Every time I enter Edras J-3, I die from lag within five minutes.

If I go bot at another sector, I have no problems, but if I return to Edras J-3, I die again almost immediately from lag.

Somehow I doubt this could be caused by my computer.

On another note, I'm getting slowdowns(SEVERE FPS drops) in some sectors.

Going from 60.0 FPS down to thirty or so, and gameplay literally is half as fast as it normally is. Oddly enough, bots and other things seem to slow down as well, even server side, because they never jump around during these slowdowns, and I can play without dying for prolonged periods in these areas, even when experiencing continuous slowdowns.

For the record, my system specs are as follows:
Athlon XP Barton 2500
1 GB RAM
Geforce FX 5900
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Win2K Pro with all updated drivers, etc.

I experience these problems as well, though I know that sectors with hardcore stations can really hurt FPS due to all the textures and polygons.

Sometimes, though, sectors with a normal amount of roids, and always with bots, can be really slow, and my FPS can drop down below 20 when it's usually over 100. Leaving the sector solves the problem.

And, just to help show it's not a problem with users' computers, my specs are:

Athlon XP 2000+
256mb DDR DIMM
GeForce FX 5500 (128mb)
Creative SB Live!
Gentoo Linux (kernel 2.6.9, stage 1)

I'm noticing weirdness in that same sector still... wanted to mention that as I passed the 3000 meter mark, I got the message that I could press the activate key to jump three times in a row.

Like I'd slid back into the < 3000 meter area a couple times. Not sure if this is normal for VO lag, but I wanted to mention it.

[locked] as Soltis has started a new but similarly themed thread.

http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/7655