this is happening for a weeks now.
now before someone starts blaming their internet connection, this happens in pairs.
always starts with painfully long lag (which lasts up to minute).
then you see 2 or more people ping timeout or no response.
once i noticed this happen immediately after global.
so maybe it's connected.

one more thing as suggestion to whoever is developing this game.
when player's connection isn't responding, game should automatic fspec unresponsive player and not to let everybody else wait for longass goddamn lag to end.

Hey

Those "pings" you desribe have been happening far longer than the past few weeks. I remember them happening 3-4 years ago. We call them mass pings and they have ruined more than one good betting server (cries).

As for your suggestion, you'd be better off posting it in the suggestions board because it won't get much visibility here. I also have no idea if what your suggesting is even possible/how hard it would be to make.