Originally Posted by jakaul
See, Ray, that's why this sort of thing doesn't hold water in my view. I know for a FACT that the European members of my outfit do not play with pings higher than 100-150, which is VERY similar to the ping I currently have to the PS1 server. Also, with BF3, I have extensive playtime on both US based and EU based servers, with little to marginal differences in ping. With that hard evidence, telling me that ping is a technical limitation to keep EU people off US servers is bullshit. In some cases, I've seen US players have higher ping than EU players on US servers.
You'd actually have more of a case for having a ping limiter.
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I never said it was the primary reason, but it is a reason. Of course the primary reason involves money, but SOE isn't a gamer charity. Also, I'm glad that your buddies have pings that never go above 150, but even if I take your word as gospel with no exaggeration at all, there are plenty of players that have much higher pings than that. We all know it.
Besides, if you look at the FAQ, they say the primary reason is to give better service by being local as opposed to SOE which is way the hell out in San Diego. The technical aspect is a side effect, albiet a beneficial one.
Like I said, I hope they have an International server so you can play with your buddies. I think boycotting a company that hasn't done anything to you yet is a bit premature though.
2012-02-23, 05:19 PM
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