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taz1975uk

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Ping?
« on: February 12, 2004, 10:39:00 PM »
QUOTE (Ambi @ Feb 13 2004, 08:11 AM)
i have a little question.  I wanted to know what the ping times exactly meany.  So if someone has a big ping time i shouldnt play with them because there will be lag, right???  And if someone has small ping time i should play with them because there will be less/no lag, right? And what is a good ping time for someone to have to play with, someone told me that if someone has over 50 you shouldnt play with them!!  Just wanted to clearify this!! thanks a lot

the ping number is how long it takes data to travel between your PC and the other users PC, it is displayed in milliseconds. This number is mainly dependant on connection speeds and distance, so the best connection you could get would be with someone in your area who is on the same ISP (i had a ping of 15ms with a guy down the road, who was on the same isp)

You have the basic understanding of it correct, the lower the ping the less likley you are to get lag, but some games work quite well with a high ping and some do not.

A ping of 50 is very good I would set your target at arround the 200ms mark as you can still get lag free games connecting to people (game dependant)

All games are different ie. Links 2004 you can not even see a game if your ping is over 60ms, but Tony Hawks 4 you can get a lag free game with pings of 400ms.

To start with dont worry about ping just jump in and play, if its laggy leave and try a different game, or host one yourself.
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jz28

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2004, 02:30:00 AM »
ping depends on the game you are playing, if someone said anything above 50 is bad, they are probably halo fanboys...there are TONS of other games that do quite well at 200.
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2004, 08:44:00 AM »
well 110 ping is max for no lag in halo
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taz1975uk

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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2004, 12:17:00 AM »
QUOTE (NeOnRaBbIt @ Feb 16 2004, 07:28 AM)

     So does that mean if i see a guy with a ping of around 150 he will see the same number for me?? or does everyone see the same number for everyone else...

  Thanks...

Yes that right.  you will both see the smae number... (or a simaler number)

as it should take the same amount of time for them to ping you as it takes you to ping them.

So if your in a room with 5 other people, the 5 people will see a different number against your name.
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