(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Soooooooooo been playing MW3 again.
I wanted to test out the matchmaking patch/lag sync patch that was released also wanted to talk about it.

Yes i do know that black ops 2 is close to release but it worth talking about. Mainly as IW has put in place alot of measure to record the data.
Strange feeling how MW3 plays now is how black ops 2 is going to be like on release or could be worse.

Matchmaking appears to be iffy sometimes it pairs me with people from my area other times it japan
One thing i have noticed is that FFA plays alot better and smoother. Less sync issues and being host sort of matters more. Looks like the update has hit FFA now
Dom is well iffy.......being paired with people from all around the world. Get the feeling matchmaking not working right in dom for parties. Solo it working loads better.
Sometimes the sync issues are so bad it unplayable but other times it smooth.

One thing the game tries to smooth out the game still no matter who in the game so you can get some nasty sync issues. I still don't understand why they have put this sort of lag comp into the game it just makes it play worse.

Overall not sure on this patch.....needs more play testing. Along with me looking back over the games hours later. It would be easier to compare if i had a HD PVR what this patch has done.

So does it play better ?

I've been noticing few laggs ever since this morning, while sprinting I can notice a slight lag of movement.

Obviously you know my feeling towards this patch on Domination. It just causes me a hell of a lot of lag when playing in parties!

I was playing MW3 before on Drop Zone, I was getting some good games, and then every now and then I would get a game that just gave me lag, but still showing that almighty lying 4 Bar!

My good games I would go on Kill Streaks and get them MOAB's but the bad games where I get lag I get deathstreaks!

Tonight using LMG's just was not a opportunity due to the lag, because of the LMG's Lowish ROF compared to MP7's and ACR's which is all people use now, and then adding lag to that, you can't do shit!

Will admit game #1 tonight went on a killstreak with the M60 and got like 4 of a MOAB and the game ended, All enemy team Raged :p so was only 1 person to kill most of the game!

Another reason showing Matchmaking is broken, Not finding a game where a team needs people! As in that game my team was a full 6 man group, the other team had 1 person on it. Why is there no team balancing? Can IW and Treyarch not code that??

The patch seems to have made matchmaking for me somewhat faster, however I still will find that I rarely have full 4-bar connection game. I usually have a 3-bar, on borderline 2. I'm not sure what it is because previous Call of Duty titles play great with a stable connection.

I have poor internet speeds, add lag-compensation and it makes it even worse.

I'm waiting for Black Ops 2. Collectively, I think we appreciate Infinity Ward trying to fix some of the multiplayer problems Modern Warfare 3.

Mr.Moab Man :carling::lol:

Interesting if you check the twitters your see that black ops 2 is ditching the matchmaking from MW3/BO
Reason it very bad at locating players locations and as a result has a negative effect on the matchmaking causing lag comp to be a issue.
This good news but means that MW3 is always going to be a mess like BO.

For ages i was thinking it not the matchmaking but until i started to check who i was playing against and found some patterns. I hate to see what it like on PS3 black ops 1 played badly MW3 i fear is loads worse.
All due to a simple matchmaking problem that game plays like ass. Once they fixed that matchmaking we can move on to improving the sync issues. Until that point it impossible to improve :p

Only taken 2 years and loads of people who are quite clever to call out the devs on this



:p lag is caused by location
E.g distance from the other player a delay to put it in basic terms. Even with 80Mb down and 20Mb up your still get lag with a US player. Why due to the distance not much you can do to reduce ping. It your ISP end and other factors.

It doesnt lag for me sooo...

You must be super lucky or don't know what the signs are

Or shit connection. And GW sucks but Infected is great.

:p define a shit connection ?

Connection your end is half the story. Rest of it down to how your ISP is running things.