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Dark Splitter · May 21, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07

what is speed of your connection that u play GW on??? because im getting lag playing it on 589kbps im just woundering if its just my connection that has the problem??

Phantium · May 21, 2005, 04:08 PM // 16:08

8Mbit, no problems.

Dark Splitter · May 21, 2005, 04:12 PM // 16:12

wow that is fast

Jahara Zeppelin · May 21, 2005, 05:01 PM // 17:01

8MB? Sheez, that's very fast, I presume it costs quite a bit?

I'm on 1MB. *embaressed*

But whatever, 1MB is fast and fine for me, but wow, 8 times the speed I got now? That's insane, everything loads instantly, how can it get 8 times faster? Ooohohhh

aeroclown · May 21, 2005, 07:21 PM // 19:21

6Mbit, lag free.

Although lag has more to do with the path you take and the number of hops to the server you are connecting to then anything else. check with your isp, do a trace route see if there are any slow nodes in the path to the guidl wars server you connect to if its possible and report them to the appropriate people.

davidmor · May 21, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42

Well after suffering a bit of 'connection envy', I am running on good old dialup 56K. Unfortunately broadband is unavailable where I live and it doesn't look like it will be anytime soon. Anyhoo, I run pretty much lag free. GW runs amazingly well on a very low speed connection.

Dark Splitter · May 21, 2005, 11:03 PM // 23:03

wht!!! i have 10 times faster connection than u and i get so much lag it takes a couple of mins to change maps!!!!!!!!!! well at least my problem isnt my connection

Svenn · May 22, 2005, 02:23 AM // 02:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantium

8Mbit, no problems.

Hacked your modem, eh?

davidmor · May 22, 2005, 03:35 AM // 03:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Splitter

wht!!! i have 10 times faster connection than u and i get so much lag it takes a couple of mins to change maps!!!!!!!!!! well at least my problem isnt my connection

Is it possibly downloading files when you change maps? If you paid for it online and downloaded the client, you will have to download the area files the first time you enter a new area. I have the retail CD version and all the files are on my computer. It takes me a few seconds to change areas unless the area has been patched/updated. Even then the longest I have had to wait was less than a minute. The worst thing I ever get is 'rubber banding' every once in a while.

Dark Splitter · May 22, 2005, 09:35 AM // 09:35

no i bought it outta the shop with the cd

CatLady · May 22, 2005, 10:17 AM // 10:17

I have no idea. We couldn't get high speed here for ages, and when we finally could, it was Comcast. I think they SAY we get close to 1MB download (much slower upload) but things like browsers claim files I'm downloading are going at about 550kb. So....1MB is probably the 'max possible speed' rather than the average we actually get. whatever.

Anyway....I get occasional spikes where characters suddenly move from here to there with no visual transition, but 98% of the time no lag at all - don't think this game is ver demanding in that regard.

CatLady · May 22, 2005, 10:35 AM // 10:35

Just wondering....I ran this test on a link given in another thread - the 'chart' claims I'm past the '1mbit barrier' but I don't understand these figures.

Quote:

Your download speed : 1292734 bps, or 1262 kbps.
A 157.8 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 135455 bps, or 132 kbps.

Isn't kbps the same as KB/sec, and if so, why are they different numbers? And why do browsers say 550kb? Argh. Techno-speak.

EDIT - well I went to another page and it said I downloaded 2993kB of data in 10.5 seconds, and another said I had a 1.2mbit connection (so that part's consistent at least). Numbers...all just numbers. It's speedy and more than fast enough, that's all I notice. heh

Dark Splitter · May 22, 2005, 10:39 AM // 10:39

eh catlady thats what i got 2 wtf??

termite · May 22, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03

I play on 3/768 DSL from Verizon. No lag whatsoever. If you're getting lag you might want to try www.dslreports.com and browse their forums (they probably have one for your cable/dsl provider) where they could provide you with some info on how to find out what could be causing this lag.

Phantium · May 22, 2005, 12:20 PM // 12:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Svenn

Hacked your modem, eh?

I pay for this, we have better speeds in europe then in USA.

Dark Splitter · May 22, 2005, 12:44 PM // 12:44

its ok i know my problem i need more ram :S

Svenn · May 22, 2005, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatLady

Isn't kbps the same as KB/sec, and if so, why are they different numbers? And why do browsers say 550kb? Argh. Techno-speak.

KB/sec is kilobytes/second, and kbps is kilobits/second. There are 8 bits in a byte (there's a jump-rope rhyme in here somewhere...).

@Phantium: Um, would you like a roommate?

Phantium · May 22, 2005, 10:02 PM // 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Svenn

@Phantium: Um, would you like a roommate?

Enough room here, wouldn't be a problem LOL. I'll be getting 24mbit soon.
Atleast, my provider is working on releasing it shortly.

Yet again, the more speed for me to use.

Rhine · May 22, 2005, 10:25 PM // 22:25

I run on 56k perfectly fine except when theres a hella amount of peopel in a very small place so i just pick a new district :/

Svenn · May 23, 2005, 12:12 AM // 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantium

I'll be getting 24mbit soon.
Atleast, my provider is working on releasing it shortly.

Oh, Sweet Jesus! I have bandwidth envy.