It's all in the title people. Connection to Satele Shan is simply terrible right now. It has been for the past 24 hours. I am seeing the dreaded red dot like once every minute at least. 230ms baseline with spikes up to 700+ms is pretty abysmal. Wrote a ticket to customer service because well.... I can now due to being a subscriber. So help me if I get another bloody computer generated reply that says update your graphics drivers....

Try this:

 

Delete the DiskCacheArena file in the client installation folder:

(default location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic\swtor).

After this, run the repair function on the launcher.

 

If other issues try a repair first up, depending on which type of launcher you're using. Log into the launcher but don't click Play. Check for small letters "ST" in the bottom left corner. If this is not present, click the cog icon and then run the repair option.

 

If the letters "ST" is present, close the launcher, right mouse click on the game shortcut, select open file location and delete the BitRaider folder. Then start the launcher.

 

Hope this helps!

Yeah this problem still has not gone away playing with 320ms right now.

I too get lag spikes. Its pretty common. I've heard many folks complain, and seen threads about it throughout the forum. Everything is fine, then for a period of roughly 2 to 30 seconds, there's a "drop" in performance. I usually sit about 40-70ms, but during a spike, it expands to 300-500ms. Everything resumes, and then you usually get updated to your dead character.

 

It started when they moved their stuff to the East Coast. More than likely, they aren't paying the backbone providers for optimum service. Guaranteed delivery companies like Akamai have specialized services for streaming data, which EA probably dumped on the move. It would be easy enough to see, with the packet sniffing software out there, but I'm not interested enough to worry about it. They'll either begin to improve their service, or continue to lose subscriptions because they're pinching pennies. You've got to spend money to make money, as they say...

I usually get small lag spikes but today i lost connection 3 times on satele. idk whats up

Yeah connection in this server is not that good at times it's really frustrating considering you actually invest money in the game.

And it's happening again....Not that it doesn't happen like every single day Just happens to be especially repulsive right now.

Took 20 minutes for a new jedi alt to launch Tython (on Star Forge though). Right now. Edited January 7, 2019 by BenduKundalini

Took 20 minutes for a new jedi alt to launch Tython (on Star Forge though). Right now.

 

That sounds like your CPU or Ram not swtor and not what the thread is complaining about. Sorry.

Took 20 minutes for a new jedi alt to launch Tython (on Star Forge though). Right now.

 

That is neither a lag issue or a satele shan issue.

Sure, totally unrelated.

 

Server list is empty thread on SS has NOTHING to do with server list is empty thread on SF.

 

Move on, these are not the droids you're looking for.

 

My PC does happen to be shytty, on top of lag game-side.

Edited January 8, 2019 by BenduKundalini