need help with gameplay.

[Rolig Loon]

That is a truly bad FPS.  The fact that you can play WoW and some MMORPGs without lag is interesting, but not necessarily relevant, though.  Most games that you have played reside on your own computer.  Second Life does not.  It operates by maintaining a constant data stream between the client viewer on your machine and the SL servers at Linden Lab, so it relies much more heavily on having a reliable Internet connection.  Bandwidth is not particularly important, since SL doesn't really need much, but it's very important that the connection be dependable.  If you lose data packets in transmission or if there are random delays, your viewer and the servers can't remain in sync.  That can be a serious cause of lag.  You may want to read Nalates's blog carefully to diagnose your own connection and see what improvements you can make.

Unfortunately, there are also many other possible causes of lag, and they are not all easy to track down.  You may want to consult these articles:

https://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-improve-Viewer-performance/ta-p/1316923

http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/lag

http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_very_laggy

[Rolig Loon]

That is a truly bad FPS.  The fact that you can play WoW and some MMORPGs without lag is interesting, but not necessarily relevant, though.  Most games that you have played reside on your own computer.  Second Life does not.  It operates by maintaining a constant data stream between the client viewer on your machine and the SL servers at Linden Lab, so it relies much more heavily on having a reliable Internet connection.  Bandwidth is not particularly important, since SL doesn't really need much, but it's very important that the connection be dependable.  If you lose data packets in transmission or if there are random delays, your viewer and the servers can't remain in sync.  That can be a serious cause of lag.  You may want to read Nalates's blog carefully to diagnose your own connection and see what improvements you can make.

Unfortunately, there are also many other possible causes of lag, and they are not all easy to track down.  You may want to consult these articles:

https://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-improve-Viewer-performance/ta-p/1316923

http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/lag

http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_very_laggy

[Syo Emerald]

WoW could even run on a potatoe powerd by a hamster in a wheel. :catlol:

[Klytyna]

SecondLife has virtualy nothing in common with "mmo" games of any type.

 

Most MMO's, when the makers release a pathc or update, the latest additions to the content are downloaded onto your hard drive, in actual gameplay, all that needs to be sent is a small amout of info, to tell your cvlient which local asset to display, be it a map or a mesh or a texture.

 

SecondLife depends heavily on user created content, and bearing in mind its 13 years old and has over 33 MILLION accounts, there is an awful lot of user created content. When I walk into your field of view, SL has to figure out what assets you need to render me, then send those to your client, live, while iI am standing there talking to you.

 

Depending on a great many factors, where we are in world, how many other avi's are around us, where we are in RL compared to the asset servers , etc., this can sometimes involve noticable delays.

 

I hate to sound negative, but in SL, your extensive experience with MMO's, and their typical levels of performance,  means exactly SQUAT.

 

1. Lowqer your Draw Distance, you don't need to be able to see for kilometers in SL

2. Turn off shadows

3. Don't use ambient occlusion settings

These are the 3 most likely causzes of general static graphical lag.

4. Avoid places with 30+ other avatars in sight, like busy clubs etc.

5. Lower your Render Complexity threashhold.

6. Reduse the number of 'Non-Imposter' avatars displayed.

This should help with more dynamic visual lag caused by trying to download and render other people.

7. Eliminate bandwidth blockage by closing your web browser, don't surf spewtube while SL'ing, turn off auto-updates on most if not all other apps, don't run other web using apps while using SL Watching HD movies on NetFlix, while running a hosting service for p2p filesharing networks and auto updating everything from your OS, and anti virus down to the mavix beacon typing tutor, WILL adversly affect your SL fps.