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Krydel · May 25, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

Hello GW Gurus,

I am soon to be moving house from a 4mb connection.

The place i am moving to will be on a 512k connection (har har) so this is a major downgrade. I hear some people play on 56k smoothly enough, but have problems during peak times. Is there anyone on a 512k connection or lower that has any information about how AB, pvp, gvg, RA, HBs etc. is on such a low connection. I fear this is the end of mmorpg and xbox live for me, but correct me if im wrong.

Thank you in advance,

Krydel

Phineas · May 25, 2008, 09:00 PM // 21:00

I suspect it depends on what else you are using your connection for at the same time. Just playing this game and nothing else should not show any performance difference.

miskav · May 25, 2008, 09:02 PM // 21:02

I wouldn't play interrupter or monk in PvP if I was you.
You'll miss infuses/prots/interrupts way to often =/.
+ Wtf... there are still 56k's?..

ShoGunTheOne · May 25, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05

i'm on 384kps line
on average i get ~350-600 ping
in trade cities i get ~700

the game's totally playable unless you're running interupts

EDIT: if you have downloads going at the back, your ping raises to 1500+

xPIMPx · May 25, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

May God have mercy on your soul !

rayd · May 25, 2008, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Oh god, and i'm frustrated when I get 200 ping...

My life would end

(I play on ~30-60 most of the time)

Jamison0071 · May 25, 2008, 10:25 PM // 22:25

I play on 512 here in Australia (aka Terrible Ping Land) and I get an average of 200 Ping which is decent. Though I wouldn't suggest trying to play split second builds, it is possible...just more challenging.

Divinus Stella · May 25, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

The speed shouldnt change your ping since guildwars uses barely any bandwidth, im not an expert on internets but i was under the impression that bandwidth has nothing to do with ping provided you have enough of it.

I didnt notice any ping change when i swapped from 512 broadband to 8MB broadband a couple of years ago, the only thing that should change your ping is the line quality you have and the ISP.

**cosyfiep** · May 25, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

I feel for ya...though I went from 1.5 to 6....I noticed NO difference

in my speed in game.....my husband also has noted no change---with all the lag and stuff going on since I got my new dsl I think I would need to wait to see if there is any difference!

Turbobusa · May 25, 2008, 10:36 PM // 22:36

That's nothing compared to a campus connection... fear 2megs divided amongst 3000 students.
When I'm reaching 1k ping, I can play without too much frustration, I guess 512k should be more than enough

enxa · May 25, 2008, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Everything will work just fine, just pause background downloads.
Here where i live 512kbps is standard

mazza558 · May 25, 2008, 10:43 PM // 22:43

I'm on an 8mb line but get about 500-1500ms ping constantly. It means I get lagged out if I try to solo Tombs.

Nemo the Capitalist · May 25, 2008, 10:51 PM // 22:51

56k its pure hell haad it for life time

General DS · May 25, 2008, 10:52 PM // 22:52

100kbps here, with no graphics card. i have graphics turned down to lowest and i have about 100-160 ping normally and 35 fps. hope that helps a lil ><

Antheus · May 25, 2008, 10:53 PM // 22:53

Latency (ping) is unrelated to bandwidth.

GW is scaled to use no more than 4 kilobytes/second (40k in bandwidth terms) for actual gameplay.

What your ping will be however depends on many factors, all of which are beyond your control.

Ironically, my ping on 56k dial-up has always been lower than on cable.

RedNova88 · May 25, 2008, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Well many online games will give you horrid lag with that sort of connection (most mainstream games that can be played online). However GW is really resilient when it comes to internet capabilities, and you don't need a super fast connection to stay with the pace of the game. Just don't expect other games to be as friendly, especially FPS games.

Taurus · May 26, 2008, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Dont Try BB sin... or anything else that requires weapon switching.

Lady Lozza · May 26, 2008, 01:06 AM // 01:06

Krydel,

It's already been said above me - ping is unrelated to bandwidth. I think the only noticable difference you will find is in update times. Running the -image command will take you around 5 hours (I did it recently on my sister's 512 connection).

One of the greatest contributers to ping is distance. Internet distance - how many hubs the signal needs to pass through to get to you. I suspect if you live anywhere in America your ping is still likely to be less than 100ms.

People in Australia regularly play pvp on pings greater than 300. While I personally steer clear of playing infuse, interrupt is not completely impossible.

pumpkin pie · May 26, 2008, 02:14 AM // 02:14

I am on 512k connection.

better now that I have a new computer

also i have 60-70fps now

Red Sonya · May 26, 2008, 03:10 AM // 03:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krydel

Hello GW Gurus,

I am soon to be moving house from a 4mb connection.

The place i am moving to will be on a 512k connection (har har) so this is a major downgrade. I hear some people play on 56k smoothly enough, but have problems during peak times. Is there anyone on a 512k connection or lower that has any information about how AB, pvp, gvg, RA, HBs etc. is on such a low connection. I fear this is the end of mmorpg and xbox live for me, but correct me if im wrong.

Thank you in advance,

Krydel

I play on 56k and have for years from Everquest to this and only rarely have I ever experienced real lag or downtime because of it. If the hubs and jumps aren't overflowing even 56k is just fine and I get 72fps video as well where others are only getting 30 or less. I won't say I never get lag, but, it's hardly annoying as it's not constant or that often. I play RA/AB and FA quite a lot and I just don't notice it hardly at all.