yep...as Enkidoh stated, i would have better latency on a jp server than i would staying on an american server. and the time difference may not be ideal. philippines is 13 hours ahead of chicago fyi. plus, i dont rly trust those battleping or w/e sites that gives u better ping/latency. thanks for the replies guys/gals. i take off in october and hopefully i can find a jp server to transfer to b4 i go.