BF2 lag

[Zyte]

Me and a friend of mine have both started playing BF2 recently. We both found the experience very enjoyable having no problems. Things have recently changed (the last week or so) we are both getting big lag spikes at the same time (we arent on LAN) making us think its a server side problem, problem is its happening on every server we join.

Are any of you experiencing the same problems, and if so have you managed to resolve it ?

[MasterFlash]

You said that your not on a LAN but are you sharing a connection??

Me and my house m8 would get spikes with BF2, we were sharing a connection (512) and using Team Speak 2 was what caused the spikes. Now we're on 2 meg so no more troubles

[skuzgib]

Opened all the required ports on router/firewall?

[Zyte]

we arent on LAN or the same connection.

[skuzgib]

Doesn't matter, you still need to forward the ports.

[UKMuFFiN]

are you sure? i havent forwarded any ports and mines fine...

[idimmu]

i get things like that too. and it just jumps a lot and i get rubber banding effect when i run. very annoying.

i tihnk it may have something to do with teamspeak. i dont usually use it, but never remember problems in other games

[Zyte]

Seems strange that 2 people who had no problems at first who are in different locations and on different isp's would have to suddenly forward ports at the same time.

[Merlin4458]

i get the lag too. cant be fps lag cause my pc rocks it, cant be my connection cause im on 2mb and source is fine.

[skuzgib]

Seems strange that 2 people who had no problems at first who are in different locations and on different isp's would have to suddenly forward ports at the same time.

You don't have to believe me.

Many people have had problems and hoave opened the ports, solving them.

Just trying to help.

[spluff]

I am getting weird lag at the beginning of a game...... the whole screen will just stutter for 1 to 2 seconds and then it will continue normally.

[UKMuFFiN]

I am getting weird lag at the beginning of a game...... the whole screen will just stutter for 1 to 2 seconds and then it will continue normally.

thats normal, just the memory getting the last bits of map etc.