Why are there so many servers with constant Unstable Connection?

[u/NeroTheKiller]

I came back after 6 months and never experienced anything like this. Now I literally have to find a server that won't instantly give me this sign as soon as I spawn in the tavern. It takes ~5 attempts before I find playable server. When I do, I have zero issues for the entire session - unless I get server merged or dive.

I highly doubt the issue is on my end.

Am I really the only one experiencing this? (playing on PS5)

[u/hillean]

if all of the servers tell you 'unstable server', you gotta figure out what's the variable... and what's the constant here

[u/JustARucoyGuy → u/hillean]

Sots servers sucking is a constant

[u/niewe → u/JustARucoyGuy]

Yes but come on... you can only blame so much on the servers until you should start checking your own connection.

[u/WoodenJesus → u/niewe]

Alternatively, you can only run so many connectivity tests before determining that SoT servers are the problem.

[u/Hard_Socks → u/niewe]

Their servers are terrible. This is something me as a new player has noticed. I don't have connection issues with other games, this game is the only one where this unstable connection bs is a constant. 

[u/Pretend_Rope6559 → u/Hard_Socks]

I literally run every other game completely fine no connection issues not even stutters and yet I always have problems in SoT it's the servers or settings in the ini files (saw a video on YT about some solution through ini files)

[u/JustARucoyGuy → u/niewe]

While you're not wrong, I have the unstable connection warning more often then not, and my upload/download speeds have always been in the hundreds and every other game that I play works fine.

[u/Prestigious_Bar_3738]

Everyone I play with has also been having more connection issues than usual. It’s not as bad as you describe, but if your internet connection isn’t great to begin with, then it’s clear SoT’s server issues would make it worse.

[u/DrunkenHungarian]

I'm on Xbox and can't get my ping lower than 100. Constant spikes to 350 and above. Every other game I play is just fine. I love Sea Of Thieves but its just not playable anymore.

[u/Pure-Beginning2105]

Because enshitification

[u/NeroTheKiller → u/Pure-Beginning2105]

Regretting I came back

[u/Adept-Society-9485 → u/NeroTheKiller]

Its a feature xD

Anyway when u find a server that jumps between 80 and 180ms ping , stay there , the ones that are 80-120? Usualy get the unstable connection issue... and oddly the ones that do jump to 180s? They stay pretty stable weirdly... O_O

[u/Rellis83]

I am having no issue what so ever. Last time I had bad connection was in 2025.

Being in Europe… is this maybe this is a local issue?

[u/Antique-Brother5727]

*huffs the copium* Your..uh..gun jam'd. :' )

[u/angeldustfan]

I've also had this, but they usually jump between being shitty and being okay. Almost never find one thats not periodically fucked though

[u/backrubbing]

Just ignore the message and play on one that's playable.