BT broadband customers unable to play RIFT in peak times

Fite · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:42 pm **Posts:** 69

Since Trion changed the ports the game uses in beta 7, the game now uses ones that a certain (sh*te) ISP called BT throttles during peak times.

This means untill Trion decide to use different ports BT customers will be unable to play between the times of 7pm and 11pm. I am yet to find out for sure if it will work again after 11, but I will know in half an hour.

Trion are aware of the issue and are working on it.

Suntzu · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:58 pm **Posts:** 58

So thats BT and Virgin users that cant play Rift, Might as well cancel UK release.

FYI it's not the ISP at fault its purely Trion never had any issues with any other game.

Amrix · **Posted:** Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:56 am

could post this question to calvin??? to ask them???
i don't think ping is such an issue in mmos tbh, also most of the awesome pvp may happen in the wee early hours

Suntzu · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:58 pm **Posts:** 58

Well the last Beta Virgin Users were being disconnected because they saw Rift as being Peer2Peer which they dont allow during peak hours.

Fite · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:42 pm **Posts:** 69

Yep at 11pm I magically went down to 47ms which is damn nice for an mmo. Before 11 i was at about 120k ms which was utterly unplayable.

Tanshyu · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:17 pm **Posts:** 31

Virgin has been fixed, but seems that they have shifted the issue to BT :lol:

I had the same probs last beta on Virgin Media

BT broadband customers unable to play RIFT in peak times

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