Where in the World/PING

**PutCashIn** · 03-23-2007, 09:21

Hello, this post is a request: that as many of the Multiplayer MTW2 Gamers could reply-post telling I/us where they live in the world?

I assume most are in America/Europe, but if there are a few Australasians/Asians it would be benefitial to know, as I live on the Butt of the Earth (assuming the north pole is 'up'), thus determining WHEN to play multiplayer greatly enhances my chance of both finding a game, and finding low ping games.

For example, in Dawn of War, 5am (local time) to midday is when the most people are playing, giving the best chance of a game, mainly in the US/Europe reigons, but 5pm (local) to midnight is when the pings are lowest, as Asia is waking up....

Also, what Ping is considered 'average' ?
An RTS online is quite playable with crazy 500-1000 pings, but heaven forbid trying this in a FPS...of course, Total War is a bit of a hybrid, so do people lean towards the RTS or FPS ping requirements?

As always, your replys are appreciated, such a wealth of knowledge this forum contains!

**Denali** · 03-23-2007, 11:25

Id say around 300 Ping is still playable although you notice a bit of lag.

Most pll are online around 2000 gmt, evening in europe as far as i know.

**Stig** · 03-23-2007, 12:40

Try to keep it under 200, otherwise it might get laggy (most people don't consider the Ping when they say a game lags).

Also, most people are online at about 20:00 their time. So if you're on then you will get lower pings.

**Chaos Cornelius lucius** · 04-04-2007, 22:43

After moving to Oz from the UK, I'm finding that the best times to play are from about 5am onwards up to about 2pm AEST.
As for ping rates, I have to be honest that I don't take too much notice of them mainly because a lot of the games showing up on my screen don't have a ping rate displayed. If it is over 700 or so I will usually avoid the game tho.

**pike master** · 04-05-2007, 04:01

what about the accuracy of the pings shown on the side bar?

also why do some games not show a ping?

is there a way to get a more consistent and thorough reading for the game pings?

there have been times i would see 120pings on a game and jump off and relog and when i come back on that same game says 1200 pings.

**Denali** · 04-09-2007, 18:01

Originally Posted by mad cat mech

what about the accuracy of the pings shown on the side bar?

also why do some games not show a ping?

is there a way to get a more consistent and thorough reading for the game pings?

there have been times i would see 120pings on a game and jump off and relog and when i come back on that same game says 1200 pings.

aye there is.... get rid of gs