How To Test Ping In Fortnite
Fortnite was released back in 2017 as a free-to-play third-person shooter. The primary game mode featured in Fortnite is battle royale. Battle royale is a high-stakes game mode with a technical winning probability of as low as 1%. When stakes are so high in a video game, it naturally starts getting more and more competitive. The product of this is a huge player base dedicated to improving their in-game performance and a massive Esports Scene for Fortnite.
Competitive Players and Ping
Needless to say, Fortnite has now become a super competitive game however, it is still played casually by many players. Competitive players generally care the most about 2 features of a video game, namely ping, and FPS. Here we will discuss all there is about testing your ping in Fortnite.
Ping and Fortnite Servers
It is no mystery for competitive gamers that ping should be as low as possible to have an enjoyable experience and have no limitations for in-game performance. If the ping is too high, it will cause stress-inducing issues to arise. The worst issues are "Lag" and "Rubberbanding" and can be a nightmare to deal with while playing Fortnite.
Several factors determine the value of your ping, but the main determining factor is the distance between your computer and the game server. Ping is just the time it takes for information to go from your computer to a game server then back to your computer. Since the speed of this information is limited, the only variable that we can change to lower the ping is distance. In other words, for a lower ping in Fortnite, the distance between your computer and the game server must be as low as possible.
One might ask how to manipulate the distance between a game server and the computer? Well, we can't. What we can do is play on the server that is nearest to us. Fortnite has servers located in many different regions of the world. These regions are:
Middle East
Asia
Europe
Brazil
North America, East
North America, West
Oceania
Of these regions, you should select the one that is closest to your country. For example, if you live in Canada, it's better if you play on the North American servers, or if you live in Singapore, you should play on the Asian Servers.
How to Select Region in Fortnite
Here is how to select the server region on which you want to play Fortnite. Firstly you need to open the main menu by clicking on the icon that looks like three horizontal lines. Next, click on the settings icon shaped like a sprocket or a gear, now make your way to the "MATCHMAKING REGION" section and select one of the regions. You can also let the game decide for you by setting this to "AUTO" which will automatically select start matchmaking on the region with the lowest ping for you.
How to Show Ping in Fortnite
Competitive players usually prefer that they have a continuous live ping display on some part of their screen. This can easily be done within the Fortnite settings. Firstly you need to make your way into the main menu by clicking the icon shaped like three horizontal lines. Secondly, you need to select the "Game UI" tab, which can be done by clicking on the icon that is located on the right of the gear-shaped icon. Once in the "Game UI" tab scroll down to the "HUD OPTIONS" section and set the "NET DEBUG STATS" to "ON". Click on apply and you are done. Now you can see ping and other network stats on the top left corner of your screen.
In the top left section of the network performance information, you can see the ping. The numbers with the unit "KB/s" represent the amount of information received from or sent to the server per second. The numbers with the unit "Packets/s" represent the number of packets received or sent per second. The last row of numbers represents the percentage of packets that are lost, either while receiving or while sending. The left column represents the download or received information while the right column represents the upload or sent information.
WTFast and Ping
If you want an accurate measurement for your ping that is true and reliable, you should give WTFast a try. WTFast is a software developed by gamers for gamers, and its primary function is to provide gamers with the best network performance stats. WTFast will display the accurate and exact ping for all the servers of Fortnite. You can use this information to decide which server region would yield the best ping for you.
If you are suffering from LAG, ping spikes, and rubberbanding, then you can certainly utilize the benefits of WTFast. WTFast is a Gammers' Private Network (GPN) that shifts your connection from the poor-performing network and provides you with a connection that is extremely stable. This stable connection will reduce any chances of ping spikes. WTFast will also reduce your ping to as low as possible and eliminate any kind of LAG or rubberbanding issues, all with just one click. Try WTFast today for an enjoyable and LAG-free gaming experience.
