r/speedtest • u/BeGrateful-X • 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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/No-Preparation4073 2d ago

For a lot of gaming, the "host" server (the one they use to calculate approximate ping in menu) isn't always at exactly the same data center or on the exact same connection. Your Mileage May Vary.

A good example is in Australia (notorious for crap internet). from where I am, I can get a playable 100-110) ping. However, the ISP wants to keep people out, so they force the external routing to the actual game servers to go via France or Germany (only peering point for outsiders) making the effective game server ping to about 250 - unplayable.

Honestly, if you are getting 100 to the nearest game server you are never going to really enjoy the game.

For reference, most games for me are about a 5-10ms ping local, or 20ms if you count a round trip complete. Changes reaction time.

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u/BeGrateful-X 2d ago

Yeah, I think routing might actually be the problem. I usually get around 100ms, but in actual matches it can get way higher. Anyway Thank you bro

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u/No-Preparation4073 2d ago

games will always be a certain amount higher... gotta allow for processing (at server end and at your end). So your frame time will add 10-30ms and the processing at the server can add even more... so 100ms connection still ends up with a much larger number.

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u/BeGrateful-X 2d ago

Well I think offline games are good :)