Fix lag in Rocket League
Lag in Rocket League starts in one of three places: your home, your line or the route to Psyonix / Epic Games's servers. Find out which before you change anything or pay for a "ping reducer".
In your home
Wi-Fi far from the router, other devices downloading, a busy PC or console, and strict NAT on the router. Test with the spike finder, then try a cable.
Find lag spikesOn your line
When someone uploads or streams, a queue builds in the router and your game waits behind it (bufferbloat). Smart Queue fixes it.
Fix bufferbloatBeyond your line
Distance to the server and your provider's route. Pick the closest region, and check the route for detours below.
Test server regionsHow Rocket League picks a server
You choose regions to play in. The game shows the ping to each region before you queue.
Settings worth checking
- Play → Playlist → Regions: tick only the regions with low ping.
- Settings → Interface: turn on Performance Graphs to see latency and packet loss.
Rocket League is very sensitive to packet loss. A clean Wi-Fi link or a cable beats a slightly lower ping.
Ping to nearby server regions
Psyonix / Epic Games doesn't publish test addresses for its game servers, so this measures the cloud regions where most online games and voice chat run. It shows the lowest ping your connection can reach in each area and whether your provider takes a detour.
Ping to game and call servers
Round trips to the cloud regions where most game, voice and video servers run. Distance sets a floor on your ping that no setting at home can lower, so pick the closest region when a game lets you.
Rocket League ports
Forwarding these fixes connection problems such as strict NAT or voice chat that won't connect. It doesn't lower lag on its own. Most routers with UPnP turned on open them automatically.
| Protocol | Ports |
|---|---|
| TCP | 80, 443 |
| UDP | 7000–9000 |
As listed by Psyonix / Epic Games; they can change, so check Psyonix / Epic Games support if something doesn't work. Test a forward with the port checker.