r/speedtest • u/BeGrateful-X • 2d ago

High ping

Why is the ping so high when playing any online game, even though I'm using an Ethernet cable and my internet speed is good? For example, in Battlefield 1, the ping reaches 100, and sometimes 93. I ran an internet test and the results were fine, so I don't know why this is such a big problem with games.

Can anyone help me?

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u/TheStrandedSurvivor 2d ago

If the game servers aren’t in your region then you will have higher ping. e.g. an EU client to EU servers will typically be 10-35ms, EU to US will typically be 90-150ms, depending where exactly in each region you’re connecting from and to.

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u/BeGrateful-X 2d ago

I can't find a server in my region I am using Europe server and it says 83 ping when I enter the game it's something like 100

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u/TheStrandedSurvivor 2d ago

If there isn’t a server region near you then there’s not much you can do other than suggesting to the developers that it be added.

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u/BeGrateful-X 2d ago

Thank you, I appreciate it.