Reduce Lag and Improve Ping Guide

[Mithrie]

Hi all,

I have recently taken steps which has reduced my ping to the Masamune JP Legacy server from 480ms down to 250ms while playing from the UK 6000 miles away. I have also taken steps to remove any latency when browsing the internet and make websites load faster to generally improve my experience online. I have decided to put it all in a video if anyone might find it useful: http://youtu.be/kUr7kaPl1vg

In the video I show you how to reduce lag, vastly improve ping and make playing the game, and using the internet generally, including web browsing a lot more responsive. This means on fights where latency is crucial, such as Titan Hard Mode, I am able to avoid all boss damage as intended.

I have also provided links to every tool, guide, and resource I used to accomplish this in the video's description.

The general summary is, updated to reflect comments below:
1) Increases upload bandwidth and capacity - Update TCPIP Network Registry settings with:
TcpAckFrequency = 1
TCPNoDelay = 1 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...(v=ws.10).aspx
TcpDelAckTicks = 0 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc938206.aspx

2) Improves speed at which websites are found and displayed - Update DNS server with one best for me. I determine this by using namebench.

3) Addresses any invalid registry entries, removes junk files, and general computer maintenance for free - I install and use Toolwiz Care, which is 100% freeware, no adverts, no trial version, completely free computer optimiser.

4) Tunneling software solutions which reduces the number of hops to the game server through private network to reduce ping - I use WTFast because it helps reduce ping generally.

Alternatively: You can use Pingzapper. I will add more service names to the video based on players feedback.

5) Lot's of links if any interests on reading more about the topic - I also read other resources explaining how this all helps and why which are also linked.

If anyone else has suggestions how to improve it even further please let me know. Hope you all find it useful.

~ Mithrie