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I know what you're talking about - currently having problems with my provider as well, and there are some odd things going on with the handling here and there. I'm sure it will all be gone when the internet's fixed - hope you find your way to a more stable connection as well :)
So it's more a question of connection stability not connection speed? Interesting.
Good thing my internet speed seems to be nice and stable :D
Bit weird though cos I'm pretty sure both of you (eL&Hell) have massively faster connections than most of us (or me at least).
Are you guys using the same phone line as other internet-using devices or are you using dedicated phone lines?
Right now, I have a really slow connection, because I need to save some money since I moved apartment. I only have 8Mbit down (as opposed to 30Mbit before) and only 0.4Mbit up!!! (as opposed to 3Mbit up before!) - so I thought there's no way I can play wipEout online at the moment. But, it seems, these slow speeds are absolutely enough for comfort, as I've had absolutely smooth, lag-free races in the last couple of days. Only problem is that my wi-fi is very unstable sometimes (don't know why), so there are days when my PS3 won't even connect, I get a DNS error, or I get weird handling and heavy lag in races.
So it's definitely not about the connection speed (which means SL did indeed pull off a mighty good netcode), it's about the consistency of the data packets, and the ping, of course.
Ooh clever, now I understand :)
BUT: "I only have 8Mbit down"
Only?!?! I get MAXimum 100Kbit down speed. Not sure about my upload speed but it takes about 40mins to get a 40Mb file onto youtube :P
Only 8Mbit...pah!
:lol
100Kbit? That's highly unlikely in this day and age - have you tested your connection here?
Yeldar probably meant to say KiloByte.
Yeah I think so too, which would make it roughly 1Mbit - not fast, but good enough for online play.
Last sunday I wished both you and Yeldar were on a 100Kbit connection. Maybe that could slow you down a bit :D
(see, tying in the whole "who met who online" theme!)
Yeah I meant byte, I'm just lazy. Still sucks for downloading stuff though. Have to wait about 10 mins to watch a video on youtube. Interweb = fail
Amazing then that you can play wipEout HD online without severe lag! I bet you don't have that smooth of an experience in other online games!
Martin, my connection is exactly the same as you plus three laptops and two online games but no lag!
stevie;)
You have your own personal lag caused by Stella ;):beer
P.S.: would be good to race you again soon!
Is that even possible? I think next time I go online for a session I will film every race - sometimes it's so bad that I get lag-spun 180 degrees at least once every 2 races. You will see :nodQuote:
Originally Posted by eLhabib
Sometimes it's ok though, haven't found a correlation between this and any other factors yet though :)
Ever thought about getting a faster internet connection then? ;)
18- or 180? Me too yeldar, there is nothing worse than going 90 degrees down a track trying frantically to get out of the collision lag only to end up facing the wrong way.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeldar2097
oops, typo there, cheers KGB :+
@eL: My connection is as fast as it will get. Got offered a free upgrade to 16Mb Broadband...until they found out where I lived, at which point they said "oh sorry, that's as fast as it's going to get because the cabling/exchange server closest to your house is too old". Broadband = win? Not from where I'm sitting ;)
You know that there are portable internet sticks (USB, via satellite) that are WAY faster than your current connection. And they're usually rather cheap compared to a 'real' internet bundle. And don't tell me you live too far away from a satellite ;)
They dont work with ps3s. Each needs to install its own software first.
Their also a total rip-off. We have one with a 2gb monthly limit, but if you go over your charged 20p per 1mb you view, that equals at least £1 per web page viewed. We were billed £52 in less than 2 hours net usage.
wow ok didn't know that. tough luck then...
Sorry guys about last night, I was really pissed off with all the killings and shoving but I was not focusing well before you guys turns up and I decided F*ck this!, I`m off!
I`m was not right in a frame of mind.
stevie:(
haha same here Stevie! a couple of races later, I got gunned down so bad again and again and had to kill the ps3 as well before I throw a controller into the tv...
weapons races with 8 people are just ridiculous, nothing to do with pure wipEout anymore :( sure wish SL would fix some weapons *coughminescough*
Yes!, that is exactly what I like as Pure race for HD, that game are more balanced than Hd game!
But HD, is now like, too much weapons killing to each other.
EDIT, Now I have hooked everything up for Pure game and seriously, I`m looking forward to this rather than HD.
stevie:)
Just had a beautiful set of no-weapons races with z1r0 and Sat - thanks guys, twas amazing! so close :+
Sebenco Climb was a good ending too. I lost count of how many times we swapped places in that race.
Hmmm I was about to have a nice little session with Kyonshi and friends. That went out of the window when my father unplugged my PS3 and told me to go to bed -_-
No fair :(
Are you being serious? Tell the boring old sod to do one! How old is he by the way? Please don't say the same age as me.
I hope you politely informed him that you shouldn't go to bed when it's not even tomorrow yet. I always start and end my sleeping session on the same day.
EDIT: Or indeed, told him to "do one". :D :P
I am deadly serious. It's not fair I tell you!
He's 61 and grumpy. We don't really see eye to eye tbh.
Even so, unplugging the PS3??? Noooooooooooooooooooo.
I managed to guilt-trip him a little by telling him that he may have broken it/damaged the internals :lol.
Ahh I do love a bit of bullshit now and then :P
Orange best sort out my internet soon or heads will start rolling :( about 60 days with no wipeout so far.
ouch, that sucks! :( hope you get fixed soon!
Same again:
Was just in a 4-race tourney with Mad-Ice, Elois, Maderfacker, LUNA, Constrictor, Reach-big and some other randoms :rock
I was having a whale of a time until..."Turn that £%$*ing machine off and come get your dinner!"
I'd only had about 3 races that session, I was rather miffed :bomb
Just tell them to give you a 5 minute warning. That should work. Or time it better and be less addicted. ;)
Or get your own bloody house! :g
though then youd have to cook your own dinners :beer
After a 2 Month Hiadus, I raced online again.
I Definately suck now. Barely managing times in the top 200 Every race. The only Exception was Modesto Heights where I got a 1.42xx time :)
Those Japanese Pilots are fast... looks like I need to practice a bit more...
See you all on the track...
I didnt get as much online time as i planned today. Entertaining family and such instead. Still good fun none the less :)
look forward to next time!
Today, we make lots of 20 laps races.
lol that's amazing and so hard for eyes @.@
I would thanks assoartu, mizunori, themaderfacker and others to be there for that crazy experience.
Let's make other in the future :P:hyper
Yeah, that were great races. The hunt on Sol 2 was great and your victory in Metrophia rev on the finish-line, my heart was racing too :hyper:hyper:hyper
ahah our hearts were crazy ;)
I hope we will get other sessions like that. With others crazy pilots lol
20 laps = 7 minutes !
awsome !
amazing !
crazy !
ahah I fall in love :]:hyper
:rock:hyper:rock:hyper:rock
Ok the only rooms I can find listed under 'Phantom' are all Zone Battle rooms.
Granted, there's only 3 of em, but that just ain't right :lol
Thanks to z1r0rEi for hosting some fun races yesterday. It was my first day playing WO in like 5 or 6 months, so I was quite rusty. It was weird realizing I had forgotten whether to airbrake or not (and when) around some corners haha. It felt good to be back, though I need a lot of practice. Others in the room were tug_14, Iwillbuildaduck, MrOrbital, Ace3Cube and a couple of others I can't remember. I had never raced against IWBAD or Ace, though I've seen them lurking these forums...they impressed and finished ahead of me regularly.
It's pretty wild how many good pilots are out there now. When I first got good at WO, I recall feeling confident in most rooms that I would come in first or finish in the top 3 when racing against names I didn't recognize from the Zone...not so anymore. The quality of opponents has risen quite a bit!
Anyway, I plan on trying to get in a few hours of playing time weekly again, at least, to try and get back to form and show all these new competitors what LOUDandPROUD is all about! :nod :)