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antowan
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Also depends on the time of day and so forth. This port prioritization is a real gamers nightmare! But the local servers are comming along fine and new ones pop up every day... games.saix.net is also a good place to start...
Browse this forum, you are bound to find some suprising stuff! ADSL can be a gamers best friend if you take into concideration the bonus of being always connected... The difference comes in with overseas PINGS. On ISDN the overseas Pings tend to be faster... But they are not too bad with ADSL either. If you manage the time you go on, you might be surprised... Local servers make this argument irrelevant... ADSL kicks ass then!
World of WARCRAFT will be a financial drag on ISDN unless you have unlimited funds! I don't think MMRPG will be much of a problem over ADSL...
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He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous
Browse this forum, you are bound to find some suprising stuff! ADSL can be a gamers best friend if you take into concideration the bonus of being always connected... The difference comes in with overseas PINGS. On ISDN the overseas Pings tend to be faster... But they are not too bad with ADSL either. If you manage the time you go on, you might be surprised... Local servers make this argument irrelevant... ADSL kicks ass then!
World of WARCRAFT will be a financial drag on ISDN unless you have unlimited funds! I don't think MMRPG will be much of a problem over ADSL...
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Antowan
He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous
The most efficient connection is ISDN, the pings aren't too bad, but most importantly there is almost no packet loss. The problem with ADSL is that you get a GREAT ping, but packet loss usualy can be upwards of 30% making most MMORPG games impossible to play.
ADSL is fine for MMOGs, even during the day I can access and play a game (MMORPG) located in Sweden called ProjectEntropia.
I didn't try it with games like Battlefied, or CS yet as I don't play those, but I gues you will need local servers for those.
I didn't try it with games like Battlefied, or CS yet as I don't play those, but I gues you will need local servers for those.
you wouldn`t get too well to play world of warcraft
i`m have been using adsl to play games call jy-online
and ragnarok online from south africa. (server is in taiwan)
you will face a lot of delay (lag), when you try to kill something
it only appear after 1-2 sec. and belive me this will rune the gameplay.
i have saw the WOW preview. it looks like the game i was playing.
i can only say, good luck then if u wish to give a try when WOW
is out^_^
i`m have been using adsl to play games call jy-online
and ragnarok online from south africa. (server is in taiwan)
you will face a lot of delay (lag), when you try to kill something
it only appear after 1-2 sec. and belive me this will rune the gameplay.
i have saw the WOW preview. it looks like the game i was playing.
i can only say, good luck then if u wish to give a try when WOW
is out^_^
Strobemeister
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They'll probably give you a 7 day trial when it launches anyway, like most MMORPGs, so you'll get a good idea then. They will however, usually require your credit card details anyway, which might scare some off.
I unfortunately agree that i don't think its gonna be a worthwhile gaming experience from SA, which is a shame as i've yet to play a bad game from Blizzard, and Warcraft3 is probably my fav all-time game.
Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
I unfortunately agree that i don't think its gonna be a worthwhile gaming experience from SA, which is a shame as i've yet to play a bad game from Blizzard, and Warcraft3 is probably my fav all-time game.
Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
I am a bit of a MMORPG junkie. I had to dump my ADSL because it was soooo bad at handeling them. I use MyInternetless now and it works really well. Currently playing Dark Age of Camelot, Star Wars Galaxies and starting City of Heroes. Very happy with it, and I have no doubt that World of Warcraft will be just as good.
However, please read the MyWireless forums before jumoping in on it. A significant (lots) of people are having big problems with it, although hopefully these will be resolved soon. For me however, it is working brilliantly.
However, please read the MyWireless forums before jumoping in on it. A significant (lots) of people are having big problems with it, although hopefully these will be resolved soon. For me however, it is working brilliantly.
Strobemeister
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Gouged, thats pretty good news. I didn't think MyWi would handle any games that well, but at least you seem to be going ok with MMORPGs. I currently use ISDN and can't wait 2 give Telscum the boot, but it looks like it'll be awhile b4 Sentech sort out their probs. Plus, no tower planned in the near future in my area []
Also, i play FPShoooters quite a bit, and i think MyWi will not handle that genre very well.
Why oh why is everything so complicated, lol. I just wanna plug in and play, AAARGH!
Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
]Also, i play FPShoooters quite a bit, and i think MyWi will not handle that genre very well.
Why oh why is everything so complicated, lol. I just wanna plug in and play, AAARGH!
Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
Yeah, FPS aren't too rosy at all. Sometimes playable, but not competative. Thats why I keep ISDN as a backup for FPS. I find I spend waaaaaaaaaaaay much more time on any MMORPG than FPS.
Played City of Heroes all last night with 2 people connecting through a 128k and it worked really nicely.
Played City of Heroes all last night with 2 people connecting through a 128k and it worked really nicely.
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<br />you wouldn`t get too well to play world of warcraft
i`m have been using adsl to play games call jy-online
and ragnarok online from south africa. (server is in taiwan)
you will face a lot of delay (lag), when you try to kill something
it only appear after 1-2 sec. and belive me this will rune the gameplay.
i have saw the WOW preview. it looks like the game i was playing.
i can only say, good luck then if u wish to give a try when WOW
is out^_^
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Sorry, but I have to completely disagree. Your problems are ADSL. Try play the same games on ISDN or 56k for that matter (or MyInternetless) and they work fine.
I currently play SWG, DAoC and CoH. No significant lag problems. I will be very very suprised if WoW is different.
<br />you wouldn`t get too well to play world of warcraft
i`m have been using adsl to play games call jy-online
and ragnarok online from south africa. (server is in taiwan)
you will face a lot of delay (lag), when you try to kill something
it only appear after 1-2 sec. and belive me this will rune the gameplay.
i have saw the WOW preview. it looks like the game i was playing.
i can only say, good luck then if u wish to give a try when WOW
is out^_^
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Sorry, but I have to completely disagree. Your problems are ADSL. Try play the same games on ISDN or 56k for that matter (or MyInternetless) and they work fine.
I currently play SWG, DAoC and CoH. No significant lag problems. I will be very very suprised if WoW is different.
Hello,
I play a game called Empire Earth. With my standard dial-up I can play on overseas with no lag!!! It obviously depends on which games I play as you have to choose them properly. With my modem I can get a latency of around 400ms to servers in the USA. I have just ordered my ISDN line and with the right ISP you can expect to get around 280ms... BUT that is as good as it will get.
ISDN for local gaming will probably net you around 50ms if you have a good connection and a good ISP. Just to let you know... the ISP that you choose can actually make a very BIG difference to your latency...
Syzygy78
I play a game called Empire Earth. With my standard dial-up I can play on overseas with no lag!!! It obviously depends on which games I play as you have to choose them properly. With my modem I can get a latency of around 400ms to servers in the USA. I have just ordered my ISDN line and with the right ISP you can expect to get around 280ms... BUT that is as good as it will get.
ISDN for local gaming will probably net you around 50ms if you have a good connection and a good ISP. Just to let you know... the ISP that you choose can actually make a very BIG difference to your latency...
Syzygy78
alexkellaris
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Can any1 tell me if there is anyway to make wow go through a socks proxy?
I can't play in the evenings, and my daytime latency is unbearable
I can't play in the evenings, and my daytime latency is unbearable
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Here is a site where you can check a socks proxy and check if it tunnels.
http://proxylabs.netwu.com/proxychecker.html
Its also got the app that you can download to tunnel..
Ive had no luck in tunneling with Steam but try with WOW and let me know if it works please. Can you Order wow yet from SA?
The ip I used for testing is 68.164.252.150
Please let me know if it works and on what games.
http://proxylabs.netwu.com/proxychecker.html
Its also got the app that you can download to tunnel..
Ive had no luck in tunneling with Steam but try with WOW and let me know if it works please. Can you Order wow yet from SA?
The ip I used for testing is 68.164.252.150
Please let me know if it works and on what games.
tunneling to overseas ip on shaped connection wont make it better, in fact it will be worse with the extra latency overhead from that ip to the server.
From within SA hitting the international gateway, your ADSL get shaped.. the connection you make to overseas socks server is shaped aswell then.
From within SA hitting the international gateway, your ADSL get shaped.. the connection you make to overseas socks server is shaped aswell then.
You can use an application called sockscap32 on the client side. Every1 who uses my proxy uses that. And you can order WoW from me on woworder.webhop.net
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I have experienced WoW on the following:
56k modem - Playable, but you won't be able to do Battlegrounds or 40-player raids... the bandwidth requirements become rediculous and causes your latency to climb sky-high.
ISDN64 - Same as above, except you will be able to play Warsong Gulch BG, which is a 20 player BG.
ADSL shaped - If you're a serious online gamer, don't get this. For at least 6 days per month you'll be totally unable to play. Thank you Telkom... 6 days out of 30 equals 20% downtime per month, which is ridiculous!!!
ADSL unshaped - This is what I have (www.saol.com), and is one of the best options available for people wishing to play games on international servers. Latency is always consistent, and the bandwidth is very acceptable as well.
56k modem - Playable, but you won't be able to do Battlegrounds or 40-player raids... the bandwidth requirements become rediculous and causes your latency to climb sky-high.
ISDN64 - Same as above, except you will be able to play Warsong Gulch BG, which is a 20 player BG.
ADSL shaped - If you're a serious online gamer, don't get this. For at least 6 days per month you'll be totally unable to play. Thank you Telkom... 6 days out of 30 equals 20% downtime per month, which is ridiculous!!!
ADSL unshaped - This is what I have (www.saol.com), and is one of the best options available for people wishing to play games on international servers. Latency is always consistent, and the bandwidth is very acceptable as well.