Hey,

I checked my ping on pingtest and I got 32. Is that good? Is there a way of reducing this further without;

a) Getting a different connection
b) Downloading/uploading at the same time.

Regards

TwistedBuddha X

Just did a little experiment again. When I got a ping (lag) of 32 this was based on a server in the UK as I live there.

I then tested it again against a server in Toronto, Canada and Washington DC, US to see how my ping was affected. Results below.

Toronto = 112ping
Washington DC - 102ping

Thus we have to conclude that it takes 3-4 times to communicate when the server (host) is that far away, I can understand why we are having so many connection issues. I would also assume that the server I used are of a good quality.

Therefore, my conclusion and possible solutions.

1. Ping is significantly affected by distance between host and player, the greater the distance the greater the ping = worse online play.
2. Ping will become more negatively affected if the host has a bad connection.

Thus ping = distance of host x quality of your connection x quality of their connection.

There are three variables that I am aware of atm, I'm no computer expert.

Solutions -

1) Better connection - this is not feasible in most cases as we are mostly in a contract and if you have a ping of less than 100 then apparently this is good.
2) Crytek implement a regional filter allowing my host to be in the same country - reducing ping.
3) Crytek have a system that allows only good connections to become host and to migrate *successfully* without ending the game like it keeps doing currently. I've seen many times that a host has 4 bars while everyone else has 1 bar.
4) Dedicated server - this in a regional close to where gamers play will reduce lag in games considerably.

Crytek - Please implement solutions 2&3, even if solution 3&4 are very difficult or costly then please at least do solution 2 as region has been shown to increase my ping by 300-400%. The community is asking for very little.

Regards

TwistedBuddha X

I support and approve of this. Halo Reach has an option to turn 2 on if so wished, it can't be that hard to implement.

I support and approve of this. Halo Reach has an option to turn 2 on if so wished, it can't be that hard to implement.

I know right, Halo Reach did a fantastic job of this and Black Ops. I'm not well-versed in online shooter but does BFBC2 or any other popular shooters have this as well? I would have thought this would be a basic requirement.

Hey,

I checked my ping on pingtest and I got 32. Is that good? Is there a way of reducing this further without;

a) Getting a different connection
b) Downloading/uploading at the same time.

Regards

TwistedBuddha X

I support and approve of this. Halo Reach has an option to turn 2 on if so wished, it can't be that hard to implement.

I know right, Halo Reach did a fantastic job of this and Black Ops. I'm not well-versed in online shooter but does BFBC2 or any other popular shooters have this as well? I would have thought this would be a basic requirement.
BFBC2 runs on dedicated servers, there is no host picked by game host is a computer that everybody connects to in simplified way

Ok I will edit my post - Solution 4 - Dedicated Servers lol

I'm not sure dedicated servers is the "fix all" that people suggest.

I'm not sure dedicated servers is the "fix all" that people suggest.

Perhaps, but would improve it a lot. I'm more interested in regional filters to be honest.

Yes to the region filter option. I'm in the US and hate getting into a game with a bunch of europeans. It's not so much that their connections are bad, it's simply the distance. I've got 20 down 5 up and even then my ping to a UK host is like 200. There's just nothing that'll change that until the entire world is connected by fiber optics and data transfer delays are decreased significantly. The game is still playable for me, but I'm at a huge disadvantage, especially when the room is full of all europeans. I usually play at night/early morning in the US as well, which makes this more of a problem for me especially.

Yes to the region filter option. I'm in the US and hate getting into a game with a bunch of europeans. It's not so much that their connections are bad, it's simply the distance. I've got 20 down 5 up and even then my ping to a UK host is like 200. There's just nothing that'll change that until the entire world is connected by fiber optics and data transfer delays are decreased significantly. The game is still playable for me, but I'm at a huge disadvantage, especially when the room is full of all europeans. I usually play at night/early morning in the US as well, which makes this more of a problem for me especially.

Even worse for you if the host is European lol