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Subject: How does ping affect you?
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Poll: What is easier to play with?  [closed]
High Ping:  7%
(5 Votes)
Low Ping:  93%
(71 Votes)
Total Votes: 76

A recent discussion has got me interested - do any of you find it easier to kill people with a higher ping?

I never thought that anyone would think it to be an advantage to have a higher ping, maybe I was wrong. Please vote truthfully to whether you think you do better with a high or a low ping in halo pc.

Please don't lie just to be controversial

  • 03.13.2007 1:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: Death2BlueCheese
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What are you, the Cyber police? lol.

Low ping always... with high ping when you throw a grenade, on your screen you saw you threw it, but like 3 seconds later it is actually thrown.

[Edited on 3/13/2007]

  • 03.13.2007 2:04 PM PDT
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Low because it makes for better game quality.

  • 03.13.2007 2:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

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Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Can I vote both? I am better pistoling at 33-67 and better sniping at 67-100.

  • 03.13.2007 2:20 PM PDT
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I should have been clearer, by high ping i meant 166-200

  • 03.13.2007 2:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Well I dont normally ping over 133 to a UK server or any continental US server so I guess low ping.

  • 03.13.2007 2:27 PM PDT
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How is this even a question? Obviously low ping >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> high ping. If you've ever played with dial up, you'd surely know that.

  • 03.13.2007 2:43 PM PDT
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I go for low ping because when I'm sniping, I shoot my target, and 1 second later they disappear out of nowhere, and then another second later they reappear totally unharmed and then they notice me and blow my brains out. (This happens in high ping, not low ping)

High ping is like a double edged sword. If you're trying to escape from someone, the lag will slow them down, and if you're lucky, speed you up. Unfortunately, the same thing can happen to you, as posted earlier. You could wing a plasma nade on your enemy with it SEEMING like it stuck, only for you to realize 3 seconds later that it didn't stick.

[Edited on 3/13/2007]

  • 03.13.2007 2:50 PM PDT

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Low ping. High Ping just makes the game more unpredictable.

  • 03.13.2007 2:54 PM PDT
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I think it really depends on what your used to. For me I'd say something in the middle, 60-100 ish. I find that when the ping is to low I always lead to far and miss my shots. =/

  • 03.13.2007 3:22 PM PDT
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I prefer playing with 67-133 ping (I'm used to having 100-133).

  • 03.13.2007 3:39 PM PDT
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Well, I can see how somebody would find it easier to play on higher ping. I play better on 66 ping than on 0, and sometimes it's more fun to play on high ping, especially if you like challenges. My answer, though, is low ping.

  • 03.13.2007 3:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nessy
I should have been clearer, by high ping i meant 166-200


Thats my average ping, and I do best there.

  • 03.13.2007 4:04 PM PDT
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Well, ping dosen't really affect me since I basically play with 56k. My ping is random, and so is my lead.
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  • 03.13.2007 4:05 PM PDT
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I can own with a ping below 100 but I do really bad with a ping above that and equal to it, which is bad because most of my pings are ussually 100 or above.

  • 03.13.2007 4:06 PM PDT
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The lowest I got was 13, I guess thats because I have T1...

  • 03.13.2007 4:10 PM PDT
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Low ping easily because it is easier to kill people. I am way better at low because high makes it way too difficult to know where to shoot people.

  • 03.13.2007 4:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nessy
I should have been clearer, by high ping i meant 166-200


Holy crap, I voted high ping without reading that^. Crap, I take it back, just count my high ping vote as low ping.

But yeah, like Static said, I find pistoling easier with lower ping(33-67), but sniping easier with medium ping (67-101). If I get anything higher than 120 ping I jusg leave...xD

  • 03.13.2007 4:49 PM PDT
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Oh joy, 200 ping! Today must be my lucky day. I love warping. It helps me sneak up on my enemies.

  • 03.13.2007 4:56 PM PDT

Posted by: Nessy

The bungie.net community is the halo PC community that is renowned for being unbelieveably sucky.

The poll question is not specific enough, but it seems as though people are interpreting the question as, "do you want a low ping or high ping." Obviously 99% of the people are going to choose to have the lowest ping possible.

Now ask the question: Who is easier to kill, low pingers or high pingers?

  • 03.13.2007 5:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Frnksnbns
The poll question is not specific enough, but it seems as though people are interpreting the question as, "do you want a low ping or high ping." Obviously 99% of the people are going to choose to have the lowest ping possible.

Now ask the question: Who is easier to kill, low pingers or high pingers?
You raise a good point. But even great players who can deal with such severe latency would probably prefer a lower ping over having his opponents miss their shots.

  • 03.13.2007 5:07 PM PDT
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Yeah, I don't know any "pr0s" that would ever want a high ping. Nobody is going to want to play a kw both of the oppositions server instead of 1 each.

The poll is pretty conclusive - 24-0

  • 03.13.2007 5:24 PM PDT

Posted by: Nessy

The bungie.net community is the halo PC community that is renowned for being unbelieveably sucky.

Anyone that can get really good with a 200-300 ping is going to have a huge advantage. Whether or not they would prefer to have a lower ping is moot.

23-1 actually, and I didn't vote btw.

[Edited on 3/13/2007]

  • 03.13.2007 5:28 PM PDT

Posted by: Nessy

The bungie.net community is the halo PC community that is renowned for being unbelieveably sucky.

Posted by: Nessy
Yeah, I don't know any "pr0s" that would ever want a high ping. Nobody is going to want to play a kw both of the oppositions server instead of 1 each.

The poll is pretty conclusive - 24-0


Your poll is painting the issue in terms of black and white, and it is never that simple.


edit: I'm done rehashing this old subject. But I will leave you with this video for those interested in what you can do with lag.

lag-tricks

[Edited on 3/13/2007]

  • 03.13.2007 5:31 PM PDT
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I don't really give a -blam!-. I live in Nova Scotia i get 133 ping average on Chicago servers Denver servers Texas servers even if their www.nucearfallout.net I get 133 in a London server two, the only place i get half decent ping is in a "good" NY server. Plus if you can get lead in a server i does not matter.

[Edited on 3/14/2007]

  • 03.14.2007 6:03 AM PDT

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