BF3- Cant see ping (PC)

[twicksisted]

Havent been on the forums in a few days so dont know if this has been asked already... but... how do you see your ping when playing BF3 multiplayer on PC?

I have a serious fibre connection and a pretty top end machine and the BF3 multiplayer gameplay seems a bit laggy... Is there a way of seeing your ping on a server either before you join or during gameplay?

 

[erocker]

I don't think there is a way to show ping while playing. Ping is shown on the server list though.

 

[cadaveca]

Ping is shown on the server list though.

Doesn't for me. Whatever port they are using for that is blocked by my ISP. I'll always tend to play on the TPU server, jsut because of this, becuase it's hard for me to tell where a server is located, and most often, the results from a search for servers gives me UK/EU servers.

 

[majestic12]

Run it as an administrator! The pings will show up -ingame, well... meh

 

[erocker]

Run it as an administrator! The pings will show up -ingame, well... meh

wat?

 

[cheesy999]

I don't think there is a way to show ping while playing. Ping is shown on the server list though.

no it's not

 

[erocker]

no it's not

No, it's not what?

 

[cadaveca]

He's probably in the smae boat as me:

 

[cheesy999]

No, it's not what?

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp112/erocker414/dfadfadsf.jpg

It's not a very well made game

He's probably in the smae boat as me:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=44175&stc=1&d=1320088457

from what i've heard that boat is getting close to sinking with the amount of people in it

 

[erocker]

Router/network settings? I've heard some people talking about UPnP settings. Meh, works for me!

 

[cadaveca]

Router/network settings? I've heard some people talking about UPnP settings. Meh, works for me!

Issue for me is that my ISP uses Cisco Modems with custom firmware that does not allow for ping-through on some ports. I also have very little control over which ports on router are open, as the router is built into the modem, and shares firmware.

I, at least, am very much SOL.

 

[cheesy999]

Router/network settings? I've heard some people talking about UPnP settings. Meh, works for me!

no, i don't think it's those, as i've actually managed to see my ping time list working once or twice, but like the way the game crashes once or twice a day, this list of ping times doesn't work too

 

[Shihab]

Blame it on Battlelog ? That problem's been around since the beta. I see they haven't fixed it yet.

 

[cheesy999]

Blame it on Battlelog ? That problem's been around since the beta. I see they haven't fixed it yet.

Blame it on EA and Dice, both of them just don't seem to be able to make games very well

 

[Shihab]

Blame it on EA and Dice, both of them just don't seem to be able to make games very well

I beg to differ, DICE makes wonderful games, and that's me a CoD fan talking. But I believe it's EA's influence that's screwing the game(s). I'ts always often the publisher's fault when a game sucks. Specially when we're talking big publishers.

 

[Rapidfire48]

Blame it on EA and Dice, both of them just don't seem to be able to make games very well

That's funny Dice makes great games and EA is one of the biggest if not the biggest game company there is. Maybe you don't like them because they are a little challenging and you have trouble competing on a higher level.

As with all games that are new this one needs a patch. I would be surprised not to see pings posted while in game considering all the complaints in the BF3 forum.

 

[cheesy999]

I disagree, DICE makes wonderful games, and that's me a CoD fan talking. But I believe it's EA's influence that's screwing the game(s). I'ts always often the publisher's fault when a game sucks.

But there are quite a lot of bugs in the game itself

 

[erocker]

But there are quite a lot of bugs in the game itself

After the first 24 hours or so I've had nothing but a good experience. Even with a dual GPU setup.

 

[nv40pimp]

If your ping is NOT showing in the server browser... REFRESH YOUR PAGE (F5) and they should show up!

This bugged the piss out of me... then I tried refresh and BAM... there they were

 

[brandonwh64]

Mine works on and off but I dont mind right now cause I just check out the names of the server and usually they have the location in them like our TPU server said Chicago.

 

[cheesy999]

After the first 24 hours or so I've had nothing but a good experience. Even with a dual GPU setup.

your in the minority, a very large proportion of people have been having problems

i'll just leave this quote here as it sums up the most important problems with the game

And the most retarded thing about the game despite already releasing a 500mb 'day one' patch is that the game is so retardedly broke. its more broken then the god damn beta...

weapons need rebalancing. - Pistols are going to get some serious rebalancing soon as they are 350% more fucking lethal then any other gun in BF3 in close quarters. no joke...you can play a whole game using just a pistol and you'd just rape shit up.

and maps are still as glitchy as hell. METRO is the worst offender. that map is like fucking quick sand - you fall through holes in the floor and you cant get out of it. and that makes RUSH on that map really really stupid as there are supply men on the opposing side who deliberately get them selves jammed under the map near one of the MCOMs so they just mow you down as you run past BECAUSE YOU CANT SEE THEM.

and theres no joystick support as yet....but hey - it works perfectly fine if you can hook an xbox controller upto your pc in place of the joystick.........In an interview done by IGN or Nvidia - Devs said "how hard could it be?" -- Exactomundo Mr Dev - Really how hard can it bloody be! you said that 2 weeks before the game was released, and since its gone gold - you still havent fixed the problem...how hard can it be indeed.


YES - **BrOkEn** in every sence, essence and meaning of the word. For a game that was so hyped up -its still worser then the bloody beta when released.

/rant

Camping and hit detection is still a huge issue with the game. hit detection has improved since the beta. but i still got killed a few times by an RPG that flew around a 45' corner that i was using as cover and killed me anyway as confirmed by my 3 other clan mates who were crouched in front me within kicking distance. None of them died or took any damage despite being in such close proximity - I just suddenly exploded for no reason

blah blah blah moan bitch bitch nag nag moan moan Origin bitch bitch bitch moan battlelog moan moan moan - the usual stuff.

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the game is still fun despite this but only when youre playing with mates

 

[nv40pimp]

After the first 24 hours or so I've had nothing but a good experience. Even with a dual GPU setup.

My only issue is that the mouse is not as smooth as it should be.... It feels like im stuck aiming on a grid and each increment is like 5 pixels instead of 1. Mouse sensitivity does nothing for this

 

[twicksisted]

He's probably in the smae boat as me:

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=44175&stc=1&d=1320088457

yeah thats exactly what i see too... no ping shown... WTF

 

[erocker]

your in the minority, a very large proportion of people have been having problems

i'll just leave this quote here as it sums up the most important problems with the game

Well then lucky me.

 

[dir_d]

What i have to do to get the pings to show up is List all the Servers in battlelog, then click on a server for information, then hit my back button on my browser and then the pings show up. I know its dumb to do this but it does work i do it everyday.