high ping, no reason.

I need help. Yesterday I played valorant with friends while using discord. The game really started to ping me. The tab menu keeps showing a normal ping of 25-30, but in the top right corner I get a network problem every minute. I never had this problem before. I read that this can happen with discord. I tried the game today without discord running on the computer, but the same error as yesterday. My ping is unreasonably high. What should I do?
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Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Thanks for the answers!
Tech7
Tech79mo ago
Did you use the discord web browser, or the discord app
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Discord app
Tech7
Tech79mo ago
And is it solely valorant or other games Cause for me, i had it when I used the web browser version, but if thats not it idk
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
only the valorant. I'm going to reinstall the game and see how it goes. I will report if it has not changed.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
are u using qos priority packets anyway try these first run cmd as admin, netsh int ip reset netsh winsock reset ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew ipconfig /flushdns then restart ur pc
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I don't understand these things. Are you sure this will catch the error?
mythea
mythea9mo ago
if u are unsure what they do u can check the help command ie Netherlands help winsock wtf auto correct netsh help winsock or netsh winsock help I don't remember but it's like that
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
should I use all of what you have written here? or just enough for example the first one.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
all five of them
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
nothing new i used all commands but nothing happend
mythea
mythea9mo ago
did u restart & change ur dns if problem persists, it's likely ur router, fibre cable, or even on ur isp end just contact ur isp if persists
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I think this is a joke. I tested my internet, in all other games my ping is perfect, only in valorant it's the process of jumping from 20 to 150 etc. I implemented the ideas people posted here, but nothing changed. The very most that has changed is that it doesn't ping continuously, but every two minutes. I've already deleted and reinstalled valorant, but that didn't help either. I don't run any other application besides valorant, and that's it.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
what games have u tested like cs2? it's more noticeable in fps games especially 128 tick
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Not on cs2, but on various sites and on games that are not optimized at all or are very poorly optimized, like The Isle. But if my ping is good in a badly optimized game, why is it bad in a well optimized game? and I'll say it again. I have been playing the game for 1 week and this error started before yesterday.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
try fps games is that game even online, I searched it and it's some dinosaurs game Apex, ow, cs2, etc
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Okay, im installing cs2 now, and i try I dont have ping problem in cs2 either. looks like only just in valorant
mythea
mythea9mo ago
anyone in ur lobbies having the same problem? if not, then ur issue is personal contact ur isp and ask if they're having any issues with val servers
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
In valorant, there is a network buffering option. Should I set something there? There are 3 options, minimum, moderate, maximum ?
spoceneyy
spoceneyy9mo ago
maximum also check on what servers you play i would have 150 ping on NA too, or on some server like dubai but i have 20 on frankfurt
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
i play frankfurt only In the task manager, I noticed that vanguard uses the network very high, while valorant uses it high. Does this make a difference?
spoceneyy
spoceneyy9mo ago
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spoceneyy
spoceneyy9mo ago
this is my taskmanager can u send screenshot of urs also.......... what is the server with the lowest ping that u can pick in ur valorant? @Gerappa for me its warsaw/frankfurt
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
i play frankfurt only frankfurt is the best for me i send my taskmanager, wait
spoceneyy
spoceneyy9mo ago
can i see what ping u have on other servers
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
The problem is not with the servers. I've found that frankfurt has the best, and the game tells me to use frankfurt because I have a stable 20 ping. As soon as a match starts on the server in frankfurt, I have a stable ping of 20-30, then it suddenly jumps up to 150, 200. And that lasts about half a minute and then it's good again. And it bounces the whole match. now my task manager describes valorant as very high energy and vanguard as variable, moderate and low. But I'm not in the game right now, just in the lobby.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
intended and literally no one cares that stats, it's inaccurate and makes no senses ipconfig /flushdns in cmd
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Done, What should I see? It says I have successfully executed @mythea
mythea
mythea9mo ago
run the game and see also, is ur router overheating? if it is, it might be thermal throttling which decreases performance
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
It doesn't overheat, and if it was a router problem, it would affect other games, not just valorant
mythea
mythea9mo ago
val is 128 tick
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Bro, stupid queston, but, packet loss = ping? Or what
mythea
mythea9mo ago
≠ but too high pings can also be counted as packet losses by some games since they're lated packets which weren't received in time are u having high ping or packet losses
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
In 30 minutes later I can check if my ping is good in deathmatch. Now I'm in custom game, here the packet loss is 0-3%, and the ping is stable at 20-30. So no problem here High ping
mythea
mythea9mo ago
3%?
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Yes, it very rarely goes up that much. But average 0%
mythea
mythea9mo ago
also in cs2, did u toggle the network stats might not be so noticeable if u didn't toggle periodically or randomly eh actually I have a better way to measure
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Randomly
mythea
mythea9mo ago
if ur network is really having problems in cmd, ping 8.8.8.8 -t wait for few minutes, then ctrl+c
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
okay
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Play the game while doing it if possible and cross reference when you get packet loss in game and see if you get any in cmd around the same time
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=56 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=56 Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8: Packets: Sent = 62, Received = 62, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 8ms, Maximum = 45ms, Average = 10ms I got this while I was playing in valorant
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Were you getting packet loss in game during this?
mythea
mythea9mo ago
^^
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
no, no problem right now, but it's a custom game, I can test it in 20 minutes later in deathmatch for example 14 mins* now i playing deathmatch mode Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8: Packets: Sent = 92, Received = 92, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 8ms, Maximum = 194ms, Average = 15ms I have ping problems again
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
what is this option?
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Arii
Arii9mo ago
Basically it changes how many updates you get from the server, lower value means more updates. The thing it’s used for is to reduce packet loss as sending less information means less information is lost and thus a smoother experience.
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
oh ok. I sent you the ping stats during a deathmatch, you can see that it goes up to 150 sometimes.
Arii
Arii9mo ago
So your problem is with ping spikes and not packet loss then?
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
yes yes.
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Is this a specific scenario? i.e does it only happen in valorant, during certain times, etc
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I have tried everything that has been written. It was good for 1 competitive game, then bad again. What do you think? VPN would help with this? for example CyberGhost VPN this problem is only in Valorant
Arii
Arii9mo ago
VPNs are only better if your ISP is complete bonkers or you live in a restricted country
Mega
Mega9mo ago
@Gerappa are you on asia
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
nope, Hungary, Europe
Mega
Mega9mo ago
I've got the same issue here as well on asia I think maybe there's a problem with the game rn 10 - 25 ping sudden spike to 300 - 500 restart helps but only for a brief period of time
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
yeah same.
Arii
Arii9mo ago
This is a new issue only just occurring?
Mega
Mega9mo ago
this is yes
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Eu should not lag if Asia is They are very different servers
Mega
Mega9mo ago
we've never had this kind of issue I know but an entire group of my friends in custom games
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Very low odds and you can’t create the correlation here sadly
Mega
Mega9mo ago
experience it as well maybe I did also consider about the area being busy but other software seems to be working fine
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Listen, I've been playing the game for two weeks. It started last Thursday, when I was playing with friends in a party over a discord call. Before that there was no such problem, but since then it's been a constant problem even when I don't have any application running
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Could be you are using the same server in game or your friends using the same provider, or network congestion etc
Mega
Mega9mo ago
No we aren't using the same network maybe the same isp
Arii
Arii9mo ago
That is what provider is yes
Mega
Mega9mo ago
I kinda wanna run tests yes i know I wanna run test to see if discord is interfering and other games that requires access to internet @Gerappa yo have you tried other games like maybe cs2
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
no such problem in other games like cs2
Mega
Mega9mo ago
well that marks that off the list i guess since we're on different servers I will also run a test with other games maybe it's not a server thing
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
is this a possibility, or is it stupid?
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Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
@Arii
Mega
Mega9mo ago
maybe it's a client type thing that messes with the server or something I'm using cloudfare for dns i did use google's before
Arii
Arii9mo ago
DNS can be the issue yes But it doesn’t explain high ping on a singular platform It would only explain high ping on every platform
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
im try this
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Use 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 though Google is pretty bad for most of Europe ping wise
Mega
Mega9mo ago
that's cloudfare I'm using that rn
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Ye
Mega
Mega9mo ago
ok i haven't had it on this new network
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Will this change the whole router in the house, or just on my computer? .
Mega
Mega9mo ago
could it be a client thing messing with the data that is transferring from the client to the server just the router from your side
Arii
Arii9mo ago
If you change it on your computer then it only affects the computer
Mega
Mega9mo ago
if another device that's a different thing
Arii
Arii9mo ago
If you go to your routers settings in a web browser then you can change the router But it’s not necessary here
Mega
Mega9mo ago
me thinking about this but packet loss didn't appear i hope there's not like an attack on my isp I think I'll run the tests later
mythea
mythea9mo ago
use maximum here since u said u are having ping issues
Mega
Mega9mo ago
it doesn't really help that much but it's the best option we've got rn
mythea
mythea9mo ago
ye, didn't u tried before, I mean I told u to do that before and u said u did
Mega
Mega9mo ago
do mind that after switching to maximum buffer will make your movement from client pov slower than server movement
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
you did not write this specifically, or I did not understand it. But irrelevant because it didn't change anything in the game during deathmatch. Or does it require a computer restart?
Mega
Mega9mo ago
from what i know I don't think it requires a computer restart
Arii
Arii9mo ago
It doesn’t require any restarts, no . He did mention it in passing though
Mega
Mega9mo ago
i think the message was missed got drowned in the sea of words after it is important though I can sense like some kind of pissed off vibes over here before anything happens, just chill out I'll come back to this thread tomorrow
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Is someone typing for like 2 minutes or something?
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I should point out that I have a laptop, not a desktop computer. I read about ethernet and stuff on the internet, but I don't know what it's for.
Arii
Arii9mo ago
I can’t see those things on mobile I think
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I dont speak perfect english, and I pay attention to the mistakes I make, so I don't write back right away. hell nah
mythea
mythea9mo ago
basically wired connection
Arii
Arii9mo ago
Wasn’t intended as an insult, sorry if it was interpreted that way, was just responding to the “I can sense some pissed off vibes” comment
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I'm currently trying this because all the feedback is positive, and several comments complained about the same operating system (windows 11) as I have. But I just don't want to get what the topic says.
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Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
if i have this, Should I type netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection" instead of netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wi-Fi"?
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Arii
Arii9mo ago
Yeah that sounds right I’m not sure how much this will impact it but it should be fine to run, we can fix it if it causes problems
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
it has not improved. Anyway guys, I think I'll give up on this problem. I don't see any chance for it anymore, besides all the options you've written down or looked up on the internet. There is simply nothing that will fix it. I may have to put the game down for a while, better for everyone xd thanks for all guys
Arii
Arii9mo ago
sadly internet issues are the hardest to diagnose of them all, sorry I couldn't be of more help my guy
mythea
mythea9mo ago
u can contact ur isp to ask on this issue if they're currently having problems with the fibre cables to riot servers
Zen._.
Zen._.9mo ago
A lot of people seem to have the same issue on different regions as well There are tons of complaints on Reddit and Riot doesn’t seem to care It appears to be a fault on their side I used to have 15-20 ping , until from September 2023, I got no less than 30 ping apart from constant ping spikes My ping averages around 40 atm Sucks to play on high 40s when I’m so used to low 20s
pigalt
pigalt9mo ago
Is this fixed?
Zen._.
Zen._.9mo ago
No
pigalt
pigalt9mo ago
Could you sum up the issue?
Zen._.
Zen._.9mo ago
Update: I kinda found a workaround. Try using Cloudlfare’s Warp+ tunneling. Seems to bring back my normal ping, or rather I’d say, fix the routing @Gerappa
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
What is the cloudfares warp+? And how can i change or where can i download this
mythea
mythea9mo ago
cloudflare's site obv
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
this is?
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mythea
mythea9mo ago
ye or visit 1.1.1.1
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
daamn bro yea its solved my problem I played a full deathmatch, and nothing. Not once did it up my ping. I hope this wasn't just a one-off. @Zen._. thank you
bryan
bryan9mo ago
@Gerappa random question but is your mouses polling rate above 500? if you have a gaming mouse with designated software it'll prob be a setting there that says "polling rate" sometimes having it at 1000 or more could fuck up ur game fps drop, lag, etc. if it IS 1000 lower it to 500 and see if its gone
Zen._.
Zen._.9mo ago
Happy to help 1000hz doesn’t take a lot of cpu resources It’s not related to ping in the first place
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
Idk bro, how can i check How can i check what is my mouse name? I know i have gaming mouse, but idk his name
bryan
bryan9mo ago
Still maybe could be a lead problem
mythea
mythea9mo ago
on the back of ur mouse doesn't reallly matter
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
I don't know, I can't find any kind of software for my mouse. It's called Silver Line GM645.
Mordy
Mordy9mo ago
I also have that problem how do I fix it
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
with the plain warp client was fine for me for 1 day. Warp + was recommended by a guy here, but the download link for it doesn't work for me on the 1.1.1.1 page. I would appreciate if someone could send me the warp+.
mythea
mythea9mo ago
u need to pay for warp+ if I'm not mistaken it's a subscription thing
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
how much u know?
mythea
mythea9mo ago
a quick Google search told me it's 4.99 dollars a month
Gerappa
GerappaOP9mo ago
OK, thanks. In any case, I won't subscribe to it at the moment, as I don't know if it would help my situation. If plain warp couldn't do it, I doubt warp+ would do anything.
Zen._.
Zen._.9mo ago
Warp + solves the issue I use it
Goku
Goku8mo ago
Same my guy same I've just given up on it now I just play whenever i can and midgame it changes to 150 ping and I'll just have to deal with it
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