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From: REMOVEmmartineTHIS@pacbell.net (Mark Martinez)
Newsgroups: alt.games.quake2,alt.games.quake
Subject: Re: Cause I didn't see a FAQ
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 06:37:41 GMT
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On Tue, 14 Apr 1998 05:58:48 GMT, woodsmok@gte.net (MC Woodsmoke)
wrote:

>
>I got gamespy running and tried seven different servers that were at the top
>of my list.  Most listed pings between 440 and 600  when I got in and died
>I would see everyone elses ping rates  mine was between 8000-11000!! and
>most of the people (that looked like bouncing ghosts to me) were under 300 at 
>the max.
>
This sounds like a connection/ISP problem.  With a 28.8 connection my
pings are typically in the high 200's to low 300's (i'm in Calif,
server is in Kansas).  This is very playable at that ping.  It only
really becomes unplayable once you get over 400-500.

If you can, try and play on a friend's computer and see how their
connection is.  I've tried with different ISPs over the same phoneline
and pc and gotten very different results.  Also keep trying to find
different servers and maybe you can find one that is playable for you.

You can also check with some of your local computer shops and ask the
people who work there if they know of any local servers in your city.
Many of the people either know of some, or run some themselves.

Mark