Multiplayer warping

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I've played a couple of times on some russian servers and each time there are players that warp all over the place.From 6 amraams launched none hit the target even at closest ranges.When going for a gun kill the other aircraft warps all over the place.

The ping was maximum 150 for each player.I had 108.

I usually play on the 104th server and this server runs perfect.

Where could this warping be coming from?

 

Could my old maschine be the problem?

Amd phenom 8450 triple core 2.11 Ghz

4gb ddr2

nvidia geeforce 570

[SkateZilla]

use a network program to monitor packet loss (most modems have it in their built in menu nowadays)

 

Ping is one thing, you have have a 40 ms ping, but if they are on the other side of the world, you're still gonna have connection issues, which is why most Teir1 MP Games have "REGIONS",

 

I joined an austrailian server and everyone had a ping of 125-140 and people were jumping and skipping everywhere, and that notorious moonwalk/walking in place crap.

[NineLine]

Do you know what mission they were hosting or if the mission was large, with a lot of units? Your ping could have been decent, but then if the mission was quite complex it might not matter if the server or you machine couldnt handle all the data coming through that little pipe :)

[HiJack]

Not enough server resources to host the number of players and a large mission is my bet also.

[EtherealN]

use a network program to monitor packet loss (most modems have it in their built in menu nowadays)

 

UDP. No way to measure packet loss for them.

(Btw, physically lowest possible ping for the other side of the world is ~134, assuming no reamplification loss in the fibers, no computation tax on switches, and a direct fiber from your machine to the target. :P Beside the point for the argument you're making, but I R nerd so I had to. :P )

Edited April 4, 2013 by EtherealN

[SkateZilla]

UDP. No way to measure packet loss for them.

(Btw, physically lowest possible ping for the other side of the world is ~134, assuming no reamplification loss in the fibers, no computation tax on switches, and a direct fiber from your machine to the target. :P Beside the point for the argument you're making, but I R nerd so I had to. :P )

 

i may have "decreased" my example numbers a bit. but yeah, you get the idea.

[EtherealN]

Yeah, I just had to take the chance at being alpha-nerd. Mean nothing by it. :)

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@SiThSpAwN

The server was "RAF".There were 10 players in aircraft +2 ground force controlers or something like that and a decent number of ground units how many ground units i can't say for sure.

[NineLine]

@SiThSpAwN

The server was "RAF".There were 10 players in aircraft +2 ground force controlers or something like that and a decent number of ground units how many ground units i can't say for sure.

 

Depending on the quality of the server, the number of units can really effect the warping. It would be interesting to know the speed of the connection of the server and the total number of units in the mission they were using.

[NineLine]

Yeah, I just had to take the chance at being alpha-nerd. Mean nothing by it. :)

 

I formally submit that Alpha-Nerd be added to your forum title ;)

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example of warp