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TDAWG23232 -> Connection issues (9/25/2008 10:10:11 AM)
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It just wouldn't be an EA game unless there were connection issues. I have no idea why every other game made has little to no connection issues, but ALL EA games seem to have problems.
At any rate, the purpose of this post is not to bash EA, but rather to hopefully give some help to people that have connection issues. As most of you know, I have very slow internet (it's all that's available where I live) yet I can connect in any game, due to lag I do not play real time shooters anymore, but I could connect just fine in them, and the same goes with Tiger, I can connect with almost anybody, and that is because I have taken the time to set up my connection the right way. With my connection, I didn't really have a choice, but there are a lot of people playing that have connection issues simply because they have not taken the time to set up their connection the right way.
You should always open ports for the games you play, but the absolute best way to do this, is to set your PS3 on a DMZ. I have walked a few people from this sit through it, and I'm sure they would tell you two things, first off, it's very easy to do, and secondly, it made their connection better. As a tournament director, it would be really nice to see everybody take the 10 minutes it takes to set up a DMZ on their PS3 or 360 so that there is a better chance of them connecting and not delaying tournaments.
No one wants to sit in the lobby for 2 hours to play 3 rounds of golf, when that should be done in an hour easily.
If anybody would likehelp getting their PS3 set up on a DMZ, I would be more than willing to walk you through it via yahoo IM, it's very easy to do. Maybe there is someone that is very familiar with the 360 that could do the same for that console. I could help with the router stuff easily enough for the 360 side, but I have never used a 360, so I have no clue of the network set up of that machine.
Sorry for the long post, but I think we could all benefit from having our connections set up the right way, and that way we spend more time having fun instead of getting frustrated trying to get connected.
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