What is ping?

[legacy-tallhamm]

Excuse my ignorance, but can someone explain ping? Thank you!

[legacy-emuporium]

the time it takes the information to get from your computer to the server, and back

so basically its a direct measurement of net delay or lag

the higher it is, the more you have to lead your shots

<50-60 is very good, 30'ish and below is lan quality, so your shots will be pretty accurate

[legacy-Eyemarten]

Ping is the great and powerful controller of all things Atari.

All hail Ping the merciless!

And just so you know, PING is actually an acronysym.

It stands for

Packet
INternet
Groper

(And no I am not kidding, you are groping the Internet).

[TST]
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[legacy-StiGMaT]

nnnaaaa there alll wrong i tell ya :P Ping is some kind of German Beer... its pretty good :P






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[legacy-regniguy]

Originally posted by StiGMaT
nnnaaaa there alll wrong i tell ya :P Ping is some kind of German Beer... its pretty good :P


german beer? you are nuts
it is Japanese beer!




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[legacy-jaggedsphere232]

low ping=GOOD
high ping=BAD

[legacy-lddbck]

It also depends on how you hook to the internet. The faster your connection the better.

[legacy-ynnek888]

another thing thats good to know is packet loss too.. A server can have good ping, but if it constantly drops packets, you'll get that jerky/warping effect..

[legacy-vernies_garden]

Originally posted by ynnek888
another thing thats good to know is packet loss too.. A server can have good ping, but if it constantly drops packets, you'll get that jerky/warping effect..

a good reason to use a switch or router instead of a hub in LAN games