Ping is used to determine the length of time for your computer to receive the data it requested from the game servers. Having a high ping means that it takes a while for your computer to receive the data, making an MMO game undesirable to play. On the other hand, a low ping means a shorter waiting time and a smoother gameplay.
Ping is an internet utility that is used to determine how long it takes for a message to return back to the sender. If you have a low ping, it means that the data has traveled fast and that is very desirable. A high ping is very undesirable especially for MMO gamers. This means that your computer has to wait before it can process the data and deliver it to your screen. This results to a laggy gameplay and causes headaches and migraine especially when playing online games. It's just like in real life, we all hate waiting.
There are a lot of factors that affect ping. These include:
- Server geography - The physical distance between your computer and a game server affects how long the data will reach the other end of the line. If you live near a game a server, then you are very lucky!
- Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Yup, your ISP also affects how high or how low your ping is. Different ISPs have different protocols and different routes. One may have too many intermediate devices (or hops) and may cause your ping to be higher and others may have fewer.
- Network connection speed - The speed of your network connection affects the rate of data transfer between the devices. The faster your network connection speed and the lower your ping is, the better.
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