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nice shield. how do you take screenshot, because the in game screenshot bind does not appear to work for me. I just get a grey screen.
No, but achievements are stored server-side so it's pretty obvious that it wouldn't be. How do you know it quite clearly isn't system-related? Just because there are some other people having the same issues as you, doesn't make it an issue at Blizzard's end. The majority of us can play just fine. Your computer transmits a huge amount of data to Blizzard's servers. You've been getting the issues almost constantly, rather than in dribs and drabs, and you've also stated yourself that it gets better later on in the evening. So perhaps you ought to check your ISP's forum (if they have one) or contact their technical department and explain the situation to them to see if they can find any pattern. Their network might be congested, hell, they might even have you on throttle for that type of traffic when you play. It might also be worthwhile checking your router settings, seeing if you've got the ports forwarded for WoW and Diablo III (I assume they use the same service ports) and if not forward them.
I understand you're frustrated, but to come on here and post up huge amounts of rolleyes and accusing me of not having any idea of the other issues on the Diablo III forum isn't the way to solve it. I tried to help before, and I'm still trying to help now despite your last post. Next time just chill out and try to be nice when someone posts up saying it might not necessarily be what you immediately think it is.
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No, you said no one else what so ever was having the issue, which is a complete and utter lie if you look at the Diablo forum.
I'm done with this argument now anyway.
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I think it is system related, if it was server related everyone would be getting the problem.
I used to have a slight stutter, especially when big new packs of mobs spawned or I lept across the screen on my Barb, but since moving the install location to my solid state (also system) drive, not a single stutter
Tom_D, I don't know how feasible this is but could you take your PC to a friends/family members house with a different internet connection to yours to try it out?
Basically you need to treat this like any PC/IT troubleshooting, its a process of elimination. Take one thing at a time and rule it out. IIRC you said that it was a new build with latest drivers etc, so we can hopefully at this point rule out the OS/Drivers. We know that there haven't been and specific reported errors with AMD/nVidia cards so it shouldn't be that.
What you will need to look into are hard drive latency, network connections (are you on WiFi or Ethernet), Router, ISP.
Rule these things out one at a time until you find the component that is causing you the most issue, then do what you can to resolve it from there.
What have you tried so far?
Tried bypassing router and plugging straight into the modem?
have you rolled back drivers or update drivers on your gfx card.
What monitor hz are you running?
have you tried locking fps on a certain value?
You seem to be the 1 percent on here experiencing the issue every day. Also did you not say it is less noticeable or sometimes OK during quieter periods? This would suggest a connection problem somewhere a long the line.
I know you're ****ed off (as i would be) you can't play it and you're finding it hard to find a solution, but there's no need to take it against a couple of people that are trying to (and continuing to try) help you. You come across as bitter otherwise.
A lot of people are having the same problems and i'm 100% sure a solution will be found.
1). Don't quite understand the first question, however I only connect directly to a router. Past couple of days my latency has been perfect, around the 90MS mark so I don't think the stuttering has anything to do with it afterall.
2) Initially I tried this, it made no difference. I'm on 12.4 now, I tried the BETA's and even 12.3. No difference. I have also done a full system format.
3) Monitor HZ is the standard 60. 24" 1920X1080
4) Yep, used afterburner to lock the FPS to a number of different values, still no luck.
My specs are:
i5 2500 3.3GHz
8GB DDR3
5850 1GB
As said it just annoys me when people are saying it's my system when my system should be able to run this game at full max without issue, and their is people out their with SSD's and even stronger systems than mine who still experience stuttering.
I get a constant 60FPS in game apart from when it spikes for a split second, my FPS will dip to anything between 40-60 and then it'll shoot right back up again.
Sorry for getting frustrated but I honestly believe I've tried everything I can think of. I've spent more time troubleshooting than I have playing.
Sometimes the stutter will be constant, other times the stutter will be non-existant. Everything else on my system runs fine, absolutely no issues.
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It's hardly an argument now is it? If it was, would I really be bothered about trying to help you out further? You come on here and start throwing the rolleyes around which is widely known on here as a method to get someone's back up. I said "nobody on this forum", not "nobody in this world", which I have now reiterated again for you, and you seem to conveniently ignore that. I have also posted up some further helpful bits for you to look into, but again you seem to be missing that part rather than trying to help yourself figure it out because I think you firmly believe that this issue isn't anything to do with your own PC.
In truth it could be absolutely anything causing the issue, and the only way you're going to be able to solve it and get some enjoyment out of Diablo III is if you check things on your end out thoroughly and then post up your situation on the D3 forum. If it is indeed on Blizzard's end, running your own investigations on your end will only help them identify what the issue is. If it isn't, you might just find out what's causing the issue and you can then fix it.
I think there is a bug with turning vysnc off myself, because when i turn it off, my game stutters really badly and and I'm getting well over 100fps. So i have to keep vsync on to have a playable experience. With vsync on it is a lot smoother but not perfect. Also having vysnc on lags the cut scenes out, but having it turned off its smooth as butter. So go figure...
As for server side of things, i have been starting to get some rubber banding recently so i don't think the server side of things is perfect.
Oh and i am a AMD/ATI user, if any one wanted to know.
Also just to add random info, if the game is anything like WoW's Engine/Network. Sometimes when WoW was having server issues it would cause FPS lag in raid instances/cities for certain people. So it could be all to do with server side.
As for server side of things, i have been starting to get some rubber banding recently so i don't think the server side of things is perfect.
Oh and i am a AMD/ATI user, if any one wanted to know.
Also just to add random info, if the game is anything like WoW's Engine/Network. Sometimes when WoW was having server issues it would cause FPS lag in raid instances/cities for certain people. So it could be all to do with server side.
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Nah, 57 pages on the D3 forums of stuttering people incl myself with high end systems
i2600k + gtx 690 and only game that does it. I got used to it and spended about 4 hrs trying to fix it but cba anymore.
waiting on a blizz fix of somekind or live with it.
As I suggested earlier, have you checked your router firewall settings to see if the ports required for Blizzard games have been forwarded? Sometimes uPnP doesn't actually do what it's supposed to, if your router is even configured with this. Try forwarding the following ports to your PC:
1119: Game client; Patch version queries by the Launcher
6881-6999: Launcher; Downloading
Are you connected to your router by an ethernet cable, or do you use a wireless connection for your access?
Have you tried without the Afterburner software on the PC? I know that causes issues for other games and software, so perhaps uninstall it and see how it goes?
What antivirus package do you use?
lol just tried to defeat Diablo.. Think I will call the game complete as sod that for a game of soldiers...
Haha.
I think there is a bug with turning vysnc off myself, because when i turn it off, my game stutters really badly and and I'm getting well over 100fps. So i have to keep vsync on to have a playable experience. With vsync on it is a lot smoother but not perfect. Also having vysnc on lags the cut scenes out, but having it turned off its smooth as butter. So go figure...
As for server side of things, i have been starting to get some rubber banding recently so i don't think the server side of things is perfect.
Oh and i am a AMD/ATI user, if any one wanted to know.
vsync also does not adjust to 120mhz montitors.
You can fiddle with C:\Users\$username\Documents\Diablo III\D3Prefs.txt
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Yea i would say it is a system issue as well. Not that systems are under speced, but that has be a commonality amongst the stuttering pcs.
I know i have no stuttering and i have an old pc. So it is not a lack of spec that is causing the stuttering for some users. Most likely a specific type of configuration or drivers, be it graphics or sound or something.
I know when i had stuttering with blackops it was actually caused by sound problems. I had to untick some options on windows 7 sound properties that improved it slightly.
due to the fact that not every single person has the problem it points to it not being a problem with the game. But being something on the machine, i think taht is what he is trying to say.
I have a core 2 due 8200 with 4gb ddr2 ram and a ocz ssd vertex 2 and i run at 1920x1200 with full settings and have not had stuttering.a
it may be that the game has problems with specific hardware configurations and requires an update to fix.
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I'm gonna be a **** now and ask for help on a graphical problem i've been having. It's not what you're on about, but i'll get wierd like lines on the screen, the game is still 100% playable but every now and again they'll turn up (PC is more than powerful enough). I see it happen more on the cutscenes.
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