!! You have been kicked for a high ping average of...

[Incognito84]

To server admins:

This is a little unfair. I was just kicked from a server for having a high ping average of 240, which I consider to be relatively low.

People should be kicked on an individual basis. Contrary to popular belief, having a higher ping (200-350) doesn't actually mean someone is lagging the whole server. Problems can arise if a person has a terrible connection, however, which can happen at just about any ping.

Also, Project Reality isn't CS: Source. Having a ping between 200-350ms is fine. There isn't a populated server in my browser that is less than 200 ping (on some days there isn't one under 300, I blame this on a lack of West Coast servers)

Anyway, just wanted to get that out there. I just played a two hour game that I was really excelling in and got booted for that stupid reason. Gah...

[Heskey]

I play with a ping between 16-50 on UK servers; pings upto 120 can be just about bareable, but at 200+ my game is jerking all over the place, I'll turn a corner and clip back to running forward instead. Don't know how you play at 240...!

[alberto_di_gio]

Originally Posted by Incognito84

To server admins:
...for having a high ping average of 240, which I consider to be relatively low..

I think every ping above 170-180 is relatively high.

Edit: As Istanbul gamers we are choosing servers where our ping is max 120-130 where we have no problem. Generally we are able to play between 70-90.

[Feriluce]

While you're right that you're not lagging the whole server, 240 ping is actually very high.

I get ~100-150 ping when connecting through a proxy in germany to a server in the US.

[HitmanS2]

STOP downloading PORN !!!

[biscuit123]

I wouldn't say 150 was 'very high'... 500 is very high. I normally have a ping of about 50 on UK servers however anything up to 350 is completely playable for me. Had 350 on an Australian server once and it didn't affect my game at all in any noticable sense. Maybe if I was flying an attack chopper or something it would be a different story. However around 300 is fine for infantry.

[Punkbuster]

Originally Posted by HitmanS2

STOP downloading PORN !!!

Haha!!
I get a ping of 100 in the UK server and if it was high... I ask in the chat about why it is high... and the answer is above lol
Now I started to mention that I am not downloading porn lol

Originally Posted by biscuit123

I wouldn't say 150 was 'very high'... 500 is very high. I normally have a ping of about 50 on UK servers however anything up to 350 is completely playable for me. Had 350 on an Australian server once and it didn't affect my game at all in any noticable sense. Maybe if I was flying an attack chopper or something it would be a different story. However around 300 is fine for infantry.

Damn!! I lag in Tactical Gamer at the ping of 217!! And you tell me 350 is fine?? If so... Good for you...

[Incognito84]

Originally Posted by Feriluce

I get ~100-150 ping when connecting through a proxy in germany to a server in the US.

Never heard of this... How? Does it cost money (I might consider it either way)?

I can ping 140 to US West Coast servers although unfortunately there aren't many and they're usually full. There are servers here but Japanese/Korean/Chinese servers all kind of suck (and they're near empty most of the time). They don't join squads, use mics or communicate which kind of kills it for me. Cultural differences.

Originally Posted by biscuit123

I wouldn't say 150 was 'very high'... 500 is very high. I normally have a ping of about 50 on UK servers however anything up to 350 is completely playable for me. Had 350 on an Australian server once and it didn't affect my game at all in any noticable sense. Maybe if I was flying an attack chopper or something it would be a different story. However around 300 is fine for infantry.

I can fly jets/helis without any problem, I find that it doesn't really handicap me greatly.

[wookimonsta]

mate... 240 is a pretty high ping. it means any act takes a quarter of a second. i had a 200-300 ping when I lived in Indonesia and i remember I couldnt play BF Vietnam at all.

[Feriluce]

Originally Posted by Incognito84

Never heard of this... How? Does it cost money (I might consider it either way)?

I can ping 140 to US West Coast servers although unfortunately there aren't many and they're usually full. There are servers here but Japanese/Korean/Chinese servers all kind of suck (and they're near empty most of the time). They don't join squads, use mics or communicate which kind of kills it for me. Cultural differences.



I can fly jets/helis without any problem, I find that it doesn't really handicap me greatly.

The proxy is not a way to decrease the ping :P. I have to use it since quite a few ports are blocked for me.
The reason I mention it is that it actually increases the ping, which means I'd have a lower ping if I didnt have to use a proxy.

I also believe that a high ping doesnt really affect your gameplay in BF2, except that you'll have a harder time hitting stuff, as where stuff on your screen and where the server thinks it is, is not completely in sync.