I want to play Halo: Combat Evolved on the PC online, but everytime I join a match, I get kicked because my ping is too high. The minimum 425, but mine's over 1,000. what do I do? Do I need a faster internet connection, or is it something entirely different? My internet speed is 100 mbps.
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I am not really sure what is causing your problem, but the problem you are having is with latency, which is completely different from your bandwidth of 100 mbps. – murgatroid99 Feb 16 '12 at 00:23
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Sort of a duplicate of this question – LoveAndCoding Feb 16 '12 at 00:31
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1What are tou using to connect? Satellite? 3G? A second of latency is a real lot to work with. 150ms are already stretching most lag compensation systems to the max. – badp Feb 16 '12 at 01:27
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Minimum is 425 eh? That explains why I could never play that game without people lagging all over the place :P – Matthew Read Feb 16 '12 at 02:10
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The problem you are running into is based on latency, which is the amount of time it takes for data to get from source to destination. A common cause of high bandwidth but bad latency is using satellite internet (It passes a lot of data, but slower). Unfortunately location, and service in your area will have a pronounced effect on both speed and latency. I would recommend contacting your ISP and see if their is any solution for the matter (1000 ping is very high these days). If they do not have a solution for you, find another ISP.
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Ping varies wildly from game-to-game. I would suggest you to keep the following instructions while playing online game:
- Don't open any videos,stream and check if there any problem in your router.
- Make sure there's no browser .exe's still running in task manager
- Try to contact your internet service provider and get suitable data plan.
- Move closer to server
I am sure if you follow the rules, you will get chance to reduce your ping rate. Finally you can check whether it's your ping is reduced or not using WhoisXY.com
