"Bursty" lag issue

[Peejay]

I'm confused because this seems to happen to me on a lot of games now. It might be my ISP, but it also may be my computer settings, probably something I'm overlooking.

I can connect and everything just fine, but playing and trying to load conversations with NPCs and the like just acts strange.

There is a pause of about 4 seconds... then everything that happened in those four seconds happens all at once. It continuously repeats itself. Starting the "lag" cycle again usually right after that "burst" of activity.

I have an idea of what it might be, but I want to confirm it. Any suggestions?

[beatrixkiddo]

Might be packet loss from poor wireless reception (if you use wireless).

Try pingtest.net

[plopingo]

I have a lot of lagg today unplayable :/

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June 22nd Emergency Maintenance

Posted by Ricardo

Phantasy Star Online 2 is undergoing emergency maintenance until 20:00 JST. The purpose of this maintenance is to:

Expand the number of characters that can be created on each ship, and fix bugs.
Investigate communication delays.

Update: There is a possibility that the same problems will continue to occur and they are currently investigating the source of the problems. Stay tuned for future updates.

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