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O.P. Ping Question
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?

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08-13-2005 11:25 AM
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08-13-2005 11:28 AM
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RE: Ping Question
'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'.
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Ping is response time, normally measured in milliseconds, so the faster the response time, the more chance of lag free gaming you have.
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it depends upon the geographical location of the two computers(i think)
08-14-2005 04:04 PM
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Lower is better. I would say anithing bellow 300 is quite good. But of course 0 is best :p

It usually how far away the Server/Other PC is, which affects the ping, if im correct.
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Lower is better. I would say anithing bellow 300 is quite good. But of course 0 is best :p

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

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.
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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?
08-14-2005 10:34 PM
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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?

If the server was on your own computer, yes :P
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RE: Ping Question
in UT 2003 you can, but that means the server is going through issues:P

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