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Randolph · 25-02-2011, 08:43

Hi, newbie here.

Having some probs with VM and gaming and came across this post via google.

It sure does seem to affect gaming. Black Ops on the PS3 is unplayable between 5pm and midnight weekdays and for about 12 hours a day on Saturday & Sunday on VM (in my area) at the moment.

Pretty much as soon as it hits 5pm I go from hosting & playing in 4 bar 'green' lobbies all nice and smooth (as far as cod goes online...) to 1 red dot or 2 yellow bars, can't run through doorways without getting dragged back through and stuck in a corner, can't throw grenades, this is if I'm lucky enough to get on the PSN at all.

It can't be coincidence that it's the same time every day, the same time they moderate p2p traffic.

It's a shame because the service is excellent at non peak times.

Hosting is 50/50 in my experience - good host/bad host.

Bad host is when the games smooth as you like but nobody you shoot dies and you end up getting about 2 kills and 18 assists in a standard tdm, it's lag compensation (compensating a bit too much!) according to gaming sites.

Have a lovely day.

25-02-2011, 08:43	#26
Randolph Inactive Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	Re: Is Virgin's new P2P policy ... Hi, newbie here. Having some probs with VM and gaming and came across this post via google. It sure does seem to affect gaming. Black Ops on the PS3 is unplayable between 5pm and midnight weekdays and for about 12 hours a day on Saturday & Sunday on VM (in my area) at the moment. Pretty much as soon as it hits 5pm I go from hosting & playing in 4 bar 'green' lobbies all nice and smooth (as far as cod goes online...) to 1 red dot or 2 yellow bars, can't run through doorways without getting dragged back through and stuck in a corner, can't throw grenades, this is if I'm lucky enough to get on the PSN at all. It can't be coincidence that it's the same time every day, the same time they moderate p2p traffic. It's a shame because the service is excellent at non peak times. Hosting is 50/50 in my experience - good host/bad host. Bad host is when the games smooth as you like but nobody you shoot dies and you end up getting about 2 kills and 18 assists in a standard tdm, it's lag compensation (compensating a bit too much!) according to gaming sites. Have a lovely day.