Aussie server lag

Hey Gh05t5,

Do you play in a party? It is possible that your party members that play on other gateways are hosting instances to servers you aren't close to. If you find you have this issue while playing alone, you are always welcome to diagnose your connection by checking your modem/router and security software settings, then posting a WinMTR report.

Hey there,

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Hmm. Was this WinMTR taken while you were having these connectivity issues? You may need to run this WinMTR to your instance server (found by searching at the bottom of your Path of Exile/logs/client.txt file for the IP address of the server to which you were connected). Be sure to let this WinMTR run for 200 packets sent while you are connected to the instance and having these latency spikes.

Hey Gh05t5,

Hmm. while your WinMTR report does show some packet loss, this is very minor compared to the issue you are reporting. You may need to find the IP address of the instance server you are connected to when you have this latency issue and run the WinMTR to these servers. You can find these instance servers by opening the client.txt file in your Path of Exile/logs directory.

The bottom of the client.txt file has the most recent entries, so the next time you experience your latency issue be sure to check the client.txt file for the server, and run the WinMTR to this server while you are in-game.

Additionally, do you always experience this issue at the same time of day? Do you have latency issues whenever you play in the evenings?

Hey Gh05t5,

Hmm. Unfortunately it's hard to tell where this issue is occuring from your WinMTR, but network spikes during certain times of the day are usually indicative of your ISP prioritizing certain traffic. During peak times (such as evenings when everyone is home from work/school) the internet can get throttled a little bit so the ISP can make sure everyone has the same speed and isn't missing out.

You are welcome to let them know of your concerns regarding this, and they may have alternate plans that will not throttle your speed during peak times. Alternatively, if you share this network with any other users, this can cause network slowdown aswell. Be sure to also turn off any programs that may be using your connection while you test this, and run your newest WinMTR to pathofexile.com as this may indicate the cause of your issue.