A question to European players, especially those in the UK.

Norathorr · #1 03-21-2013, 06:40 AM

Hi guys often when I play on p1999 I am experiencing high latency. Sometimes 1100 ish ms. My internet connection is a decent one, I am just wondering is this solely because I am based in London, or is there anything else I can do to change this?

Swish · #2 03-21-2013, 08:41 AM

It shouldn't be that high, on a good day I'm on about 200, sometimes when the server is busy it tends to go up to ~400-450.

Are you playing on wireless and at a fair distance from the router? If so, try plugging an ethernet cable in, or even buying a 20 metre one if nobody objects to you running it along the wall [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Will make the connection more stable.

Based in Essex, so not far from you.

formallydickman · #3 03-21-2013, 09:17 AM

I occasionally play while in France and a good day is about 150-200 ms. I've also played from Birmingham a handful of times and seem to recall ~200 ms.

Norathorr · #4 03-21-2013, 11:08 AM

I am plugged into the router, so I have no idea as to why its like this. My computer is also very powerful so I just dont see any reason why it should be so high[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Swish · #5 03-21-2013, 01:03 PM

Has it always been that high or just recently? When was the last time you reset the router? Clutching at straws but an old router I had was famed for literally stopping for about 1-2 seconds and carrying on, piece of crap...and a reset used to (seemingly) help it behave [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Norathorr · #6 03-21-2013, 01:31 PM

It seems totally random! It was fine today but the last couple of days before its been awful. I will try restarting router each time I log on and see if that has an effect. Thanks again[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

cadiz · #7 03-21-2013, 02:49 PM

For what it's worth I get an average of 180-200ms from the Czech Republic which
Is expected for transatlantic latency. When I was in the United States it was around 60s or so.

Llodd · #8 03-21-2013, 04:42 PM

Uk here too, mine averages around 140.

Start by removing your router from the equation.

cadiz · #9 03-21-2013, 06:04 PM

Check your hops to p99 servers via 'MTR', it's basically traceroute but has some additional features.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_%28software%29

Sebekkha · #10 03-21-2013, 07:58 PM

Buckinghamshire here 140-180 with Sky broadband , I did have it over 1000 once handing epic peices in at trak teeth but I just restarted my eq client and it resolved