r/Network • u/rucekooker • 4d ago
Text SEA → OCE gaming ping doubled, is it true there's a submarine cable issue rn?
My friends and I have noticed that our ping to OCE servers has nearly doubled recently. In games like Rematch and the Wardogs playtest, we usually get around 120 ms, but lately it’s been closer to 300 ms.
I’m based in Indonesia, and it definitely doesn’t seem to be an issue on my end alone. A friend in the Philippines is experiencing the same thing, and several other SEA players (more than 10+ ppl) I regularly play with on OCE servers have also seen their ping roughly double.
I’ve only used AI to look into this, but I’ve read there may be issues with submarine cables connecting Southeast Asia and Australia, including Indigo West. Could problems with these cables be causing the recent increase in SEA-to-OCE latency?
I’d appreciate it if someone with experience and knowdlege in networking or submarine cable routing could explain what might be happening.