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Subject: Wtf is this...................??
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hi guys............

Ive been playing this game since day one and never had any problems at all, never really complained about people cheating, superjumping. I just got on with it and accepted that people WILL do this. However, today i have found something that really is annoying the -blam!- outta me. Enough that it makes me want to type this thread and ask you guys about it.

Today ive played about 30 odd games in MM and every single game, yeah EVERY single game i was either red bar or 2 bars yellow. Now the reason why im writing this is that i want someone to tell me exactly what this means. Im a little confused over it as ive heard different things from different people. Today has been really -blam!- ing annoying and im certain that its the reason ive lost 6 levels today in team snipers from a 30 down to a 24. I aint bothered about that number as i play for fun but there is no entertainment in trying to play the game, only for your bullets to not connect...........etc...

I live in england and i realise that im thousands of miles from host but ive never encountered this before. Ive also recently upgraded my broadband connection to a bigger MB.

Its just so bloody annoying getting no scoped ( even after i know ive sniped them, but it didn't register ) and hearing some garbage come out of some pubescent teens mouth along the lines of " hahaha get no scoped, you suck ".....

So, could someone explain what this is ? id appreciate it, thanks

  • 07.16.2007 2:50 PM PDT

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I'm in Scotland right now...and rarely get this problem....howevever, if your bandwidth is being used by something on your computer (ie, download music, videos, or even if you have MSN open sometimes) then your connection speed (also known as Ping) can be slowed dramatically.

It basically measn that you are experiencing lag...or slow connection speeds...this can prove annoying and disadvataging for most...but for others it can help them win....what you may also (very unlikely considering it's happened 30 times) is that you are experiencing a weak standby technique...causing all other players to experience major lag....

There isn't really much else you can do except check to see if your bandwidth is being used up at all by anything else.

  • 07.16.2007 2:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: james123abc
if im correct i think its your connection if its green its good yellow okay red bad


yeah i realise its my connection of some sort but ive never had a problem like this before where every game i have played today has been the same.

Yes, everybody has a bad connection once in a while but 30 odd games ?? ...........in a row ? wow, thats some crazy -blam!- going on !!

  • 07.16.2007 2:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: SonicJohn
I'm in Scotland right now...and rarely get this problem....howevever, if your bandwidth is being used by something on your computer (ie, download music, videos, or even if you have MSN open sometimes) then your connection speed (also known as Ping) can be slowed dramatically.

It basically measn that you are experiencing lag...or slow connection speeds...this can prove annoying and disadvataging for most...but for others it can help them win....what you may also (very unlikely considering it's happened 30 times) is that you are experiencing a weak standby technique...causing all other players to experience major lag....

There isn't really much else you can do except check to see if your bandwidth is being used up at all by anything else.


im using a cable modem and its directly linked to my 360. Nothing else is connected ?!?............IDK...

could my recent upgrade from 2mb to 20mb broadband have anything to do with this ?? it does seem a bit of a coincidence, but if anything i would of thought my connection to be better, even if a little.

  • 07.16.2007 2:57 PM PDT

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Posted by: blue4eva
could my recent upgrade from 2mb to 20mb broadband have anything to do with this ?? it does seem a bit of a coincidence, but if anything i would of thought my connection to be better, even if a little.


It very well could be a result....but it's more likely that you wuld be experiencing a better connection....maybe it's just cause everyone else's connection sucks compared ;)

  • 07.16.2007 3:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: james123abc
how much do you play a day cause that happend to me on a computer game before too


It depends really. When i have the time i guess..............i probably on average play between 10 - 15 hours a week. Today i thought i would spend a good few hours playing.

  • 07.16.2007 3:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: james123abc
ummmmm it might just not matter if it just plucked in if you have neighbores with the internet go see if there connection is bad too


yeah it might be that.

There is probably maintenence going on in my area.

i appreciate you guys trying to help me, thanks.

  • 07.16.2007 3:03 PM PDT
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couple of possibilities...

first that represents your ping, that is the time it takes for you to bounce your signal to the host box and back.

you are afterall in england, so unless you have a superb connection it's plausible this is the end of it.

However it could be a couple other issues, one, XBL likes to have a couple ports open on your router, call them for the info on that. Second your router could have had a firmware upgrade you are unaware of and this can crap on your performance.

  • 07.16.2007 3:32 PM PDT
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Your Xbox can only send and recieve info so fast. It doesnt matter how fast your internet is, you can only send and recieve a certain amount of info at a given time through your xbox.

  • 07.16.2007 3:36 PM PDT