Disconnect problem since patch

[Boss]

Dell computer on sale for $350

With a 8800 in it?? sold

[Xzin]

I tested to see if it perhaps was FPS related.

I still have not had any disconnect problems - ever but I have been testing in UC and other places recently to try and replicate it. Even on the elevator - no go. So I forced my FPS to go up. With MAX settings on, I managed to get 145.

Ignore my UI - it is still a work in progress. the important part is the lower left. 145.6 fps. This is my "normal" fps with vsync turned off. Single 8800GTX (non SLI) - purely GPU limited at this point as a single core is only at 70% load and the rest are idle.

No disconnection problems to report at this frame rate. So - it HAS to be something serverside. At least we finally have a blue response. I have no doubt it will be solved. The only question is when/how.



If I disable all settings - keeping the same resolution - I am able to push nearly 250 fps.



Which is just stupid for a game like WoW. Anything over 30 - 60 (preference) in high end PvP combat with lots going on is going to give you no extra benefit. But hey - with lots going on at the same time... its nice to be able to keep trucking at 30-60+

But the take away here is that no matter how high I let my framerates go, it never disconnected me.

Interestingly enough, changing resolutions had almost NO impact on framerates. I think I know why. When you stretch WoW out to far, far beyond what the devs EVER intended (like 3400x2600+) then your UI scales up but the game looks pretty much the same. You see the same thing as if you were looking at the game from a 800x600 screen - unlike most games which actually let you see "more" of the screen.

For example: this is my radar. In full size. 1:1 ratio.



But the actual PLAYING space remains pretty much exactly the same.

[hapiguy314]

I tested my own method of the d/c on AF issue. I know for a fact that when I put the wow client window underneath another application - I will undoubtedly d/c (ie if I put it under Internet Explorer or another wow client - the one in the bottom will dc).

However, if i keep the wow windows on top of other apps (or make sure both are on separate monitors), I never get d/c. I've been able to successfully make this happen 10/10x. I'm not saying it's the bible when it comes to d/c - but whenever I place my wow windows underneath another app - it sure disconnects. I do not get d/c on the PCs that only run 1 wow client (whether it's full or windowed mode) - only to the PC that runs 2 clients of wow at the same time.

Maybe others can try if this happens to them as well...