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5 years ago

Is Ping actually factored into the matchmaking system?

So yeah as above in the title. Getting a little fed up of being shot through cover lol. I've developed a weird tick where I count to 5 everytime i step into cover during a gunfight...and i had one ...

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DoYaSeeMe

5 years ago

@MandatoryIDtag Actually ping is factored when looking for a match, you're always placed into the closest possible game(not sure if to the data center you're connected to or to you), the other condition being that it's within your skill bracket. But this is a game with many concurrent players, there's a high chance that you don't catch a seat on the closest server beause it's completely booked (that's why we see so many "server full" errors at the start of new seasons).

MandatoryIDtag

5 years ago

@DoYaSeeMe I see, I would love to know what lobbies its actually chucking me into then, as I generally run into a player who can shoot me around corners or cover literally every game.

Playing from the London data centre I would've thought logically it would be Amsterdam and then frankfurt after that depending on capacity.

......hmmm maybe this is the issue actually....as a lot of ZA players connect to these servers. >.>

DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag Can't say for sure, but it seems that I have more Western Europe teammates when I or the party leader are connected to London and more Eastern Europeans / Asians when connected to Frankfurt. Also, sometimes the game recomments London or Belgium to me, with Frankfurt being much lower in the list in Season 7, although it was the default for the previous seasons. Ping fluctuation and possibly some recent rerouting...
DaleWWilson95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag Wouldnt be Ea servers if there wasn't lag every weekend xP new season/update doesn't help