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Article #75697Re: lag problem
From: Erik Max Francis
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:25
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:25
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Dan C wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:01:33 +1100, Shannon Phillips wrote:
>
>> I've got an adsl modem with a 258kps connection i don't think speed would
>> be an issue.
>
> Well, you're wrong. That's exactly what lag is all about, and on a shitty
> connection like that (very slow by most standards these days), you will
> see lag in a game. It's that simple.
Particular if you're playing on a server that has high ping or bad
connectivity, which will compound the effect.
I had 144 kbit/s IDSL (synchronous) for a while, and it was manageable
if you picked your servers carefully.
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