[DuckOfDeath]

"Usually some 56ker who stumbled in"

so anyone with a 56k modem is in the wrong? The VAST majority of gamers use 56k modems, and like me they have a whole stack of games they can play online without ANY problems.

I'm sure EA had their reasons to go with GS rather than include an in game browser that lets you find servers easily, even joining Barrysworld/gamesdomain servers i get regular ping spikes, as do many others.

I've never had so many problems finding a game to join and thats what is putting me off, I hope they can sort it out but if not I wont be spending hours looking for a game to join when the full game is released. Its not childish Quake bitching, there is a problem that needs sorting out, I've read countless posts about lag problems that has bugger all to do with connections, if it was my connection none of the other games i regularly play online would work either would they?