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I was wondering about this while playing a game online.  Should the server that I am playing on have a high or low ping to make the experience better.  The same thing goes for me and that if I play, should my ping be high or low to make it better for me and the others?

thanks,

Philipe

low

'Ping' is the length of time it takes to send a small amount of data (usually four bytes) to a remote server and receive a response. Therefore, the quicker this happens, the lower the 'ping', and the better your gaming experience

For more information, Google 'ICMP'.

Ping is response time, normally measured in milliseconds, so the faster the response time, the more chance of lag free gaming you have.

it depends upon the geographical location of the two computers(i think)

Lower is better. I would say anithing bellow 300 is quite good. But of course 0 is best

It usually how far away the Server/Other PC is, which affects the ping, if im correct.

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Originally posted by The Napster
Lower is better. I would say anithing bellow 300 is quite good. But of course 0 is best

It usually how far away the Server/Other PC is, which affects the ping, if im correct.

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It depends on a few factors, one of which being geographical location. Another is the quality of the link between the two computers and also any masquerading(firewalls, proxies, etc.) between them.

Thanks guys! In future I will look out for servers with a lower ping, but one question, is it possible for a server to have a ping of 0?

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Originally posted by philipe
Thanks guys! In future I will look out for servers with a lower ping, but one question, is it possible for a server to have a ping of 0?

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If the server was on your own computer, yes

in UT 2003 you can, but that means the server is going through issues

and BF:V ends up at 9999 when you cant connect