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killerfrognz

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#243241 3-Dec-2018 09:39

Just wondering if anybody can help me please

Currently playing Ark on NA server and getting 140-190 Ping

Running Fiber Max

My Friend on VDSL is getting 50-70 Ping.

Can anybody help what could be causing my ping issues?

Thanks

Coil

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#2138364 3-Dec-2018 09:45

There is no way possible to get less than 150-160ms to NA from NZ currently.
Light itself takes 70ms for the round trip without taking into account electronic hardware and that's of course assuming that whatever medium transports the signal takes the shortest straight line route, and there's no other devices like repeaters or similar that artificially increase the length...

Here is Akamai LA to Sydney, minimum of around 144ms:

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killerfrognz

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#2138368 3-Dec-2018 09:52

I get him to bring up his Ping and he is showing around that ping and when i bring up my ping its really high are we getting false readings?

Coil

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#2138369 3-Dec-2018 09:53

killerfrognz:

I get him to bring up his Ping and he is showing around that ping and when i bring up my ping its really high are we getting false readings?

Not sure what he is doing, but he is not getting 60ms to USA. Maybe the IP or site he is testing to has a local CDN node that he is pinging when he is thinking he is pinging USA mainland.

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#2138370 3-Dec-2018 09:58

Are you gaming over Ethernet or Wi-Fi?

John

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#2138371 3-Dec-2018 09:59

killerfrognz:
I get him to bring up his Ping and he is showing around that ping and when i bring up my ping its really high are we getting false readings?

Your friend and you in the same location in NZ? Either you're not playing on a NA server or hes hitting a different server. 40ms is the time it takes to get across the US, you can't go over the pacific ocean in 50ms. I have not seen anyone get lower than 120ms reliably in uncontrolled conditions.

killerfrognz

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#2138372 3-Dec-2018 09:59

Ethernet

Coil

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#2138373 3-Dec-2018 09:59

Linux:

Are you gaming over Ethernet or Wi-Fi?

John

Thats irrelevant when the OP's friend is pretending he has bloken the laws of physics.

To help everyone here, @OP what are you playing and from what connection.
Please provide us a trace route.

Thanks

killerfrognz

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#2138375 3-Dec-2018 10:02

We both Live in the same Town like 5 min apart from each other

when you push ESC in Ark its brings up your Ping.

We are both playing on the same server on Ark he was streaming so i could see his Ping

Coil

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#2138378 3-Dec-2018 10:03

NZ Transpacific (210.000) 174.674 173.967 174.507 175.355 174.294 174.269 174.120 174.270 174.439 174.178 173.976 173.739

https://enterprise.verizon.com/terms/latency/

https://wondernetwork.com/pings/Auckland/Los+Angeles

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#2138379 3-Dec-2018 10:06

Show a trace route from both connections to this server!

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#2138380 3-Dec-2018 10:06

killerfrognz:

We both Live in the same Town like 5 min apart from each other

when you push ESC in Ark its brings up your Ping.

We are both playing on the same server on Ark he was streaming so i could see his Ping

Well in that case I would say the application is incorrectly reporting.

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#2138617 3-Dec-2018 15:24

its impossible to get a Ping to NA in under about 120ms

run a trace route and that will confirm

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#2138837 3-Dec-2018 21:16

I get 60ms in Overwatch, but thats "local" servers, def don't see anywhere near that to US ones. If your friend is streaming, sure his streaming software isnt showing 60FPS ? :)

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