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Gamesplayers : Did you notice any ping diff with upgrade? :

  • 03-04-2005 10:09AM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 561 ✭✭✭


    I was told countless times in this thread that there would be no diff in gaming and I was 512/128, Now that I am 2048/128 I can now say after extensive tests I def have minimum 20-30 improvement.
    In a almost full server playing HL2 with the normally sapping Overwatch map I am getting between 40-45 whereas b4 it would be between 65-85ish.
    This thread has not being done b4 I checked search........


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭garthv


    I didnt notice much of a difference,altho i was on a french server for a few seconds(cs 1.6)
    noticing a major difference in download speeds tho :DDD


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    Extra upload bandwidth would make little to no difference (with one player) and extra download bandwidth would make absolutely no difference. However interleaving settings would make a huge difference. Maybe they got changed...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,026 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Upload would make a difference. You could up the maxpackets in games like Q3 and COD to 125 (whereas now anything above 100 causes ping to go up, the same as on 512)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 561 ✭✭✭Anarchist


    I have pld all morning and on busy servers between 40-48
    joy oh joy!
    so much smoother too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    No difference whatsoever to me and my ping maybe it's the placebo effect :rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 DubPsycho


    Im down about another 5 or so on Medal Of Honour on my UK based server.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭kjt


    w000000000t woke up to the 2mg this morning :)

    Off to cs now.. I usualy get 30/40 ping to uk servers so I'm not expecting much change.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭padraigf


    The download increase will help to be able to increase your max cl_updaterate and cl_rate in source engine games.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭kjt


    Helps your ping by 10/15, helped my friend by 10 too.
    Down to 25 on uk servers mwuahaha.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,436 ✭✭✭jonski


    made no difference to mine


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,132 ✭✭✭Dinner


    No differance to mine either. Still have a fairly high ping of 150 - 200


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭padraigf


    You must be playing on American servers Arabel....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Arabel wrote:
    No differance to mine either. Still have a fairly high ping of 150 - 200
    Those are some nasty pings are you pinging a UK server? ping jolt.co.uk and see what you get if you still get such high numbers then you may want to phone up your ISP and complain.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    well im getting about 3 ms lower when i ping boards but i dont know if that has anything to do with the upgrade


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭K!LL!@N


    My pings have been going a bit haywire all day.
    Playing CS:S it can go from 60 to 160, but still remain playable.
    Download speeds have been amazing though.
    Hopefully it's just some teething problems.
    I'm with IOL BB+ by the way.

    Killian


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,132 ✭✭✭Dinner


    padraigf wrote:
    You must be playing on American servers Arabel....

    I believe I am, I'll keep an eye out for ones nearer to home.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,132 ✭✭✭Dinner


    Those are some nasty pings are you pinging a UK server? ping jolt.co.uk and see what you get if you still get such high numbers then you may want to phone up your ISP and complain.

    I pinged jolt and got an average of 142ms.

    I'm with UTV


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Arabel wrote:
    I pinged jolt and got an average of 142ms.

    I'm with UTV

    utv is poor for gamers alright my ping to jolt using eircom is 35ms


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    PIngs have shot from 50 to 300 avg at the moment, somethings up.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Aye, my ping in World of Warcraft (I play US) is way down.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭Cina


    Prime Time now so I'm pinging about 200-250 to most servers in comparison to my normal 40-70. Needless to say I am displeased, hopefully it won't be a regular occurance.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 229 ✭✭PcP


    They've gotten pretty bad here tonight:
    C:\>ping clarity.jolt.co.uk -n 10
    
    Pinging clarity.jolt.co.uk [195.149.21.11] with 32 bytes of data:
    
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=152ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=169ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=139ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=125ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=134ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=173ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=155ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=56
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=150ms TTL=56
    
    Ping statistics for 195.149.21.11:
        Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 125ms, Maximum = 178ms, Average = 154ms
    

    If everyone could stop downloading on their fancy new connections, that would be great. ta ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭kjt


    Pinging jolt I got 31, on Iol BB+

    :) Love these dl speeds :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭kjt


    Who you with PcP?

    Mine are fine

    _________________________
    C:\ping clarity.jolt.co.uk -n 10

    Pinging clarity.jolt.co.uk [195.149.21.11] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=57
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=57

    Ping statistics for 195.149.21.11:
    Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 32ms, Maximum = 50ms, Average = 37ms


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 999 ✭✭✭cregser


    Here's a lovely graph to show how smooth and steady my pings are.

    cregser-pings.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    getting an absolutely flat-out ping of 28ms to jolt, using PPPoA with VCMux encapsulation. was getting 35ms using PPPoE 20 minutes ago :-)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    do you know how to change to PPPoA on the router eircom give out?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    if thats the netopia usb/ethernet one i can check a bit later, my girlfriend has that package. but definitely seems like less tcp overhead too, my browser is unaffected by my BT client which is going at 110/6 . Gonna be doing some thorough testing lol.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,026 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    JNive, post your pings to the following.

    games5.iol.ie
    www.jolt.co.uk

    thanks.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    JNive wrote:
    if thats the netopia usb/ethernet one i can check a bit later

    yup thats the one


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