The infamous "Lag Spike", server disconnects, etc.

**asommers** · 11-12-2010, 02:52 PM

We are finally able to reproduce the intermittent lag spike problems in-house. What it required was a more social developer (Facebook, email push, push notifications, etc.) whose device would encounter these problems over 3G or Wifi for us to be able to track it down.

We compared devices, ran a few tests, and determined that any one of the following could interrupt your network connection to Pocket Legends thereby affecting game play:

1) Email push enabled
2) Push notifications enabled
3) Other applications that require network access (eg. internet music streaming)
4) Other applications running simultaneously
5) Poor network connection
6) Incorrectly configured router if playing over Wifi

With 1-4 disabled, there were no lag spikes when playing on the devices that had them previously, 3G or Wifi.

Pocket Legends requires a constant, stable internet connection. If your device is doing anything other than playing Pocket Legends (and it may be doing other things based on how you have configured other applications), you may encounter what appears to be slow performance, or high ping.

-ALS

**KingFu** · 11-12-2010, 02:55 PM

I have iPad, so no multitasking. No, don't have oust enabled, and wi fi works fine, just in PL vie been having 700-1.9K ping.

**Spiritualist** · 11-12-2010, 06:35 PM

But MD, you could still have other pushes and notifications set on iPad even with no multitasking. No?

**jonboy** · 11-12-2010, 03:01 PM

Nice detective work.

**smoae** · 11-12-2010, 07:07 PM

Well there wasn't much lag to begin with for me, but now that I turned push notifications off there is no lag, even with bad connection!
Thanks devs.

**skimmey** · 11-14-2010, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by smoae

Well there wasn't much lag to begin with for me, but now that I turned push notifications off there is no lag, even with bad connection!
Thanks devs.

is something like a push notification on a htc desire as well or does these clues only apply for apple products?

**addiekai** · 11-15-2010, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by skimmey

is something like a push notification on a htc desire as well or does these clues only apply for apple products?

Only Apple for that

**regie831** · 11-12-2010, 07:11 PM

well I've turn off my notifications, multitasking, and turned off push on my mail...and until now no lag so far, so thanks devs

**jonboy** · 11-12-2010, 07:49 PM

Yes no lag spikes so far that went the routers fault ie kids swamping re wifi.

**Rusalio** · 11-12-2010, 08:59 PM

yeah, got too IPADS and disabled the facebook model and has worked pretty flawlessly. Also disable un-needed option in the router like VPN and voip/multimedia streams ports that are enabled by default... most folks don't do that. Also make sure you have the latest firmware and that you are not responding to pings on the outside nic of your router.... heheeheh all this from a Network Tech......

**LADYHADASSA** · 04-13-2011, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Rusalio

yeah, got too IPADS and disabled the facebook model and has worked pretty flawlessly. Also disable un-needed option in the router like VPN and voip/multimedia streams ports that are enabled by default... most folks don't do that. Also make sure you have the latest firmware and that you are not responding to pings on the outside nic of your router.... heheeheh all this from a Network Tech......

i am on impad most of the time some lag has occured recentley.. Nice work devs on informing... Great idea Ruselio just asked my boy wonder he face plamed and said of course! Lol he said thak that dude it was so simple i knew that!!! Lol lol lol

**Splurd** · 11-12-2010, 10:30 PM

What it required was a more social developer

Implying your developers were not very social people?

**Lesrider** · 11-12-2010, 11:25 PM

Thanks, illntry this out next time im playing. Hope it works!

**Register** · 05-10-2011, 08:12 PM

Every now and again at least 5 times a week, i would say something and my little chat bubble wouldnt come up and my ping would rise to around 2000 which at that point i decided to just sit back and watch expecting me to die if/when the ping lowered..
The ping would rise to insanely high numbers so i might end the appilication or if im feeling in a good mood, just watch how high it goes.
Anyways, it usually rises to around 60k but a few days ago, the game decided to go kamekazi on me and shoot to 120k!
Then the ping froze and i was thinking good it finally stopped and then a thing came up saying that i was disconnected to the server..After that i just laughed and thought of how high the ping can actually go..
I wonder if i broke some kind of record of slow gaming..
Anyways, i had all of the other internet stuff turned off and i was wondering if there is anything i could do to prevent that from happening because all like 15 of my deaths were caused from that

**Futumsh** · 11-12-2010, 11:29 PM

Cave trolls aren't very social

**Kurlz** · 11-20-2010, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Futumsh

Cave trolls aren't very social

so, ur a troll?!?

**Ogediah** · 11-20-2010, 03:54 AM

Is it possible to integrate an option for "game mode" in pocketlegends that would shut down push notifications, etc while in game, then allow them to resume when we exit?
I know apple is a bit of an *** about accessing things outside of your own package, so i completely understand if this impossible. I just think it would be a convenient game option to have.

**noobmigo** · 11-20-2010, 10:14 AM

This really works.

**Antiturmoil** · 11-20-2010, 03:24 PM

Strangly I have excellent connection on my Iphone3 but crap connection on my Iphone4. Everything is the same, I have them synced with the same push setting and still the Iphone4 have approx 1400 in ping and the Iphone3GS have approx 200 in ping. I always play over WIFI but on the 4 its not doable at all. Bad enough I bought the Iphone4 just to play PL more or less...

HELP!