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  • imported_Optyk

    #1

    Critical game problem

    Alright, so this might of happened since i've installed the patch.. i'm not really sure. Nonetheless, my game has been running HORRIBLE lately. Here's the thing, about every 3-4 minute of gameplay, a lag spike kicks in and effects gameplay for a consistant 2 minutes. After that, 3-4 more minutes of gameplay, rinse, wash, and repeat. I can't take it anymore. In every server, i've always asked if anyone else has had the problem, and every time, at least one person says yes.

    At first, I figured it was some problem on the desktop, like an update or something, and blew it off. But i've tried killing all the unused processes before plaing, and nothing changed. It used to occur about every 10 minutes or so. Whenever the lag kicks in, I always have to run and hide somewhere for a good 2 minutes untill it blows over. I can't stand it anymore. The game is unplayable. I can't even stay on a helicopter run before the lag picks up and I crash. OMG, PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME, i'm going crazy!
  • WolfAlmighty
    Artillery Magnet
    • Jan 2007
    • 2113

    #2
    Re: Critical game problem

    If more than one person on the server is having those problems, it might be the server. It could also be that you have viruses or spyware on your comp hogging up valuable system resources. Scan for those and delete them or, like I do periodically, reformat and reinstall your programs. Nothing like the smell...er...feeling of a fresh clean computer.

    ~Wolfgang

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    • AFEDslayer

      #3
      Re: Critical game problem

      "Nothing like the smell...er...feeling of a fresh clean computer."

      aaaa i love that feeling.

      try a defrag, worked wonders for me.

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      • imported_Optyk

        #4
        Re: Critical game problem

        Alright, thanks. I KNOW it's not the server... this lag spike thing happens reguardless what server i'm in.

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        • NoSoup4You

          #5
          Re: Critical game problem

          Update all your drivers. Oddly enough mine was being caused by a video driver.

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          • imported_Optyk

            #6
            Re: Critical game problem

            That sounds resonable. I just downloaded and tried installing the new ATI driver, and unfortunately, the driver install said it was "unable to find the right components". Any help on this?

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            • imported_TheDragon
              Member
              • Oct 2006
              • 1476

              #7
              Re: Critical game problem

              uninstall ATI fist,
              use generic drivers,
              then install new drivers
              maybe you need a fresh download as well
              (ie maybe old one corrupted)

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              • imported_Optyk

                #8
                Re: Critical game problem

                hmm, i'll try that. Thanks :)

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                • imported_Optyk

                  #9
                  Re: Critical game problem

                  Right, well, I uninstalled the driver, (which set the resolution at 650x480), tried installing the update (which didn't work), downloaded components that it said I needed (which didn't work), tried setting it to use a generic driver (that didn't work either), than downloaded some ATI radeon driver off Dell.com (which finally put my computer back to how it was before... with a bigger resolution than my monitor can handle, strangely enough). And this is ALL just to play the game NORMALLY. Why god? ARRG! This is a new computer too! I can't stand this crap. sorry for the outburst...

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                  • NEED2SPEEDLS1

                    #10
                    Re: Critical game problem

                    mine runs like crap too. i cant seem to find the problem. im afriad if i reinstall my vid drivers, ill have the ssame problem i did before, they didn;t install

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                    • imported_Optyk

                      #11
                      Re: Critical game problem

                      The problem is, I KNOW my machine is capable... BF2 used to run fine, now it's just crap. Maybe the patch had something to do with it?

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