

09-13-2010, 07:01 PM	#15
karrani Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 61	One thing I have noticed since starting a toon on AB is the really bad crafting lag. Seems much of the time, if I hit 2 arts in succession, the second one hits, but not the first one, which leads to missed counters. The other server I am on had no such lag. Normal combat lag is not at all noticable tho. __________________ "Norrath is a Magical Place"

10-05-2010, 11:21 PM	#16
Gungo Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Crushbone Posts: 5,378	LOTS O LAG on crushbone today... when is our server upgrade?

10-29-2010, 08:00 AM	#17
IAmPerfection Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 10	I am also curious to know when crushbone is going to get an upgrade. Pulling a contested with less than 40 people in zone and lagging out is just getting ridiculous.

10-29-2010, 02:01 PM	#18
kelvmor Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,036	I'm still getting some bad lag in Greater Faydark and on the docks of Gorowyn, but that might just be me.