Alright, I've been trying to get back in, fill some time in between now and BF3, but I'm just... horrendous... And it's not even my fault. I open the server browser, choose a server with a sub 20ms ping, and hop in to the server which reports my ping as 300 (I know it's not ACTUALLY 300, but even then, my ping is worse than the Aussie on the NYC server). What the hell is up with this shit? It's not my graphics: I've brought them all the way down to the lowest they can be and only got a negligible boost. It can't be my method of internet connection: I've tried both wi-fi AND lan. It can't be my internet: I'm getting 24/4 with Comacast, and I've tested off peak hours late at night too. it can't be my RAM. The 4gigs I have should be more than enough, and if it's not, that's ridiculous.
It's maddening. The only REAL issue I can see is that maybe it's my GPU? It's a 2.8 dualcore AMD that I've been planning on replacing for a quadcore as soon as I can gather the cash for it, but I have a hard time believing that of all things is the problem with my internet issue. Could it be Comcast fucking me over limiting my gaming bandwidth or is it just that DICE's netcode is the most Godawful thing ever and I may as well remove it from my HDD?