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Subject: LAG ISSUES

evrytime i play on multiplayer i get so much lag and cannot even play. my ping is always 1000+ and never goes down. What are some ways to lower my ping and be able to accually play?

  • 07.11.2006 1:20 PM PDT

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Have you tried different servers to play on? What type of internet connection do you have? DSL or cable is best. I've heard of some people finding 56k dialup ok– the distance to the server can be a factor. Are you in a city or rural?

  • 07.11.2006 1:31 PM PDT
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Man, i have the same problem, all servers in Halo are LAG!!, a dedicated server lows my ping to 100, in normal servers, my ping is 200. try it.

  • 07.11.2006 7:09 PM PDT

what are dedicated servers?

  • 07.12.2006 6:46 AM PDT

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A dedicated server hosts the game, but no one plays from that computer. For example, the Maw server is hosted on a dedicated server that Igg pays a hosting company for. The server is not in his house, it's off at some server company. That's why you can see servers in the gamespy lobby that are empty– they are dedicated servers that no one happens to be playing on at the time.

Usually, they have a very high speed connection, better than home dsl or cable.

You can set your filters to only show dedicated servers. I set mine for dedicated servers that have a ping of <100.

  • 07.12.2006 9:44 AM PDT

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Have you tried different servers to play on? What type of internet connection do you have? DSL or cable is best. I've heard of some people finding 56k dialup ok– the distance to the server can be a factor. Are you in a city or rural?

Or just get what i have, Verison FIOS, its super fast!

  • 07.12.2006 10:09 AM PDT

In high definition baby!

Use that bar on the top screen that says ping and set it so the server with the lowest ping is first. I have like 256 kps and my pings were like 67 -101!

  • 07.12.2006 11:45 AM PDT
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I normally have anywere from 90 to 200 kbps

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Or just get what i have, Verison FIOS, its super fast!

That's not offered everywhere, buddy.

  • 07.13.2006 9:51 AM PDT