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its not a simple yes/no question!
but so far most of us play our games comfortable with 384k.
alot of the games allow local hosting which eliminates the lag.
GOW seems to be fine with 384k for up to 4 players, from there up the host needs 512 or higher.
but so far most of us play our games comfortable with 384k.
alot of the games allow local hosting which eliminates the lag.
GOW seems to be fine with 384k for up to 4 players, from there up the host needs 512 or higher.
GavinMannion
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I was using iBurst for playing GOW and Rainbow 6 Vegas and had a mostly lag free experience.
DON'T TRY DEAD OR ALIVE 4 THOUGH
ADSL is better though.
DON'T TRY DEAD OR ALIVE 4 THOUGH
ADSL is better though.
doobiwan
Executive Member
As I experienced last night, shaped 384 can even work on int games as well!
I've played burnout revenge, and now GoW internationally on a shaped account, and while GoW it was slightly noticable, it was none the less good enough to be fun.
Unshaped for international GoW though is near flawless.
I've played burnout revenge, and now GoW internationally on a shaped account, and while GoW it was slightly noticable, it was none the less good enough to be fun.
Unshaped for international GoW though is near flawless.
Any satellite form of connection will have a high latency since it bounces off dishes throughout the town.
So you will on occasion have good evenings and bad ones. But overall ADSL is the best way to go if you are keen for XBL gaming.
So you will on occasion have good evenings and bad ones. But overall ADSL is the best way to go if you are keen for XBL gaming.
doobiwan
Executive Member
There are some guys playing GoW using iBurst and they have almost no complaints.
It's not as "twitchy" as a PC FPS, so it tolerates a slightly higher latency.
It's not as "twitchy" as a PC FPS, so it tolerates a slightly higher latency.
I use 384 and found on GOW international its kinda hard cos it does lagg a bit although lagg is the wrong word, its almost like a delay, so u almost have to shoot infront of the person to hit them. Although bearing in mind im new to the game so it could be that too.
doobiwan
Executive Member
heh heh, it's just you dude 
no I'm kidding, with a shaped account there is a touch of lag, but it doesn't make the game unplayable. if it's an issue, just buy 1Gb prepaid unshaped from Web Africa and use that account when you want to play int.
no I'm kidding, with a shaped account there is a touch of lag, but it doesn't make the game unplayable. if it's an issue, just buy 1Gb prepaid unshaped from Web Africa and use that account when you want to play int.