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[Apoptomon]

As an OCE player 10,000 miles from Primal's original location in Montreal, I can certainly understand EU player concerns about the server move, but I have to ask, what's with the jumping to panic stations from NA people? Is US infrastructure really 4th-world?!

I guess you could always try out one of those VPN things if it's too high.

[Lokryn]

As an OCE player 10,000 miles from Primal's original location in Montreal, I can certainly understand EU player concerns about the server move, but I have to ask, what's with the jumping to panic stations from NA people? Is US infrastructure really 4th-world?!

I guess you could always try out one of those VPN things if it's too high.

Because folks don't understand how networks work anymore, Distance is a part, but like 1/5 of the factors, Shitty routing and packet loss plays so much more into lag then distances nowadays.

[Astrus]

Because folks don't understand how networks work anymore, Distance is a part, but like 1/5 of the factors, Shitty routing and packet loss plays so much more into lag then distances nowadays.

Oh god, shitty routing brings back memories.
There was another game I played that got completely unplayable come European prime time because one of the comcast hops was garbage.
Simply enabling a VPN and getting a different route solved everything.

[Texa]

Is US infrastructure really 4th-world?!

If you don't live in a big metro area, yes. Doubly so if you're in out in the sticks in a place that gets really bad snow in the winter.

[savageink]

If you don't live in a big metro area, yes. Doubly so if you're in out in the sticks in a place that gets really bad snow in the winter.

Totally! I'm pretty directly connected to a backbone, so I get playable pings to all 3 datacenters, but I know people who are basically stuck with dial-up or fast satellite uploads but crap down out on the boonies.

I think some people just have no idea how much empty space there is in North America.

[Gumbercules]

Totally! I'm pretty directly connected to a backbone, so I get playable pings to all 3 datacenters, but I know people who are basically stuck with dial-up or fast satellite uploads but crap down out on the boonies.

I think some people just have no idea how much empty space there is in North America.

in all fairness ive lived in actual cities in the US were the service is just shit since infrastructure doesn't get touched up, and why would it since most areas have no competition XD Recently some areas started to get revisited a bit at least, but that was cuz routing through cell phones was more manageable lol.

[JunseiKei]

As an OCE player 10,000 miles from Primal's original location in Montreal, I can certainly understand EU player concerns about the server move, but I have to ask, what's with the jumping to panic stations from NA people? Is US infrastructure really 4th-world?!

American ISPs throttle and shape traffic.

[Youkulm]

American ISPs throttle and shape traffic.

This, so much.