Just to clarify something, the server will not respond to pings and that means that tracert won't work.
The usual reasons people get massive amounts of the red lag indicator flashing are (in no particular order):
- Bad wireless
- Bad wireless
- Bad wireless
- Bad wireless
- Bad wireless
- Bad wireless (in particular the Telstra wireless internet connections in Australia)
- Server load/bugs/internet
There are other reasons but wireless links are the usual reason.
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