fps goes down when people join server why?

[daRkKon]

okay got a small problem, that does not seem to make sense....

in the game crysis 64 bit multiplayer on map mesa, any resolution, any graphics settings i change them to, does not improve my FPS with a lot of people on server, however when it is only 4v4 in the server my fps is at 45-60 constantly, but when more people join it starts to tickle down to eventually 14v14 in server im getting 27 fps!!!

example:
1920x1080p @ 60hz very high 2xAA 27 fps with 28 people in server..
1920x1080p @ 60hz low No AA 29 fps with 28 people in server..
1440x900 @ 60hz very high 2xAA 32 fps with 28 people in server..
1440x900 @ 60hz low NO AA 39 fps with 28 people in server..

system:
phenom 955 3.2ghz black edition quad core
some gigabyte motherboard
4gb gskill mem
6850 1gig
500gb WD hdd
80gig hitachi spare
windows 7 64 bit

how does this make sense? i notice the more people that join the server the more my fps goes down. is my cpu now a bottleneck?! i practically got this not even a year ago

 

[cmdrdredd]

Probably the net code. I'd say the network code in Crysis is very unoptimized. This isn't Epic or ID software here who make excellent multiplayer shooter network engines.

 

[RavenSEAL]

EA and their studios are probably THE WORSE at doing anything that has anything to do with MP, i tend to stay away from their games, all they do is give me more trouble than what they're worth.

 

[cmdrdredd]

EA and their studios are probably THE WORSE at doing anything that has anything to do with MP, i tend to stay away from their games, all they do is give me more trouble than what they're worth.

Very true. I don't play much MP though myself. I'm not competitive enough to get into it.

 

[daRkKon]

hrmm interesting... hopefully crysis 2 has a way better net code than the original

 

[RavenSEAL]

hrmm interesting... hopefully crysis 2 has a way better net code than the original

Check out Bad Company 2 if you're looking for a decent MP. It's been on sale for around $10 since it's the holidays...

 

[daRkKon]

nice, the only reason im playing crysis is for the amazing graphics and strategic gameplay i am constantly figuring out new places to set mines