Problems staying connected to online game/games?

[StevieP]

I'm having an issue staying connected to a co-op game on Borderlands 3 - no issues with my internet dropping because I'd remaining connected and chatting on Discord but after 2-3 minutes in game I'm just dropping out and get a message saying I've lost connection to the online server!?!? (everyone else can stay connected no problem!)

I was willing to think this was just an issue with Borderlands 3 but I've also had issues recently staying connected to a mate of mine's server for 7 Days to Die!

It's a similar situation, I can see the server and connect fine but then after a few minutes i get disconnected (although in 7DtD the game just crashes rather than me just being disconnected!)

It's almost as if I'm connecting fine but then my connection isn't sufficient to stay connected, like something is blocking the up and down stream - can anyone this of anything that could be causing this sort of issue??

 

[StevieP]

Thanks for the replies - my internet is fed via some homeplugs and in all honesty they have always been rock solid in the past!

I've updated my graphics drivers and Windows is up to date as far as I can tell

Don't get me wrong, the issue with the 2 different games might not be connected but it's too similar an issue for me to be sure!

I'm going to try connecting with a mate on another game and see if I have a similar issue!

 

[StevieP]

found your problem

I couldn't disagree more to be honest - I've used powerline adapters for 15 years and they have always been rock solid!

I can count the number of times I've even had to reset them in all that time on one hand!

I'll have a look at ports but wouldn't closed ports mean connecting in the first place wouldn't happen??

 

[StevieP]

Okey dokey - bit of an update on this issue and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas I could try?

Basically I believe I've ruled out any issue with my powerline adapters - I've tried 2 different sets and that made no difference and so I tried my laptop with the WiFi turned off and connected via the exact same ethernet cable that my PC uses - and lo and behold, no connection issues!

I've bought V Rising and believe I'm experiencing the same issues as I was having on Borderlands 3 - basically I get a "Connection Issues" notification in-game and I "rubber band" back a few seconds - but the connection itself never actually fails (and the likes of Discord is uninterrupted!)

I'm really struggling to think of what the issue could be - I've tried turning off my Windows firewall and have also updated my motherboard BIOS without these making any difference!

Any ideas anyone????

 

[StevieP]

Get a wifi card for your PC.
Sounds like you've narrowed it down to your PC network card tbh.

Even a cheap USB wifi adaptor would be enough for testing.

I did wonder about this but the ethernet cable goes into the motherboard (ie. not a separate network card) - I guess I can't do much more than update the BIOS and the various Windows updates?

I'm not overly keen on using a WiFi connection as my PC is at the opposite end of the house to the router!

 

[StevieP]

Surely if it was a port problem it would either work entirely or not at all - as opposed to the current situation where I can connect fine but then it sort of "delays" and I get the rubber banding?

Plus my PC has always worked fine before and I've not changed the router or any of the settings in there??

 

[StevieP]

OK, - a quick update on this - whilst this issue has been going on I've also had occasion to update my motherboard BIOS and as part of that I've had to change a few settings, one of which is to enable "NVME RAID mode" in an attempt to try and get my M.2 SSD to show up in the list of bootable drives in the BIOS......and having done this, believe it or not, it appears to have solved my intermittent connection problems - I've played for a period of time on both V Rising and Borderlands 3 connecting to a mate of mines game and have not experienced any of the issues I was having!?!?!

Don't get me wrong I glad it seems to be fixed but is there any earthly reason why this setting (which I didn't even think I should enable as I'm not running RAID!) would make any difference at all to a completely separate problem???

 

[StevieP]

Surely the BIOS update would be the probable cause for fix, not the RAID change….?

You'd think so but no, I tried playing the online games multiple times after the BIOS update and still had the connection problems!?!?

I just can't imagine why the issue seems to have been solved - and having spent the last couple of hours playing V Rising with no connection issues at all, I'm starting to think it has sorted it! Bizarre!