Just a small question about servers

SonZ - Raging Tide
SonZ - Raging Tide Posts: 8 Arc User
edited June 2012 in General Discussion
The main question for me is what server should i play on.

I live in EU and the EU servers have alot less ping (ms) than the US for me. But how does higher ping affect my gameplay? does it have that big effect in pve/pvp?

I recently started an archer on EU server (lvl 14 only) so i wonder if it's worth to start a new on US. US also have more players which might can help me and more people to quest with at early lvl's.

Also, if i should take US, what US server? (not raging tide, have to wait 7 days then) Really need answer b:surrender
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  • Tagi_ - Dreamweaver
    Tagi_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Ping is the measurement of round trip time it takes the signal to travel. Higher ping means more lag. More lag means the game is harder to play. When you get into the thousands on ping the game starts to become unplayable.
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  • KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    SonZ - Raging Tide wrote: »
    The main question for me is what server should i play on.

    I live in EU and the EU servers have alot less ping (ms) than the US for me. But how does higher ping affect my gameplay? does it have that big effect in pve/pvp?

    I recently started an archer on EU server (lvl 14 only) so i wonder if it's worth to start a new on US. US also have more players which might can help me and more people to quest with at early lvl's.

    Also, if i should take US, what US server? (not raging tide, have to wait 7 days then) Really need answer b:surrender

    Ping mostly would affect skills and interaction with other objects/players/monsters mostly. Basicly ping = packets sent and received in terms of milliseconds. The higher the ping the longer it takes for you to for instance to issue a skill command and the server to receive the command to issue the skill onto said target. (Which is why people can still die when using AD or Ironguards. Because the server is already sending you the incoming damage from the opposing target before it sends your issued command to use the item/skill but it still gets consumed.)

    If you were to pick a US server. Sanc would have the lower pings (comparing to HT they both have the highest population atm.) since its on the East coast and HT is on the west coast. Also try to keep in mind of server time for events relating to you. (TW is at like 4-6am for a few of my friends in the European countries on HT.)
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  • SonZ - Raging Tide
    SonZ - Raging Tide Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Sanc is on west, but Harshlands and Dreamweaver have 109 ms. EU has 31..
    if they aren't very populated i rather go eu
  • KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    SonZ - Raging Tide wrote: »
    Sanc is on west, but Harshlands and Dreamweaver have 109 ms. EU has 31..
    if they aren't very populated i rather go eu

    lol wow i should pay attention i thought it was east. -_-

    but then i guess DW would be my east coast choice.
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  • SonZ - Raging Tide
    SonZ - Raging Tide Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    lol wow i should pay attention i thought it was east. -_-

    but then i guess DW would be my east coast choice.

    So you think i easily get an archer to lvl 14 there?
  • Yin - Momaganon
    Yin - Momaganon Posts: 177 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    The reason I play on eu servers is that events are not middle of night. I used to play on Raging Tides and dreamweaver and ping is for me about same.
  • KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    SonZ - Raging Tide wrote: »
    So you think i easily get an archer to lvl 14 there?
    Well archers are the hardest class to level initially so it's not exactly easy per say, however I would say that it would be a good option to a US server.
    Yin - Momaganon wrote: »
    The reason I play on eu servers is that events are not middle of night. I used to play on Raging Tides and dreamweaver and ping is for me about same.

    ^ Keep this in mind as well.
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  • VenusArmani - Dreamweaver
    VenusArmani - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,009 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    You seem to care about pvp, so I would recommend staying on the EU server as much as I enjoy DW. The reason I say this is two fold. A) higher ping=harder pvp. For example, the ironguard thing. B) The event times for TW would much better suit your needs on the EU server
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