How to Fix Lag
Try these first — they're free and solve the problem for most people.
01 Check your ping to the REMATCH region in-game
1. Launch REMATCH and go to a match 2. Open the scoreboard/HUD to see your displayed ping 3. Try setting different Preferred Server Location values (System > Options > Gameplay) 4. Test 3 matches per region and note average ping 5. Select the region giving you the lowest and most stable ping
Region mismatch is a common cause of high ping. A wrong auto-assignment can add 50-150ms that manual selection fixes for free.
02 Lock your server region manually
1. Go to System > Options > Gameplay in REMATCH 2. Find 'Preferred Server Location' 3. Change from Auto to your geographic region 4. If you're in Europe, try both Europe and Turkey regions to see which gives lower ping 5. If you're in Middle East, manually select Middle East (MENA auto-routing had bugs at launch)
Prevents cross-region matchmaking that can add 80-200ms. Especially important for Turkey and Middle East players.
03 Switch to Ethernet and disable WiFi
1. Plug in Ethernet cable to your PC and router 2. Open Windows Settings > Network & Internet > WiFi 3. Toggle WiFi off to force all traffic through Ethernet 4. Relaunch REMATCH and compare ping 5. REMATCH's 60Hz tick rate makes jitter from WiFi more impactful than on slower games
Reduces jitter by 5-20ms. WiFi instability is a major cause of rubber banding in REMATCH.
General network tips (not REMATCH-specific)
04 Run a traceroute to identify bad ISP hops
1. Open Command Prompt 2. Run: tracert 8.8.8.8 (to see your general routing path) 3. Look for hops with high latency (>50ms single hop) or * * * (timeouts) 4. If you see your traffic routing through unexpected cities or countries, your ISP has poor routing 5. This is the exact problem PingAim solves — routing around bad hops
Diagnostic — reveals whether your ISP is adding unnecessary latency through bad routing decisions.
05 Flush DNS and reset network stack
1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator 2. Run: ipconfig /flushdns 3. Run: netsh winsock reset 4. Run: netsh int ip reset 5. Restart PC and relaunch REMATCH
Fixes connection issues caused by stale network state. Quick first step if you suddenly experience higher ping than usual.
06 Use the in-game ping display to identify your baseline
REMATCH shows ping in the scoreboard or HUD. Note your average ping across 5 matches on your home region. If it's above 60ms, investigate your routing path.
Diagnostic — establishes baseline before trying optimizations
07 Close bandwidth-heavy background applications
Pause downloads (Steam, Windows Update), close streaming apps. REMATCH at 60Hz tick has higher bandwidth needs than slower-tick games.
Prevents bandwidth saturation that causes packet loss and ping spikes
08 Check EAC is not blocking your optimization software
If using a network optimizer, confirm it uses WFP or network-layer routing (not DLL injection into game process). EAC blocks process-level injection.
Avoids EAC conflicts — always use network-layer tools with this game
Still lagging? The problem is likely your ISP's routing to the game servers.
PingAim detects REMATCH automatically
No manual config. PingAim identifies REMATCH by process name and routes it through your fastest connection using a kernel-level WFP driver.